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Mothra American Blonde
An Anglo-German American Blonde with US grain, English yeast, and German-ish hops. Turned out quite tasty.
| Brewer: | Christo | Email: | - | |||||
| Beer: | Mothra American Blonde | Style: | American Blonde Ale | |||||
| Type: | All grain | Size: | 5.5 gallons | |||||
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Bitterness: | 29 IBU | |||||
| OG: | 1.052 | FG: | 1.012 | |||||
| Alcohol: | 5.2% v/v (4.1% w/w) | |||||||
| Water: | Savannah tap similar to Munich water | |||||||
| Grain: | 8 lb. American 2-row .5 lb. American crystal 10L 1 lb. Wheat malt .5 lb. German Munich |
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| Mash: | 78% efficiency | |||||||
| 152F for 60 min. | ||||||||
| Boil: | 60 minutes | SG 1.042 | 6.8 gallons | |||||
| IM at 15 min | ||||||||
| Hops: | 23g Sterling (6.1% AA, 60 min.) 23g Sterling (6.1% AA, 15 min.) 10g Sterling (6.1% AA, 5 min.) |
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| Yeast: | S-04 cake - washed from a stout! | |||||||
| Log: | 2 weeks primary at 68F. 2 weeks secondary (was very cloudy upon racking) at 70 or so. | |||||||
| Carbonation: | medium carbonation | |||||||
| Tasting: | Initially concerned about this one as it through off some phenolics in the primary. Ended up pretty clean though and the Sterling hops are definitely a spicy alternative to Hallertauer, etc. Extremely well-received at my annual O-fest party. | |||||||
Recipe posted 10/03/11.
