Tall Blonde Ale
I am planning to give this one a try soon. I wanted the lightest color I could possibly get while still using some specialty grains. I am also trying Columbus and Willamette for the first time. The recipe is for my wife and therefore named after her.
| Brewer: | Lake Street Brewing | Email: | - | |||||
| Beer: | Tall Blonde Ale | Style: | American Pale Ale | |||||
| Type: | All grain | Size: | 5.5 gallons | |||||
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Bitterness: | 77 IBU | |||||
| OG: | 1.055 | FG: | 1.012 | |||||
| Alcohol: | 5.6% v/v (4.4% w/w) | |||||||
| Water: | Filtered Tap Water 1 tsp. Gypsum |
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| Grain: | 10 lb. Organic 2-Row Pale Malt 8 oz. Vienna Malt 8 oz. Cara-Pils Dextrine Malt |
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| Mash: | 75% efficiency | |||||||
| Single-infusion mash for 60min. Standard procedure. | ||||||||
| Boil: | 90 minutes | SG 1.043 | 7 gallons | |||||
| 1 tsp. Irish Moss (15 min.) | ||||||||
| Hops: | 1 oz. Columbus (14% AA, 60 min.) .5 oz. Columbus (14% AA, 30 min.) .5 oz. Willamette (4% AA, 30 min.) .5 oz. Columbus (dry-hop) (aroma) .5 oz. Willamette (dry-hop) (aroma) |
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| Yeast: | Wyeast 1272 American Ale II | |||||||
Recipe posted 04/02/02.