Brewsheet: Honey Blonde
Blonde Ale

 

Type: All Grain

 Date: 5/8/2010

Batch Size: 5.50 gal

 Brewer: David Little
Boil Size: 7.67 gal Asst Brewer:
Boil Time: 60 min Equipment: B3 1550
Taste Rating(out of 50): 35.0 Brewhouse Efficiency: 70.00
Taste Notes:

 

 

Prepare for Brewing
 

Prepare Yeast Starter

  Clean and Prepare Brewing Equipment
 
Prepare 9.43 gal Water for Brewing
Amount Item Type
10.00 gal Deer Park (R), Bottled Water Water

 

Mash or Steep Grains
 

Ingredients for Mashing
Amount Item Type % or IBU
10 lbs Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 86.96 %
8.0 oz Caramel/Crystal Malt - 15L (15.0 SRM) Grain 4.35 %

 
Single Infusion, Full Body, No Mash Out
Step Time Name Description Step Temp
45 min Mash In Add 13.13 qt of water at 174.7 F 158.0 F
  Sparge with 6.15 gal of 168.0 F water.

 

Boil Wort
 

Add water to achieve boil volume of 7.67 gal
 

Estimated pre-boil gravity is 1.048
 

Boil Ingredients
Boil Amount Item Type
60 min 38.00 gm Goldings, East Kent [4.00 %] (60 min) Hops
60 min 1 lbs Star Thistle Honey (1.0 SRM) Sugar

 

 

Cool and Prepare Fermentation
 

Cool wort to fermentation temperature
  Transfer wort to fermenter
  Add water to achieve final volume of 5.50 gal
 
Ingredients for Fermentation
Amount Item Type % or IBU
1 Pkgs SafAle American Ale (Fermintis #US-05) Yeast-Ale
  Measure Actual Original Gravity _______     (Target: 1.055 SG)
  Measure Actual Batch Volume _______     (Target: 5.50 gal)

 

Fermentation
 

5/8/2010 - Primary fermentation (7 days at 67.0 F)

  N/A - Secondary fermentation (0 days at 68.0 F)
  N/A - Tertiary Fermentation (0 days at 68.0 F)
  Prepare for Bottling/Kegging
  Measure Final Gravity: _________  (Estimate: 1.016 SG)
  5/15/2010 - Keg beer at 32.0 F at a pressure of 8.2 PSI
  Age beer for 7.0 days at 32.0 F
  5/22/2010 - Drink and enjoy!

 

Notes
based on p 97 Brewing Classic Styles with some honey replacing grain

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