Blonde Ale Recipe - House Ale

Recipe Info

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House Ale

by on
All Grain
6.25 Gallon(s)
7.8 Gallon(s)
60 min
85%
Adaptation of my popular Kick Axe Ale. Intended as a low cost, easy to brew basic ale that will appeal to a variety of consumers. And ALWAYS use some of my homegrown hops! Substitute the bittering hops for any noble/herbal variety or similar on hand (e.g. spalt, saaz, Hallertau, Tettnang) aiming for around 20-25 IBUs. The key is to use a touch of rye and acidulated malts with a base of 2 row (or pilsner) in order to add some spicy character which will balance the mild flavors and slight fruitiness from the minimal late homegrown C-hop addition. Use a high attenuating (e.g. US-05) or kolsh yeast and mash at a low temp to minimize sweetness in final product.

This recipe was cloned from Clone Of Kick Axe Ale.

Fermentables

88% - 2-Row - US
9
37
1
Mash
5% - Dark Munich - DE
0.5
36
13
Mash
5% - Rye - DE
0.5
38
4
Mash
2% - Acidulated Malt - DE
0.1875
27
3
Mash

Hops

Hersbrucker
0.5
Pellet
Boil
60 min(s)
14.5
21.8
Cascade
0.5
Pellet
Boil
10 min(s)
5.8
3.2

Yeast

White Labs German Ale/Kölsch WLP029
83%

Other Stuff

whirlfloc tablet
1
each
Boil
Potassium Metabisulfite
0.5
each
Mash

Mash Steps

No mash steps in this recipe

Special Instructions

1.
add .5 campden tablet per 10 gallons of strike/sparge water used to remove chlorine from tap water
2.
Mash at 149 for 90 minutes (or start at 151 and leave overnight)
3.
Sparge with 170-180F until 7.2 gallons collected in kettle.
4.
Ferment 21 days at upper 60's (or low 60's if using kolsch yeast).
5.
cold crash and rack to secondary or keg and hold in 60's F for 14-21 days
6.
carbonate at 2.7 vol

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Recipe Facts

House Ale
Blonde Ale
  • 6.25 Gallons Liters Batch Size
  • 7.80 Gallons Liters Boil Size
  • 60  min Boil Time
  • 1.051 OG
  • 1.009 FG
  • 25.0 IBU (tinseth) Bitterness
  • 0.49 BG:GU
  • 3.1° SRM Color
  • 85% Efficiency
  • 5.5% ABV Alcohol
  • 168 per 12oz Calories
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