Hey all,
I'm planning the recipe for an upcoming attempt at Ska's True Blonde Ale and I'm torn between adding specialty grains or not. My worry is that without them the beer will be very bland and/or "watery". The issue with this is that steeping grains may darken the color beyond the shade I'm looking for. Specifically, this color:
http://beer-taster.com/wp-content/uploads/yapb_cache/ska_true_blonde_ale.3wadfyfk9x2c840wc0080s0gs.6ylu316ao144c8c4woosog48w.th.jpeg
So, my options are either to use Pilsen DME and some amount of grains, or to simply go with Briess Golden Light DME.
For reference, here is my current draft of the recipe:
Busty Brunette Blonde
(Ska True Blonde Ale Clone)
OG: 1.055
FG: 1.014
ABV: 5.5%
IBUs: 13.34
2.5 gallon boil, 5 gallon batch
5 lbs Light DME
1 lb. Wheat DME
4oz Honey (last 20 min)
.5 oz Perle 7.8% (60 min)
.5 oz Tettnang 4.5% (30 min)
.25 oz Cascade 6.4% (5 min)
.5 oz Tettnang 4.5% (5 min)
Wyeast 1187 Ringwood Ale Yeast
or Danstar Windsor Ale Yeast
I'm planning the recipe for an upcoming attempt at Ska's True Blonde Ale and I'm torn between adding specialty grains or not. My worry is that without them the beer will be very bland and/or "watery". The issue with this is that steeping grains may darken the color beyond the shade I'm looking for. Specifically, this color:
http://beer-taster.com/wp-content/uploads/yapb_cache/ska_true_blonde_ale.3wadfyfk9x2c840wc0080s0gs.6ylu316ao144c8c4woosog48w.th.jpeg
So, my options are either to use Pilsen DME and some amount of grains, or to simply go with Briess Golden Light DME.
For reference, here is my current draft of the recipe:
Busty Brunette Blonde
(Ska True Blonde Ale Clone)
OG: 1.055
FG: 1.014
ABV: 5.5%
IBUs: 13.34
2.5 gallon boil, 5 gallon batch
5 lbs Light DME
1 lb. Wheat DME
4oz Honey (last 20 min)
.5 oz Perle 7.8% (60 min)
.5 oz Tettnang 4.5% (30 min)
.25 oz Cascade 6.4% (5 min)
.5 oz Tettnang 4.5% (5 min)
Wyeast 1187 Ringwood Ale Yeast
or Danstar Windsor Ale Yeast