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Lindsey's Summer Blond Ale
Special Request for Lindsey's 21st
| Brewer: | Uncle Ralph's Brew | Email: | - | |||||
| Beer: | Lindsey's Summer Blond Ale | Style: | Cream Ale | |||||
| Type: | Extract w/grain | Size: | 5 gallons | |||||
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Bitterness: | 15 IBU | |||||
| OG: | 1.049 | FG: | 1.004 | |||||
| Alcohol: | 5.8% v/v (4.5% w/w) | |||||||
| Water: | 1 tsp - Water Crystals | |||||||
| Grain: | .5 lb. American 2-row .5 lb. Flaked rice |
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| Steep: | Add grains to muslin sack. Steep in 1.5 gal of water maintained at 65C for 45 minutes. Slowly rinsed 1 gal of 78C water through sack in colander above boil pot. |
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| Boil: | 60 minutes | SG 1.097 | 2.5 gallons | |||||
| 66 oz. Light dry malt extract 1 lb. Honey |
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| 1 tsp - Irish Moss | ||||||||
| Hops: | 1 oz. Saaz (3.75% AA, 60 min.) 1 oz. Saaz (3.75% AA, 30 min.) 1 oz. Saaz (aroma) |
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| Yeast: | Wyeast 1272XL smack pack. Also added 25 drops of beano to the fermenter. |
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| Log: | Allow 7 days for primary fermentation using blow-off fermenter. Transfer to secondary. Add 1 tbs of finings gel to cup of cold water and allowed to swell for 30 minutes. Heated to 82C then cooled to 30C before adding to secondary. Topped to 5 gallons with cold water. Insert standard air lock. Allow to ferment another 7 days |
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| Carbonation: | 2 Tbs cane sugar to prime beano does the rest | |||||||
| Tasting: | Goal is a very light colored Ale that kicks. | |||||||
Recipe posted 04/07/08.
