BrewinSoldier
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Hey guys! I usually do IPAs for the most part, but want to start having blondes on tap for the light beer drinkers that come over. I made up a recipe for a Vanilla Blonde Ale and am going to brew it in the next few days. I'm trying to build up a water profile for it but can't find anything anywhere. I start with 100% RO water.
I spent about 4 hours last night reading and all I could come up with that the most desired pH was about 5.2-5.3(low is better for light beers like this).
I can't find what the ideal water profile is for this type of beer. As of now, I am using the "yellow balanced" profile on bru'n water for this beer but have considered using the "American lager" profile instead because it has barely any minerals, and I know that with this style, you don't want the mineral flavors to come through.
I want this to be a very clean, crisp beer with a hint of vanilla(using Madagascar bourbon vanilla beans at end of boil mostly to sanitize, and then transferring to fermenter for flavor). If I don't get enough vanilla flavor from that, I will add some pure vanilla extract to the keg.
I just want to have the right water profile before I brew this.
Thanks for any help.
I spent about 4 hours last night reading and all I could come up with that the most desired pH was about 5.2-5.3(low is better for light beers like this).
I can't find what the ideal water profile is for this type of beer. As of now, I am using the "yellow balanced" profile on bru'n water for this beer but have considered using the "American lager" profile instead because it has barely any minerals, and I know that with this style, you don't want the mineral flavors to come through.
I want this to be a very clean, crisp beer with a hint of vanilla(using Madagascar bourbon vanilla beans at end of boil mostly to sanitize, and then transferring to fermenter for flavor). If I don't get enough vanilla flavor from that, I will add some pure vanilla extract to the keg.
I just want to have the right water profile before I brew this.
Thanks for any help.