Good Neighbors Blonde Ale - Beer Recipe - Brewer's Friend

Brewer's Friend

Print

Good Neighbors Blonde Ale

172 calories 17.8 g 12 oz
brewer logo
Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Blonde Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 11 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 14 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.041 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (brew house)
Source: Lawmanxxx
Calories: 172 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 17.8 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday September 23rd 2017
1.052
1.013
5.1%
30.1
5.3
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
9.50 lb Canadian - Pale 2-Row9.5 lb Pale 2-Row 36 1.75 48.9%
5 lb German - Pilsner5 lb Pilsner 38 1.6 25.8%
2 lb Canadian - Pale Wheat2 lb Pale Wheat 36 2 10.3%
2 lb German - CaraHell2 lb CaraHell 34 11 10.3%
8.60 oz Canadian - Honey Malt8.6 oz Honey Malt 37 25 2.8%
6 oz Brown Sugar6 oz Brown Sugar 45 15 1.9%
19.41 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
2 oz Good Neighbors2 oz Good Neighbors Hops Leaf/Whole 5 First Wort 0 min 17.07 20%
2 oz Good Neighbors2 oz Good Neighbors Hops Leaf/Whole 5 Boil 10 min 6.19 20%
2 oz Good Neighbors2 oz Good Neighbors Hops Leaf/Whole 5 Aroma 5 min 3.4 20%
2 oz Good Neighbors2 oz Good Neighbors Hops Leaf/Whole 5 Aroma 0 min 20%
2 oz Good Neighbors2 oz Good Neighbors Hops Leaf/Whole 5 Hopback at 160 °F 15 min 3.4 20%
10 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
2 tbsp Five Star Chemicals - 5.2 PH Stabilizer Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1 each Whirlfloc Fining Boil 15 min.
2 tbsp Yeast Nutrient Other Boil 15 min.
6 oz Thai Palm Sugar Spice Boil 5 min.
 
Yeast
Imperial Yeast - A24 Dry Hop
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
76%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
64 - 74 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
68 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 402 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: Forced Carb in Keg       Amount: 15 psi @4 days       CO2 Level: 2.5 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
80 5 25 75 80 100
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
7.5 gal Infusion -- 156 °F 60 min
5 gal Sparge -- 175 °F 15 min
4 gal Sparge -- 175 °F 5 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 12.88 gal (51.5 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 0.88 gal (3.5 qt) sparge/top-off.    
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 7.14 28.6  
Mash volume with grains 8.66 34.6  
Grain absorption losses -2.38 -9.5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 8.34 g | 33.4 qt) 9.46 37.9  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.03 0.1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 12.88 g | 51.5 qt) 14 56  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.3 -1.2  
Post boil Volume 11.08 44.3  
Hops absorption losses (hopback) -0.08 -0.3  
Going into fermentor 11 44  
Total: 16.6 66.4
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

An end of summer, sessionable quaff made possible by the addition of some home-grown hops given to me by a very generous neighbor. Variety and AA are unknown but are citrusy and very aromatic. I have named the hops, and the beer, Good Neighbors in their honor and will be splitting this 10 gallon batch with them.
The Brown Sugar in the 'Fermentables' section is actually Thai Palm Sugar that I found in a local Asian market, which should add some interesting flavors.
The A24 - Dry Hop is from reinvigorated washed yeast made into a 4.5 liter starter with 500 grams of DME.

Last Updated and Sharing
 
685
Views
0
Brews
Recipe QR Code
  • Public: Yup, Shared
  • Last Updated: 2017-12-03 05:54 UTC