Blonde Ale Helen of Troy Blonde Ale

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jfrank85

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Location
edwardsburg
Recipe Type
All Grain
Yeast
S-05
Yeast Starter
Nah
Additional Yeast or Yeast Starter
Nope
Batch Size (Gallons)
5.5
Original Gravity
1.049
Final Gravity
1.011
Boiling Time (Minutes)
90
IBU
23
Color
4.3
Primary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp)
28
Tasting Notes
Initial soft malt with toasty biscuit back end, hop bitterness well and balanced.
7 lbs Pilsner (2 Row) Ger (2.0 SRM) Grain 1 70.0 %
1 lbs Munich Malt (9.0 SRM) Grain 2 10.0 %
1 lbs Vienna Malt (3.5 SRM) Grain 3 10.0 %
1 lbs White Wheat Malt (2.4 SRM) Grain 4 10.0 %
0.75 oz Motueka [7.20 %] - First Wort 90.0 min Hop 5 20.7 IBUs
0.25 oz Motueka [7.20 %] - Boil 10.0 min Hop 6 2.1 IBUs
1.0 pkg Safale American (DCL/Fermentis #US-05) Yeast 7 -


Mash Schedule: Single Infusion, Medium Body
Total Grain Weight: 10 lbs
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Name Description Step Temperat Step Time
Mash In Add 16.00 qt of water at 161.1 F 152.0 F 60 min
Mash Out Add 20.00 qt of water at 182.3 F 168.0 F 10 min

Pitched one packet of S-05 @ 65F, let rise to 68F. Very clean so far, just kegged today but so far so good. 4 week primary w/ cold crash. Motueka makes a great clean bittering hop for this beer. Crystal clear brew.
 
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