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batch 31 - blonde ale
Jul. 12th, 2008 10:53 pmToday I brewed my 31st batch of beer (at least since I started taking notes), which was also my tenth all-grain batch and my second all-outdoor batch.
It's the blonde ale from Brewing Classic Styles. Very simple - 11.5lb of base malt and half a pound of crystal 20L, an ounce of Willamette hops for bittering, and Chico yeast. It was a nice contrast to the previous batch - a wit from the same book - which is still fermenting madly away (Madly, but slowly - 1.050 to 1.015 in two weeks, and still actively fermenting. But it tastes pretty good so far). I do seem to be stuck at about six hours start to finish, but I managed to work in some racking and bottle cleaning in there as well. Good mash and boil, but summertime chilling is a problem; it may be time to invest in a chest freezer and some temperature controllers.
It's the blonde ale from Brewing Classic Styles. Very simple - 11.5lb of base malt and half a pound of crystal 20L, an ounce of Willamette hops for bittering, and Chico yeast. It was a nice contrast to the previous batch - a wit from the same book - which is still fermenting madly away (Madly, but slowly - 1.050 to 1.015 in two weeks, and still actively fermenting. But it tastes pretty good so far). I do seem to be stuck at about six hours start to finish, but I managed to work in some racking and bottle cleaning in there as well. Good mash and boil, but summertime chilling is a problem; it may be time to invest in a chest freezer and some temperature controllers.
