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Author:

Carthy Craft

Boil Size: 23.8 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.052

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 8/24/2016 9:58 AM

Notes:

Author:

RustyBarrelHomebrewing

Boil Size: 6.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.052

Efficiency: 68

Mash Thickness: 1.5

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 5/19/2023 2:09 AM

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5/18/2023
branching my blonde ale for a goofy froot loops beer.

need to finalize how much to add but maybe half a family size box to the mash and the other half in 2ndary cold steep. the idea is to have some fun in the mash but i think the flavor will come from the dry hop stage. need to cold steep in order to reduce re-fermentation.

chatter on forums about possible bad taste and appearance. i am undeterred. these are mostly random stories. ive seen clawhammer did some lucky charms, basic brewing did frankenberry, and others on youtube i seen with decent results. as long as i keep the process clean it stands a chance.

deciding to do blonde ale instead of hazy ipa since that is a bigger more expensive beer to do this kind of experiment, my hazies are still not all that dialed in, and i want the cereal to be the centerpiece.

will add some lactose for body and sweetness (and cereal with milk effect) although with the unfermented cereal it may not need it?

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8/3/2020
brewing this again tonight. changed yeast from wy1056 to omega hothead. last batch got crazy attenuation, so adjusting that down to something more reasonable for now. using recycled yeast.
UPDATE: OOPS!! never ordered willamette hops. did not realize until boil started and i couldnt find the hops. arranging for 45 minuts of warrior and then will use some spare crystal for flavoring. they smell pretty hoppy. but its only an oz. we will see.

original recipe here : https://www.brewersfriend.com/homebrew/recipe/view/868420/one-way-or-another-blonde-ale
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6/1/2020
it really has turned a corner after a couple weeks - at first it was fruity and cloyingly sweet but now it seems drier, cleaner, and definitely clearer. it almost tastes like a lager. i cant stop sippin it! probably could try brewing it down to 4.5 or 5%
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5/14/2020
Fg 1.0025. Is that even possible.
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5/2/2020: brewed this tonight. changed the recipe to take a full oz at 15 min instead of 0.5. just so i dont have a half oz bag floating around for 6 more years. adjusted recipe for OG (was 1048, now 1045) and efficiency (69->65); more explanation on that below.

tried recirculation / vorlauf . not a really defined or repeatable pattern but the wort looked pretty clear during cooling. first runnings i actually took after recirculation was still pretty hazy, 2nd runnings looked clearer but the photos and videos make them look the same. also towards the end i had to tip the mash tun to get everything out, that came out hazy. probably rather want to heat up more sparge water so i can keep sparging without tipping until i have enough wort. came out with 4.5 gallons. original OG was 1048 but i was at 1050, tried to top up without overshooting it but i did, final OG was 1050 on about 5 gallons.
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12/13/19 : never got the brewers gold in the mail. many recipes im browsing use williamette so lets go with that. previous "blonde" and many online do no late additions but i cant help it. maybe should reconsider.

BYO also suggests you can use Glacier, U.S. Fuggle, U.S. Tettnang or Styrian Goldings as alternatives.

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9/5/19: changing out cluster for brewers gold - should be getting some free in the mail soon....lowering IBU to under 20. abv is high for style but oh well :-)
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8/15/19: reformulating this one with 2row instead of british; dropping the honey malt for lighter less crazy crystal malt. everything else the same. hopefully a lot lighter color, get rid of honey malt flavor for cleaner plainer more classic blonde ale flavors...
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8/14/19:
first couple pints are not so great. first of all, the beer is really really deep golden. i wonder if oxidized but i vaguely remember the color being too dark during mash. i suppose honey malt is darker than i thought. second, the beer just isnt great, really way too sweet, needs more balance. partially i cant get past the ugly color. im reading now that people typically use 2-4% honey malt, i used 6. next time may use just a tiny bit if any, will try some other lighter crystal malt to try to achieve more appropriate FG. this one fermented way down to 1.005 or something like that
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7/29/19 :
decided to rebrew this, it was good. im having issues with final gravity either because of my mash or the yeast, so im adding some honey malt. i also switched to golden promise this time (just because of an inventory opportunity to use something new). i am planning to mash 150 again but maybe for only 30 minutes with the crystal malt and yeast to see if the FG comes out really low again. i suppose i should probably only change one thing at a time. will decide on brew day i guess. also i would like to cold crash this thing for a week or more to really try to get it clear from the first pour.
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The Brain : originally was supposed to be a cream ale except with 100% 2 row malt instead of using sugar to supplement. With the wy 1272 it came out fruity and hazy so i called it summer ale. after a while though the haze settled and it was kind of malty clean and clear, i started calling it blonde ale.

Author:

bhive01

Boil Size: 6.84 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.064

Efficiency: 72

Mash Thickness: 2

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.75

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 5/14/2022 11:40 AM

Notes:

Author:

Olvesen

Boil Size: 27 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.049

Efficiency: 90

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: BIAB

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 4/13/2020 2:31 PM

Notes:

Author:

Alex Whitlow

Boil Size: 7.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.04

Efficiency: 75

Mash Thickness: 1.5

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: 68 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 6/30/2018 10:07 PM

Notes: 152.0 (F) mash temp
3.5 gal @ 165.1 (F)
Sparge
4 gal @ 170 (F)

Author:

Standtrux

Boil Size: 7.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.037

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: 1.5

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: 68 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 9/13/2017 1:49 PM

Notes:

Author:

thekolnik

Boil Size: 2.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.101

Efficiency: 35

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: Extract

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 9/4/2017 10:09 PM

Notes:

Author:

Thurston Brewer

Boil Size: 3.4 Gallons

Boil Time: 90

Boil Gravity: 1.049

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: 68 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 11/26/2016 11:20 PM

Notes: Design:
Round, medium body. Malty, caramel or toffee
Mild bitterness. Slightly sweet. Herbal hop flavor.

