SWMBO Slayer - Belgian Blond Ale

http://www.homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?t=26599 Recipe Type: All Grain Yeast: Belgian Wit WP400 Yeast Starter: Yeast Cake From Prior Brew Batch Size (Gallons): 5.25 Original Gravity: 1.057 Final Gravity: 1.008 IBU: 18.9 Boiling Time (Minutes): 60 Color: 4.9 (SRM) Primary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp): 14 Days (65 degrees) Additional Fermentation: One week chilling in keg Secondary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp): 7 Days (65 degrees) Style: Belgian Blond Ale TYPE: All Grain Taste: (45.0) Recipe Specifications -------------------------- Batch Size: 5.25 gal Boil Size: 6.50 gal Estimated OG: 1.053 SG Estimated Color: 4.9 SRM Name: Belgian_Blonde_Color.jpg Views: 32895 Size: 873 Bytes Estimated IBU: 18.9 IBU Brewhouse Efficiency: 75.0 % Boil Time: 60 /- Minutes Ingredients: ------------ Amount Item 5.00 lb Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) 4.00 lb Wheat Malt, Bel (2.0 SRM) 0.50 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 10L (10.0 SRM) 0.50 lb Wheat, Flaked (1.6 SRM) 0.25 lb Caravienne Malt (22.0 SRM) 1.00 oz Williamette [5.50%] (60 min) 1 Pkgs Belgian Wit Ale (White Labs #WLP400) Yeast-Wheat Mash Schedule: Single Infusion, Medium Body (154-156 degrees), Batch Sparge Total Grain Weight: 10.25 lb NOTE: This is a basic Belgian Blonde AG recipe kit I got from Midwest. Awesome beer. I ended up pitching this onto a Belgian Wit (WL400) yeast cake from a prior session. This was a long primary. 14 days and very vigorous. I named it the SWMBO Slayer because it is decievingly potent. A very smooth, mellow tase with a medium body and just a hint of the fruity flavor from the yeast. Very refreshing. My SWMBO loves this beer, but one glass on an empty stomach and she was out like a light at 7:00PM. I'll definitely do this one again and may back off on the Pale by about a pound to bring the ABV down a bit. Easy recipe and one of Midwests cheapest recipe kits. ($15) How could she resist this: