Tart Blonde

This beer was blended with "Fidelio" (the following recipe) at a ratio of 1:1

Brewer:	Alex van den Broek		Email:	-
URL:	http://www.geocities.com/nzhomebrew
Beer:	Tart Blonde		Style:	Oud Bruin
Type:	Extract		Size:	12 liters
Color:	6 HCU (~5 SRM)		Bitterness:	23 IBU
OG:	1.045		FG:	1.011
Alcohol:	4.4% v/v (3.5% w/w)
Water:	very soft water used
Boil:	60 minutes	SG 1.045	12 liters
	1.5kg Light malt extract 200g Cane sugar
Hops:	8g NZ Nelson Sauvin (11% AA, 60 min.) 10g NZ Styrian Goldings (5.5% AA, 15 min.) 6g NZ Styrian Goldings (aroma)
Yeast:	Safale Wheat Yeast
Log:	1 week primary 3 weeks secondary blended with "Fidelio"
Carbonation:	1tsp cane sugar per 750ml bottle
Tasting:	Tart Blonde - A nice beer on its own. the hopping is quite delicate and nice. Nelson Sauvin, has a juicy grape quality) Blended version - After 3weeks this beer is really authentic(great!), especially in terms of sourness and sweetness. it has a nice tartness from the wheat yeast, and is balanced nicely by "Fidelio" Its only slight fault is that is missing those real aromatic belgian malts. But by 6months or so it should be even more marvellous.

Recipe posted 02/16/05.