Recipe Type: All Grain
Size: 5 Gallons
Beer Style: Sour Blonde Ale
Target ABV: 7.5%
Target IBUs: 26
Recipe Type: Sour Beer Recipe
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Posted January 23, 2014 by Crafted Pours
RECIPE
Russian River Brewing Temptation Clone – All Grain
Profile: HomeBrew recipe for a sour blonde ale similar to Russian River Brewing Temptation. Requires three levels of fermentation and about 9 months of total aging. Results in a complex blonde ale with refined sour flavors and earthy yeast notes.
Ingredients:
Malts
12 lbs Pale 2-row Malt
1 lb. Acidulated Malt
12 oz. CaraPils Malt
Hops
1/2 oz. Bravo 14%, 60 minutes
1/2 oz Styrian Goldings 4%, 40 minutes
1/2 oz. Styrian Goldings, at flameout
Yeast
Primary Fermentations – Wyeast 1214 Belgain Abbey
Secondary Fermentation – Wyeast 512 Brettanomyces bruxellensis
Tertiary Fermentation – Wyeast 5335 Lactobacillus
Other: 4 oz small light-toast oak chips soaked in Chardonnay wine for 24 hours.
Instructions:
Mash all grains for 60 minutes at 155 degrees.
Sparge at 170 degrees.
75 minute boil with hop regimen above.
Primary ferment at 65-68 degrees for 10 days with Belgian Abbey ale yeast.
Rack to a secondary, add Brett yeast and wine-soaked oak chips. Ferment for 10 weeks, then add the Lacto culture and ferment for 4-6 months. Beer will have more sour character with longer aging. Rack to a keg and force carbonate, or if bottling include a small amount of fresh Abbey Ale yeast with priming sugar.