- Recipe Type
- All Grain
- Yeast
- Safale US-05
- Batch Size (Gallons)
- 5
- Original Gravity
- 1.043
- Final Gravity
- 1.010
- Boiling Time (Minutes)
- 60
- IBU
- 18
- Color
- 4.3
- Primary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp)
- 15
- Tasting Notes
- Subtle spice, floral, toasty, and sessionable
Was looking to make a simple Blonde Ale before spring hits here in Oregon, and before my wife had another baby. I love hoppy IPA's and thick Stouts, and trust me there is no shortage living in Portland, but I also appreciate a great-tasting simple spring/summer beer with good balanced hop flavor. I also feel like it's easy to cover up off-flavors with an abundance of other flavors (i.e. - IPA/Stout/Porter), so this was a good benchmark for my brewing techniques. With all those things in mind, I decided to try my 2nd SMaSH beer since I didn't have a lot of time to brew or secure ingredients. Used what I had on hand for hops/yeast/malt, and also wanted to make something my in-laws would drink (other than BMC).
I know that 2-Row single malt beers tend to brew pretty much one-note, so I added 1# of home-toasted malt. Toasted at 275 deg for 30 min, and mixed them around halfway. Had an unmistakable grapenuts cereal aroma when they were finished, but added just enough of a toasted flavor to make this beer not too one dimensional. I have never used Crystal hops before, because I normally tend to stay in my wheelhouse of C-hops from the pacific NW. Love the floral and subtle spice they provided. Definitely going to use them more often alongside citrus flavored late-hops in the future to round out APA/IPA's.
Hope you enjoy it as much as I do...bring on spring/summer!
BeerSmith 2 Recipe Printout - http://www.beersmith.com
Recipe: Blonde (SMaSH)
Brewer: J
Asst Brewer:
Style: Blonde Ale
TYPE: All Grain
Taste: (30.0)
Recipe Specifications
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Boil Size: 6.11 gal
Post Boil Volume: 5.36 gal
Batch Size (fermenter): 5.00 gal
Bottling Volume: 4.75 gal
Estimated OG: 1.042 SG
Estimated Color: 4.3 SRM
Estimated IBU: 18.7 IBUs
Brewhouse Efficiency: 70.00 %
Est Mash Efficiency: 72.1 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes
Ingredients:
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Amt Name Type # %/IBU
7 lbs 4.0 oz Brewer's Malt, 2-Row, Premium (Great Wes Grain 1 87.9 %
1 lbs Toasted Malt (10.0 SRM) Grain 2 12.1 %
0.75 oz Crystal [4.10 %] - First Wort 60.0 min Hop 3 16.2 IBUs
0.25 oz Crystal [4.10 %] - Boil 30.0 min Hop 4 2.5 IBUs
1.00 Items Immersion Chiller (Boil 10.0 mins) Other 5 -
0.50 tsp Yeast Nutrient (Boil 10.0 mins) Other 6 -
0.50 Items Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 5.0 mins) Fining 7 -
1.0 pkg Safale American (DCL/Fermentis #US-05) [ Yeast 8 -
Mash Schedule: J's Infusion, 150, Batch Sparge
Total Grain Weight: 8 lbs 4.0 oz
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Name Description Step Temperat Step Time
Mash In Add 3.1 gal of water at 159.7 F 150.0 F 60 min
Sparge: Batch sparge with 2 steps (Drain mash tun , 4.15gal) of 168.0 F water
Notes:
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Toasted Grains - 275F for 30 min...mix grains halfway
I know that 2-Row single malt beers tend to brew pretty much one-note, so I added 1# of home-toasted malt. Toasted at 275 deg for 30 min, and mixed them around halfway. Had an unmistakable grapenuts cereal aroma when they were finished, but added just enough of a toasted flavor to make this beer not too one dimensional. I have never used Crystal hops before, because I normally tend to stay in my wheelhouse of C-hops from the pacific NW. Love the floral and subtle spice they provided. Definitely going to use them more often alongside citrus flavored late-hops in the future to round out APA/IPA's.
Hope you enjoy it as much as I do...bring on spring/summer!
BeerSmith 2 Recipe Printout - http://www.beersmith.com
Recipe: Blonde (SMaSH)
Brewer: J
Asst Brewer:
Style: Blonde Ale
TYPE: All Grain
Taste: (30.0)
Recipe Specifications
--------------------------
Boil Size: 6.11 gal
Post Boil Volume: 5.36 gal
Batch Size (fermenter): 5.00 gal
Bottling Volume: 4.75 gal
Estimated OG: 1.042 SG
Estimated Color: 4.3 SRM
Estimated IBU: 18.7 IBUs
Brewhouse Efficiency: 70.00 %
Est Mash Efficiency: 72.1 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes
Ingredients:
------------
Amt Name Type # %/IBU
7 lbs 4.0 oz Brewer's Malt, 2-Row, Premium (Great Wes Grain 1 87.9 %
1 lbs Toasted Malt (10.0 SRM) Grain 2 12.1 %
0.75 oz Crystal [4.10 %] - First Wort 60.0 min Hop 3 16.2 IBUs
0.25 oz Crystal [4.10 %] - Boil 30.0 min Hop 4 2.5 IBUs
1.00 Items Immersion Chiller (Boil 10.0 mins) Other 5 -
0.50 tsp Yeast Nutrient (Boil 10.0 mins) Other 6 -
0.50 Items Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 5.0 mins) Fining 7 -
1.0 pkg Safale American (DCL/Fermentis #US-05) [ Yeast 8 -
Mash Schedule: J's Infusion, 150, Batch Sparge
Total Grain Weight: 8 lbs 4.0 oz
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Name Description Step Temperat Step Time
Mash In Add 3.1 gal of water at 159.7 F 150.0 F 60 min
Sparge: Batch sparge with 2 steps (Drain mash tun , 4.15gal) of 168.0 F water
Notes:
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Toasted Grains - 275F for 30 min...mix grains halfway
