dcummings1998
Well-Known Member
I went into my favorite brew store in Vancouver, WA (Bader's, if you're in the area) for a 5-gallon Better Bottle to use as a secondary, and decided to peruse the recipes. I mentioned that I wanted something light that my girlfriend would like, and the guy scampered off and gathered the following ingredients, and I wrote down as much of what he said as I could remember:
5 lb Light DME
0.5 lb Crystal 10L
0.25 lb Dextrin
0.25 lb Wheat Malt
Nottingham Ale Yeast
2 oz Willamette Pellet Hops
Steep grains at 150 for 30 min in 2 gal water
Bring water to boil, add 0.5 to 1 gal DME
1 oz hops in, start 60 min boil
20 min, add rest of DME
0 min, 1 oz hops
This is supposed to be a basic Blonde Ale. According to BeerSmith, it should be:
21 IBU
6.8 SRM (seems a tad high for a blonde)
4.4% ABV
Sound like a good recipe for a basic Blonde? Should I change anything? I already have a pound each of Cascade, Willamette, and Northern Brewer hops, so those could be substituted.
5 lb Light DME
0.5 lb Crystal 10L
0.25 lb Dextrin
0.25 lb Wheat Malt
Nottingham Ale Yeast
2 oz Willamette Pellet Hops
Steep grains at 150 for 30 min in 2 gal water
Bring water to boil, add 0.5 to 1 gal DME
1 oz hops in, start 60 min boil
20 min, add rest of DME
0 min, 1 oz hops
This is supposed to be a basic Blonde Ale. According to BeerSmith, it should be:
21 IBU
6.8 SRM (seems a tad high for a blonde)
4.4% ABV
Sound like a good recipe for a basic Blonde? Should I change anything? I already have a pound each of Cascade, Willamette, and Northern Brewer hops, so those could be substituted.