Starting another run of light colored beers for my imaginary brewery – Grid. This blonde is solid at this point. i do prefer the london fog and imperial juice versions better than the cal ale since they have a bit more body and ester profile.
Recipe Info
Recipe: grid blonde v1_3
Style: Blonde Ale 18A BJCP 2015
Author: Dennis Pike
Date: 12-21-2019
| Recipe | Guideline Min | Guideline Max | |
|---|---|---|---|
| OG | 1.046 | 1.038 | 1.054 |
| FG | 1.010 | 1.008 | 1.013 |
| Color | 4.3 | 3.0 | 6.0 |
| ABV | 4.7 | 3.8 | 5.5 |
| IBU | 28.0 | 15.0 | 28.0 |
Brewery Info
Efficiency: 72 %
Attenuation: 78 %
Mash Info
Weight: 16.5 Lbs
Thickness: 1.25 Qt per Lb
Deadspace: 2.0 G
Strikewater: 7.16 G
Volume: 8.48 G
Temp: 32.0 F
Boil Info
Kettle Gravity: 1.040
Predicted Mash Run-off: 5.67 G
Target Starting Boil Volume: 11.0 G
Boil Duration: 60 min
Evaporation Rate: 1.5 G per Hour
Final Boil Volume: 9.5 G
Fermentables
| Weight | % by Weight | Name | Yield | SRM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15.000 Lb | 91.0 % | Brewer’s Malt, 2-Row, Premium (Great Western) | 80.0 | 2.0 |
| 1.000 Lb | 6.0 % | chit malt (BestMälz) | 78.3 | 1.5 |
| 0.500 Lb | 3.0 % | Honey Malt (Gambrinus) | 83.0 | 25.0 |
Hops
| Weight | Name | AAU | Time | Use | IBUs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.5 Oz | Columbus/Tomahawk/Zeus (CTZ) | 14.0 | 60 mins | Boil | 15.0 |
| 1.0 Oz | Nugget | 13.6 | 20 mins | Aroma | 9.0 |
| 1.0 Oz | Cascade | 4.7 | 20 mins | Aroma | 3.0 |
Yeast
| Amount | Name |
|---|---|
| 1.000 unit | Flagship Imperial A07 |
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: 5.49
| Ca | Mg | Na | Cl | So | Bicarbonate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water | 7 | 3 | 21 | 30 | 24 | 30 |
| Mash | 62 | 3 | 21 | 98 | 63 | 30 |
| Sparge | 62 | 3 | 21 | 98 | 63 | 30 |
| Final | 98 | 5 | 33 | 155 | 100 | 47 |
| 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: 7.500 G
Percent RO / Distlled: 0 %
Water Used: 7.500 G
Sparge Water Adjustments
Gypsum: 2.0 g
Calcium Chloride: 4.0 g
Notes
Ferment 68f for 2 weeks
5/13/21 made a 1L starter of WLP001 w/ canned wort. fermented normally.
5/14/21 normal 3V brewday. no issues. pitched @ 3pm.
5/15/21 steady bubbling
5/17/21 slow steady bubbling. definite blow off. should cut back 0.5 gallons in final gallons to 9G.
5/18/21 ~4 sec
5/19/21 ~5 sec
5/20/21 ~8 sec
5/21/21 ~17 sec
5/22/21 ~13 sec (heater on). took sample. 1.012. tastes awesome.
5/23/21 basically no bubbling
5/24/21 1.010 no bubbling. diacetyl test – cold: clean, warm: clean 🙂
cold crash to 35F and harvest tomorrow during brewday.
5/25/21. dropped yeast. not a very big pull. only 400mL before came out
5/26/21 racked to keg and put on 30psi
5/27/21 put on @ 14psi @ 38 F
5/30/21 carb is finally about right. low the first couple of days. starting to drop clear
6/6/21 completely clear
really nice beer!