We used a single malt/ single hop recipe to make it easier to identify the flavors associated with the individual ingredients. Our goal with these blond beers is to highlight a different hop using the same malt, thereby showcasing the hops contribution. Past blond beers using Sterling, Magnum, and Aurora hops all showed to have a profound affect on the beer ranging from a fine subtle to a sharp crisp bite. Hop schedules were calculated to yield similar or higher IBU’s. This is fun brewing since the beers are unlike anything available commercially.
10 # Maris Otter malt
2 oz. Northdown Hops pellets 5 % AA
Additives 1 Tbs. pH stabilizer – 1 tsp. Gypsum to mash
1 tsp. Yeast nutrient – 1 tsp. Irish Moss to boil
Mash 3 Gal. 42 oz. water @ 164F in tun add grains to153 F
stir @ 5 min. @ 30 min. @ 50 min.
75 min. rest to 149F Iodine test
2 Gal. water boiling to mash out 166 F 5 min.
Sparge continuous 3.5Gal. water collected ~7.25 Gal. wort
Boil time 60 min.
Hops 1 oz. @ 15 min.
1 oz @ end
O.G. 1.054 F.G. 1.012 13.5/3 Plato 22 IBU’s
Rest 20 min. chill to fermenter-oxygenate-pitch @ 70F
Yeast two XL 1084 Irish Ale
Fermentation
Blow-off pops by
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Rack Secondary 7-10 days when ready___________________
Put in fridge 7-10 days later as beer clears_________________
Keg after 3 weeks_________________________________% ABV
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