Dirty minded blonde ale
My friends wanted me to brew a lighter beer, Jokes on them.
| Brewer: | mc C's | Email: | beersailor@gmail.com | |||||
| Beer: | Dirty minded blonde ale | Style: | India Pale Ale | |||||
| Type: | All grain | Size: | 12.5 gallons | |||||
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Bitterness: | 31 IBU | |||||
| OG: | 1.064 | FG: | 1.014 | |||||
| Alcohol: | 6.4% v/v (5.0% w/w) | |||||||
| Water: | Other similar wanted some gypsum, but our water has high calcium so I didn't add any | |||||||
| Grain: | 22 lb. British pale 2 lb. Dextrine malt (Cara-Pils) 4 lb. Flaked rice |
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| Mash: | 75% efficiency | |||||||
| I used flaked rice which was a nightmare for sparging next time i will cook my own and not flake it. | ||||||||
| Boil: | 70 minutes | SG 1.059 | 13.5 gallons | |||||
| Irish Moss last 10 min | ||||||||
| Hops: | 1.5 oz. Cascade (6% AA, 60 min.) 2 oz. Kent Goldings (5% AA, 45 min.) 1.5 oz. Northern Brewer (8.5% AA, 15 min.) 1 oz. Cascade (aroma) 1 oz. Northern Brewer (aroma) |
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| Yeast: | wyeast amber ale 1272 started 650ml of dme 12hours before pitching | |||||||
| Log: | ferment at 68+/- 5 | |||||||
| Carbonation: | 2.1 volumes | Keg: 7.9 psi @ 40°F | ||||||
| I force carbonate at 30 psi for 2 days but the body of this beer has a natural head so be careful | ||||||||
Recipe posted 07/31/06.