Blonde Style summer ale

[BlackWraith]

Recipe Specifications
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Boil Size: 17.49 l
Post Boil Volume: 15.60 l
Batch Size (fermenter): 14.00 l
Bottling Volume: 12.50 l
Estimated OG: 1.046 SG
Estimated Color: 6.3 SRM
Estimated IBU: 24.9 IBUs
Brewhouse Efficiency: 75.00 %
Est Mash Efficiency: 80.4 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes

Ingredients:
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Amt Name %/IBU
2.00 kg Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) 70.5 %
0.50 kg Munich 10L (Briess) (10.0 SRM) 17.6 %
0.23 kg Honey Malt (25.0 SRM) 8.0 %
0.11 kg Acidulated (BestMälz) (1.5 SRM) 3.9 %
10.00 g Northern Brewer [8.50 %] - Boil 60.0 min
5.00 g Citra [9.90 %] - Boil 15.0 min
0.18 tsp Irish Moss (Boil 5.0 mins)
5.00 g Cascade [5.50 %] - Boil 5.0 min
5.00 g Cascade [5.50 %] - Steep/Whirlpool 15.0
5.00 g Citra [9.90 %] - Steep/Whirlpool 15.0 m
1.0 pkg London Ale III (Wyeast Labs #1318)


Thoughts are to make a nice light summer beer that non craft drinkers will like but that I will like as well. I Wanted to try honey malt as well. Figured the cascade and citra would give some nice light citrus that should compliment the honey flavor as well as the light fruit esters from the London ale yeast. (trying to sound like I know what i'm doing)

The 14L volume is my current max due to pot size.

 

[Pappers_]

Sounds nice. The yeast is a great choice, it will flocculate really well making it a clear beer and it tends to mellow out or supress hop flavor a bit ( compared to American Ale yeast) which is nice for this beer
Watch out for too many esters, though - ferment at 65F, not higher.

 

[BlackWraith]

I usually ferment in the 64-65 range so hopefully it works out make a slight change. Traded out 200g of 2 row for 200g of wheat to add a bit more head retention.

Brewing it up today!

 

[BlackWraith]

Recipe Specifications
--------------------------
Boil Size: 17.49 l
Post Boil Volume: 15.60 l
Batch Size (fermenter): 14.00 l
Bottling Volume: 12.50 l
Estimated OG: 1.046 SG
Estimated Color: 6.3 SRM
Estimated IBU: 24.9 IBUs
Brewhouse Efficiency: 75.00 %
Est Mash Efficiency: 80.4 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes

Ingredients:
------------
Amt Name %/IBU
2.00 kg Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) 70.5 %
0.50 kg Munich 10L (Briess) (10.0 SRM) 17.6 %
0.23 kg Honey Malt (25.0 SRM) 8.0 %
0.11 kg Acidulated (BestMälz) (1.5 SRM) 3.9 %
10.00 g Northern Brewer [8.50 %] - Boil 60.0 min
5.00 g Citra [9.90 %] - Boil 15.0 min
0.18 tsp Irish Moss (Boil 5.0 mins)
5.00 g Cascade [5.50 %] - Boil 5.0 min
5.00 g Cascade [5.50 %] - Steep/Whirlpool 15.0
5.00 g Citra [9.90 %] - Steep/Whirlpool 15.0 m
1.0 pkg London Ale III (Wyeast Labs #1318)


Thoughts are to make a nice light summer beer that non craft drinkers will like but that I will like as well. I Wanted to try honey malt as well. Figured the cascade and citra would give some nice light citrus that should compliment the honey flavor as well as the light fruit esters from the London ale yeast. (trying to sound like I know what i'm doing)

The 14L volume is my current max due to pot size.

So this worked out really well. I replaced 200g of pale with 200g of white wheat malt for some head retention. Otherwise as written. Only change I'm going to make is to mash a little lower. It mashed at 154 and finished at 1.017. Going to drop the mash temp to 152 to make a slightly more fermentable wort.

I'll try to get a pic the next time I open one.. likely by Saturday at the latest .

 

[Pappers_]

So this worked out really well. I replaced 200g of pale with 200g of white wheat malt for some head retention. Otherwise as written. Only change I'm going to make is to mash a little lower. It mashed at 154 and finished at 1.017. Going to drop the mash temp to 152 to make a slightly more fermentable wort.

I'll try to get a pic the next time I open one.. likely by Saturday at the latest .

Fantastic!

 

[FruityHops]

So 8% honey malt wasn't too crazy? I've seen some people say that 4% is too much. I have a NE style pale ale with 2% honey malt that is almost ready to drink. Glad your brew worked out for you!

 

[BlackWraith]

I didn't find it too much.... I have had three friends try it so far and they liked it as well. Citra hops are fairly assertive that might have balanced it. That being said I have read the same. Also read people going as high as 12% in some brews without it being overwhelming... definitely need to okay with honey malt more to see what combination if malt hop and yeast contribute to the honey flavor being more pronounced.

 

[BlackWraith]

Made another batch today for a camp in July. Mashed in at 151 to dry it out a bit more.

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