Blonde Ale Recipe - Easy Eastern Blond Ale - BIAB All-Grain Mash 1.5 Gallon Finish

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Easy Eastern Blond Ale - BIAB All-Grain Mash 1.5 Gallon Finish

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All Grain
1.8 Gallon(s)
2.6 Gallon(s)
60 min
70%
An easy inexpensive BIAB recipe for pleasant blond ale. Finished at about 1.5 gallons (less trub) and makes around sixteen 12 oz bottles.

This recipe was cloned from Easy Orange Cream Ale - BIAB All-Grain Mash 1.5 Gallon Finish.

Fermentables

85% - Pale Ale - US
2.75
37
3
Mash
15% - Caramel/Crystal 10 - US
0.5
35
10
Mash

Hops

Saaz
0.5
Pellet
Boil
55 min(s)
2.8
14.9
Saaz
0.5
Pellet
Boil
5 min(s)
3.8
4.1

Yeast

Fermentis Safale US-05
81%

Other Stuff

No other stuff in this recipe

Mash Steps

No mash steps in this recipe

Special Instructions

1.
As always, Sanitize all equipment prior to use.
2.
MASH GRAINS... 3.0 gals spring water in kettle.
3.
MASH all grains in kettle for 60 minutes @ 153F. Stir briefly/gently every 5 minutes.
4.
Create Hops Bag #1 - .50 oz of Saaz hops in muslin bag. Set aside.
5.
Create Hops Bag #2 - .50 oz of Saaz hops in muslin bag. Set aside.
6.
Mash 10 additional mins at 170F. Remove grain bag, drip excess out, don't squeeze.
7.
BEGINNING WORT BOIL... 2.6 gals wort should remain in kettle after grain removal.
8.
Bring wort kettle to a gentle roiling boil, stirring often to avoiding burning wort.
9.
Begin boil countdown timer of sixty (60) minutes.
10.
At 55 mins countdown, add Bag #1 - .50 oz Saaz pellet hops.
11.
At 20 mins countdown, fill sink with icy cold water for wort cooldown.
12.
At 10 mins countdown, add Bag #2 - .50 oz Saaz pellet hops.
13.
Option: at 10 mins countdown, add 1/4 crushed tablet of Whirlfloc to boil.
14.
At 0 (zero) mins left, remove wort kettle and place into sink filled with icy cold water.
15.
COOL DOWN...
16.
Cool wort rapidly, stir often. Replace sink water with cold water as it grows too warm.
17.
Bring wort temperature quickly down to about 75F.
18.
Take a hydrometer reading and record the results for later reference.
19.
PRIMARY FERMENTOR...
20.
Transfer wort to primary fermentor, pitch in 1/2 pack Safale US-05 yeast or starter.
21.
Stir vigorously for 5 mins to mix yeast and aerate with oxygen.
22.
Seal tight with lid and affix bubble airlock filled to max lines with sanitized water.
23.
Keep at in dark undisturbed area at a stable 65F to 68F.
24.
Option: Transfer to secondary fermentor at about 3 to 5 days as ferment slows.
25.
Siphon beer carefully away from trub sediment in primary over to secondary.
26.
Full fermentation should conclude in about 7 to 12 days when all bubbling stops.
27.
FINISHED BEER...
28.
Option: Cold crash for up to 5 days before moving to bottling phase.
29.
Carbonation should be about about 2.9 to 3.0 volumes for 1.5 gallons finished beer.
30.
Dissolve 1/4 cup priming sugar into 1/2 cup boiled spring water, mix into beer.
31.
OR, add 1/2 round tsp corn sugar into each 12 oz bottle. Shake when filled/capped.
32.
Store bottled beer in dark area at about 70F for 4 to 6 weeks.
33.
Best served cold 36F to 42F. Expiration date should not exceed 2 years.

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Recipe Facts

Easy Eastern Blond Ale - BIAB All-Grain Mash 1.5 G...
Blonde Ale
  • 1.80 Gallons Liters Batch Size
  • 2.60 Gallons Liters Boil Size
  • 60  min Boil Time
  • 1.046 OG
  • 1.009 FG
  • 19.1 IBU (tinseth) Bitterness
  • 0.41 BG:GU
  • 5.9° SRM Color
  • 70% Efficiency
  • 4.8% ABV Alcohol
  • 152 per 12oz Calories
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