Process:
Mash temp: 155 °F Mash pH: 5.5

Author:

padedze

Boil Size: 30 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.043

Efficiency: 77

Mash Thickness: 3

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 1.25

Primary Temp: 20 ° C

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 11/4/2016 2:59 PM

Notes: Prepared a 500ml refresh starter with 70g of DME.
Added 13.5L of heated acidified strike water at 73C to mash tun for 66C infusion.
Added correct proportion of salts to the mash.
Mashed in and hit target temperature.
Refilled HLT and set HERMS to 69C. Took 30min to reach.
Turned on HERMS cycling slow to maintain mash at 66C for a further 30min.
After 60min of mash, increased HLT temperature to 79C whilst still cycling HERMS. This took 10min.
For 3min, sparged onto mash to build up head before starting vorlof.
Sparse & vorlof continued for 85min, when 30L of wort was collected in the BK.
Pre boil gravity = 9.5 bricks, 1.038 before adding sugar.
Added sugar.
Pre boil gravity = 12.9 bricks, 1.052 after adding sugar
Added correct proportion of salts to wort.
Boiled for 45min.
Added protofloc and yeast nutrient. Sanitized chiller.
At flameout added hops and whirlpools for 5min. Then dropped temp to 80C.
Continued to whirlpool for 20min then set up hopback.
Drained BK at 80C through hopback and plate chiller (slowly) to collect 21.5L of wort at 19C.
Took sample. OG = 15.1 bricks, 1.061. Spot on.
Pitched yeast then O2 wort at 1L/min for 90sec.
Put wort into fermenter fridge at 19.5 C.

wort in fermentor at 19.5C

Author:

koku

Boil Size: 14.6 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.038

Efficiency: 63

Mash Thickness: 5.9

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 9/22/2016 5:19 PM

Notes:

Author:

trashguy

Boil Size: 6 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: N/A

Efficiency: 80

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: BIAB

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 7/2/2012 11:00 PM

Notes:

Author:

DanielDanTastic

Boil Size: 6.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.047

Efficiency: 80

Mash Thickness: 1.5

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 1.0

Primary Temp: 60 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 8/22/2016 9:47 PM

Notes:

Author:

Patrick Byrne

Boil Size: 27 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.046

Efficiency: 85

Mash Thickness: 3.3

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: 20 ° C

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 6/8/2016 8:05 AM

Notes: Fermented at 19c for 10 days followed by 3 days at 20.5c to reach target FG.

Dry hop for 3 days at 22c.

Drop temperature to 10c then 1c for 5 days.

Batch primed with 110g corn sugar, 2.1 vols of CO2 target.

Pictured two weeks after bottling.

Author:

thereisnochaos

Boil Size: 5 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.068

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: Partial Mash

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: 70 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 4/17/2016 7:45 PM

Notes:

Author:

amcclain

Boil Size: 130 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.056

Efficiency: 80

Mash Thickness: 1.25

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: 68 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 11/30/2015 8:24 PM

Notes: Pitch all 22 packs of London ESB yeast.

Attempt to grind fairly fine (use rice hulls if needed)

The mash is intentionally thin in order to encourage higher attenuation. Take this into account with strike temp. It may need to be 1-2 degrees cooler than normal.

Author:

MidNoc Brewer

Boil Size: 7.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 70

Boil Gravity: 1.046

Efficiency: 72

Mash Thickness: 1.25

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.5

Primary Temp: 68 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 11/30/2015 8:13 AM

Notes:

Author:

Dan Halliday

Boil Size: 7.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 70

Boil Gravity: 1.047

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: 1.4

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 1.25

Primary Temp: 68 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 11/8/2015 7:46 PM

Notes: Good beer although I would decrease each crystal malt by 4 oz. Maybe try some best malz red x next time

Author:

MirrorTwin

Boil Size: 112 Gallons

Boil Time: 90

Boil Gravity: 1.06

Efficiency: 80

Mash Thickness: 1.5

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 8/18/2015 11:10 PM

Notes:

Author:

Andy Conway

Boil Size: 6 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.045

Efficiency: 35

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: Extract

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: 78 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 5/30/2015 4:33 PM

Notes: My variation on a single hop sessional summer beer.

After dry hop of 3 days yield is actually 4.5 gallons - left some in the pot with the trub and more in the secondary with the hops.

Author:

Fjord & Fjell Nano Brewery

Boil Size: 50.7 Litres

Boil Time: 90

Boil Gravity: 10.6

Efficiency: 68

Mash Thickness: 2.5

Sugar Scale: Plato

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.5

Primary Temp: 19 ° C

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 4/8/2015 4:45 PM

Notes: Starter: 1.5l at 9P (150g DME) / stirplate 1-2 days

50% Rahr 2-Row, 50% German Pils. 148F Mash temp. 2g Calcium Sulfate, 5g Calcium Chloride, Whirlfloc at 20 minutes, 2 tabelets of servomyces at 10 minutes. 4oz. Legacy hop back. WLP029 Koelsch Re-pitch from slurry231ml Pitched at 58F. 1.048-1.010, 5.00%, 50 IBU