Batch 25

Blond Bombshell v2

Ingredients:

• 2 cans (6.6 lbs) Breiss Pilsen LME
• 1 can (3.3 lbs) Muntons Extra Light LME
• 1 tube White Labs 002 English Ale Yeast
• 8oz Crystal 10
• 8oz carapils
• 8oz Munich I
• 4oz Irish Ale malt
• 2oz Special Roast
• 2oz Brown Roast
• 4oz flaked oats
• 1 oz fuggle hops pellets
• 1 oz hollertau hops pellets
• 1 tsp irish moss
• 5 oz priming sugar

Brought 2 gallons of water to 185F, soaked grains for 45 minutes. Brought 2 more gallons of water to a boil, removed from heat and added LME and wort from soak, returned to heat and brought to a boil. Added Hollertau hops & started 1 hour timer. At 30 minutes, added irish moss. At 15 minutes, added fuggle hops. Cooled in a sink of cold water to 90F. Added cold water to 5 gallons. Pitched at 80F.

IG: 1.080 @ 80F = 1.0825 @ 60F

Racked. Oddly beefy flavor. Not sure what to make of that. We'll see how it goes and what comes out at the end. Worst case, it'll be a decent cooking beer. --Morrigu 7/27/2017

Bottled. Odd flavor is gone. Still darker than desired. Came out somewhere between a best bitter and a bock (Maybe even a doppel). Didn't ferment out quite as much as I wanted, and also still missing the toasty notes, which may be harder to get, but all in all a nice fall/winter beer. --Morrigu (talk) 23:49, 10 August 2017 (EDT)

FSG: 1.022 @ 72F = 1.023 @ 60F = 7.83%ABV