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Partially Blonde

Recipe Name:

 Partially Blonde - Blonde Trappist Table Beer

Brewer: Andy Ippolito, Germantown MD

Style:  16E Belgian Speciallty Ale - Blonde Trappist Table Beer
Mash: All-Grain
Volume:  6 gal
OG:  1.044
FG:  1.010
% Alc:  4.5%
IBU:  25
SRM:  5.2

 

Description of this Beer

 1st Place 16E: 2010 3rd Annual Liquid Poetry Slam

2010 GABF ProAm Selection - New Belgium

 

Judges Overall Impression:

"Excellent Flavor, but very light.  If this is what you are going for great - I'd love to see it a bit bigger in the aroma profile (yeast ester, phenols).  Well balanced, technically very clear: sessionable

 

Inspired by Ron Jefferies Bam Bier

 

Fermentables
Amount & Type of Fementable (grain, extract, sugar, fruit, etc.)
 

Grain/Extract/Sugar

   %     Amount     Name                          Origin        Potential SRM

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 52.6     4.50 lbs. Pilsener                      Germany        38.00      2

 23.4     2.00 lbs. Pale Malt(2-row)       America        36.00      2

 11.7     1.00 lbs. White Wheat             Belgium        40.00      3

  6.4     0.55 lbs. Flaked Barley              America        32.00      2

  2.9     0.25 lbs. Cara-Pils Dextrine Malt                   33.00      8

  2.9     0.25 lbs. Crystal 80L                                        33.00     80

 

Hops
Amount & Type of Hops, %AA, pellet/whole/plug, time in boil/FWH/Dry Hop/Mash Hop
 

Amount     Name                          Form    Alpha  IBU  Boil Time

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  1.00 oz.    Tettnanger                    Pellet   4.50  18.5  60 min.

  0.50 oz.    Sterling                          Pellet   6.20   6.5  30 min.

  0.50 oz.    Sterling                          Pellet   6.20   0.0  0 min.

 

Other Ingredients
Amount & Type (herbs, spices, wood, finings, etc.), When/Where Added

 1 Whirlfloc at 15min

1/2 tsp WYeast Yeast Nutrient at 15 min

 

Yeast
Type of Yeast (e.g. Wyeast 1056, White Labs WLP001) Amount Pitched
 WY3522 Belgian Ardennes  1000ml Starter

 

Directions
Include mash temps/times, boil times, fermentation temps/duration, etc.
 

Mash Schedule

Mash Type: Single Step

Qts Water Per Lbs Grain: 1.80 - Before Additional Infusions

Saccharification Rest Temp : 150  Time:  60

Mash-out Rest Temp :           0  Time:   0

Sparge Temp :                165  Time:  10

 

Fermentation

Primary: Start at 67F finished at 72 -  10 days

 

Carbonate

Carbonate in bottle with cane sugar – Approx. 3 vols