Belgian Blond Ale

Last weekend I brewed up a 5 gallon batch of my first belgian style ale. This is an extract recipe with a small amount of specialty grains.

The BJCP describes this style as “A moderate-strength golden ale that has a subtle Belgian complexity, slightly sweet flavor, and dry finish.”

I am eager to see how it turns out.

Ingredients

  • 0.74 lbs. Balgian Pale
  • 0.10 lbs. Belgian Aromatic
  • 3 lbs. Dry Extra Light Extract
    Boiled at 25 min.
  • 3 lbs. Muntons Dry Extra Light Extract
    Boiled at 25 min.
  • .6 lbs. Candi Sugar Clear
  • 1 oz Challenger (Pellets, 6.7%AA)
    Boiled at 60 min.
  • .4 oz Amarillo (Pellets, 8%AA)
    Boiled at 15 min.
  • .5 oz Fuggle (Pellets, 4.75%AA)
    Boiled at 1 min.

Once again, I forgot to measure the original gravity. The recipe that I started with predicted an OG of 1.066 with an expected alcohol content of 7.3%.


 
 
 

5 Responses to “Belgian Blond Ale”

  1. Casey
    22:01 on September 3rd, 2008

    On Aug 13th, I moved the beer into a secondary fermenter. The plan is to bulk age it there for about a month. The final gravity was 1.016 which puts it at about 6.7% ABV.

  2. Garf
    14:17 on September 9th, 2008

    you gotta remember to take the OG son.

  3. AndThen59
    21:33 on February 17th, 2009

    Just wondering how it turned out? I’m looking for a good recipe for a blonde beer or ale. Cheers!

  4. Casey
    23:06 on February 18th, 2009

    This was a pretty good beer. Though it was much darker than a Blonde ale should be. It also didn’t have the funky Belgian character that you would expect. Certainly doesn’t stand up to Avery’s Salvation. Now thats a good one!

  5. Kevin
    21:56 on January 21st, 2010

    What yeast did you use?

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