Clear Blond From France

[Carlitomarron]

Hi Guys,
I'm trying to figure out a nice Blond yellow recipe for my craft brewery I'm gonna launch in few month in the south of France in Nice.
Here is a recipe that sounds good to me but I would like to have some advice, just getting started on beer smith.


Thanks for your help


Recipe Specifications
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Boil Size: 24.77 l
Post Boil Volume: 22.88 l
Batch Size (fermenter): 20.00 l
Bottling Volume: 19.00 l
Estimated OG: 1.041 SG
Estimated Color: 6.8 EBC
Estimated IBU: 15.8 IBUs
Brewhouse Efficiency: 65.00 %
Est Mash Efficiency: 71.5 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes

Ingredients:
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Amt Name Type # %/IBU
3.00 kg Pale Malt (2 Row) US (3.9 EBC) Grain 1 70.6 %
0.70 kg Corn, Flaked (2.6 EBC) Grain 2 16.5 %
0.25 kg Pilsner (2 Row) Ger (3.9 EBC) Grain 3 5.9 %
0.20 kg Acid Malt (5.9 EBC) Grain 4 4.7 %
0.10 kg Caramel/Crystal Malt - 10L (19.7 EBC) Grain 5 2.3 %
20.00 g Saaz [4.00 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 6 10.4 IBUs
5.00 g Irish Moss (Boil 10.0 mins) Fining 7 -
15.00 g Cascade [7.80 %] - Boil 10.0 min Hop 8 5.5 IBUs
20.00 g Cascade [7.80 %] - Boil 0.0 min Hop 9 0.0 IBUs
1.0 pkg Safale American (DCL/Fermentis #US-05) Yeast 10 -


Mash Schedule: Multipaler1
Total Grain Weight: 4.25 kg
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Name Description Step Temperat Step Time
palier proteiniqu Add 11.05 l of water at 55.2 C 50.0 C 15 min
palier maltose Add 0.00 l of water at 62.0 C 62.0 C 40 min
palier dextrine Add 0.00 l of water at 72.0 C 72.0 C 40 min
Mash out Add 0.00 l of water at 78.0 C 78.0 C 5 min

Sparge: Fly sparge with 17.98 l water at 75.6 C
Notes:

 

[Carlitomarron]

Hi There,
Nobody ?
Just wanted to know if that recipe was correctly balanced ? for a low ibu blond summer ale…
Need help here !:beard:
thanks

 

[Gnomebrewer]

Hi Carl

In the absence of other replies.......

Overall, it looks like a very pale, easy drinking recipe. Should be quite sessionable, which it sounds like you are looking for.

Specifics:
I've never used corn, so can't comment on it's use.
Why the pilsner malt? I can't see that amount having any impact on the beer.
4.7% acid malt is a lot. Do you have hard water with a high pH?
If this if for a craft brewery, saaz is expensive as a bittering hop (due to low IBU's), consider using something like centennial or northern brewer.

 

[Carlitomarron]

Hi Gnome,
Thanks for taking some time.

About the pilsner, I wanted to put some for the brightness and clear color, but I was wondering doing half pale and half pilsner ! what do you think together ?

About acid malt, I have a water pH @ 8 and the mash @ around 7 something, I tried to put Calcium sulfate but wasn't very happy, on my last brew, acid malt was very useful, with 5%, I had a pH @ 5.5…

Good point for the Saaz, I did my beer bill for 500 liters this morning, and price is flying high !!!

It is not that I want it sessionable, I want it drinkable by any beer drinker(male& female) that enjoys a nice thirst quencher beer, without the harsh of the hop.

thank again

 

[wfowlks]

I have had good success with us-05 in blondes when fermenting at 62F or 16.6C, resulting in clean flavors and great clarity

 

[Carlitomarron]

Thanks Wfowlks,
You mean you ferment only @ 16,6c ? do you start higher than lower T° ?

 

[wfowlks]

I just do constant temp