English Honey Blonde

This recipe is a variation of a staple honey blonde recipe I made.
I used British grain, hops and yeast. My setup only allows for about 70% mash efficiency, so adjust accordingly. Hope you enjoy it!

Brewer:	Eric D'Ancicco		Email:	ericd@jrcamerica.com
Beer:	English Honey Blonde		Style:	British Honey Ale
Type:	All grain		Size:	5 gallons
Color:	5 HCU (~5 SRM)		Bitterness:	48 IBU
OG:	1.059		FG:	1.008
Alcohol:	6.6% v/v (5.2% w/w)
Water:	I live in Washington state. Our water sits at 7 Ph naturally, so I did nothing to my water.
Grain:	1 lb. American 2-row 4 lb. British pale 1.5 lb. American crystal 10L
Mash:	70% efficiency
	My lauter/sparging system isn't the greatest, so the best I could get was 70% efficiency. Other than being a little low, I didn't do anything special during the mash. It was a single step infusion mash resting only at 150° for 60 miutes.
Boil:	60 minutes	SG 1.074	4 gallons
	3 lb. Honey
	I used a tsp. of Irish Moss at 45 minutes.
Hops:	1 oz. Brewers Gold (8.5% AA, 60 min.) .50 oz. Brewers Gold (8.5% AA, 45 min.) .50 oz. Kent Goldings (5% AA, 30 min.) .5 oz. Kent Goldings (5% AA, 15 min.) .5 oz. Kent Goldings (aroma)
Yeast:	I used Wyeast 1335 British Alle Yeast II. No starter, but in hind sight, it wouldn't have been a bad idea.
Carbonation:	3.0 volumes	Corn Sugar: 5.81 oz. for 5 gallons @ 70°F
Tasting:	The only thing I would change is the hop profile a little bit. I would reduce the bittering hop amount a little bit. This beer would have been perfect around 30 IBU.

Recipe posted 04/27/06.