Blonde Ale, March 21 2010
5 Gallons, All Grain, Single Infusion Mash, 90 Minute Boil9 lbs. Pilsner
0.5 lbs. Red Wheat Malt
1 lb. Dried Rice Extract
1.25 oz. Homegrown Magnum hops for 60 min.
1 Whirlfloc tab 20 min.
1/4 oz. Northern Brewer each for 20 min, 10 min, 5 min, and 1 min.
1/4 oz. Saaz each for 20 min, 10 min, 5 min, and 1 min.
White Labs WLP810 San Francisco Lager Yeast (vial to starter), thanks Kara!
OG: 1.057 @ 78°F
FG: 1.011
ABV: 6.4%
Update 3/31: Tasted this going into secondary, great hop profile. While it may be too much for many that I know (except Kara, she's a hop fiend), I think I'll just tell them its a Blonde Ale and watch them experience it! Perhaps its true name is Blonde B--ch!
Kegged on 4/21
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Do you know what the AA% is for your homegrown hops? Or are you going by a standard value for Magnum?
ReplyDeleteSince I have access to all sorts of sciencey instruments, I have measured the %AA for my own hops. Doing that is overkill and really unnecessary, but I like that nerdy stuff.
Very cool. I think I can send them to White Labs for analysis. I believe they use a chromotography method. I'll ask. I've though about doing this for a while now. For my purposes, the AA range is good enough for homebrewing:
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