Summary:
Brewed 12/2/21
same recipe but changed to vienna malt from honey malt. i think i like the honey malt better but not a huge difference. also used CTZ for whirlpool just cause thats what i have. i also think i prefer idaho 7. i accidentily doubled the magnum addition and it is noticeable more bitter. also don’t prefer the higher bitterness. for this go i used london fog which is pretty good for this beer but not my favorite yeast.
Recipe Info
Recipe: grid blonde v1_4
Style: Blonde Ale 18A BJCP 2015
Author:
Date: 11-24-2020
| Recipe | Guideline Min | Guideline Max | |
|---|---|---|---|
| OG | 1.047 | 1.038 | 1.054 |
| FG | 1.010 | 1.008 | 1.013 |
| Color | 4.1 | 3.0 | 6.0 |
| ABV | 4.8 | 3.8 | 5.5 |
| IBU | 27.0 | 15.0 | 28.0 |
Brewery Info
Efficiency: 72 %
Attenuation: 78 %
Mash Info
Weight: 17.5 Lbs
Thickness: 1.25 Qt per Lb
Deadspace: 2.0 G
Strikewater: 7.47 G
Volume: 8.87 G
Temp: 152.0 F
Boil Info
Kettle Gravity: 1.041
Predicted Mash Run-off: 5.9 G
Target Starting Boil Volume: 11.5 G
Boil Duration: 60 min
Evaporation Rate: 1.5 G per Hour
Final Boil Volume: 10.0 G
Fermentables
| Weight | % by Weight | Name | Yield | SRM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16.000 Lb | 91.0 % | 2-row American Malt (Rahr) | 81.3 | 1.8 |
| 1.000 Lb | 6.0 % | Carapils (Briess) | 74.0 | 1.3 |
| 0.500 Lb | 3.0 % | best malz vienna | 83.0 | 25.0 |
Hops
| Weight | Name | AAU | Time | Use | IBUs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.5 Oz | Magnum | 12.0 | 60 mins | Boil | 12.0 |
| 2.0 Oz | ctz | 12.0 | 20 mins | Aroma | 15.0 |
Yeast
| Amount | Name |
|---|---|
| 1.000 unit | WL London Fog |
Misc
| Amount | Name | Time | Use |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.000 tablet | Whirlfloc Tablet | 15 mins | Boil |
| 1.000 tsp | Yeast Nutrient (Wyeast) | 10 mins | Boil |
Water
Predicted Mash Ph: 5.50
| Ca | Mg | Na | Cl | So | Bicarbonate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water | 7 | 3 | 21 | 30 | 24 | 30 |
| Mash | 62 | 3 | 21 | 98 | 63 | 30 |
| Sparge | 76 | 3 | 21 | 115 | 73 | 30 |
| Final | 92 | 4 | 28 | 142 | 91 | 40 |
| Target | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Water Profile Name: carrboro
Target Profile Name: standard
Mash Water
Total Water Treated: 28.391 G
Percent RO / Distlled: 0 %
Water Used: 7.500 G
Mash Water Adjustments
Gypsum: 2.0 g
Calcium Chloride: 4.0 g
Lactic Acid: 4.0 ml @ 88.000 %
Sparge Water
Leftover Mash Water Used: Yes
Total Water Treated: 6.000 G
Percent RO / Distlled: 0 %
Water Used: 6.000 G
Sparge Water Adjustments
Gypsum: 2.0 g
Calcium Chloride: 4.0 g
Notes
Ferment 68f for 2 weeks
Brewing Notes:
12/1/21 Made 1L starter of WLP066 london fog
started didn’t seem to get going as normal
was milky white by 8am next day
but didn’t get foamy till 1pm right before pitching
a reminder to go back to imperial. i just have not had good luck with white labs yeast. this pitch was one month old from my local hb shop. clearly not a health yeast.
12/2/21 normal 3V brewday. did 1oz of magnum rather than 0.5 so a bit more bitter than intended 🙂
12/3/21 ~6sec bubbling at 8am
strong bubbling at noon
12/4/21 steady bubbling
12/7/21~3sec
12/8/21 ~4 sec
12/9/21 ~5 sec
12/11/21 ~9 sec
12/12/21 ~12 sec
12/13/21 same
12/14/21 ~20 sec
12/15/21 ~40 sec
FG 1.014
DTest cold: clean warm: clean.
cold crash to 35F
12/19/21 collected yeast
rack to 2 kegs ~4.5G and 1.5G
nice beer. as noted about – a bit too bitter and london fog flavor profile not my favorite. prefer this beer with chico strain from imperial (flagship) of all the different yeasts i’ve tried. also like it with honey malt.