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I figured it's time to play again.  This time, I'm going for a slightly sweet, malty, high gravity blond ale, the idea being a blonde stout.  We'll see how well I can pull it off.

== (dirty) Blond Bombshell ==

* 2 cans (6.6 lbs) Breiss pilsen liquid malt extract
* 1 can (3.3 lbs) Muntons extra light liquid malt extract
* 8 oz Amber malt
* 8 oz carapils
* 8 oz Munich I
* 4 oz Halcyon
* 2 oz Special Roast
* 2 oz Brown malt
* 1 oz Hallertau hops pellets
* 1 oz fuggle hops pellets
* 1 tube White Labs 002 English Ale yeast
* 1 tsp irish moss
* 5 oz priming sugar

Brought 2 gallons of water to 185F, soaked grains for 45 minutes.  Added LME, 1 gallon of boiling water, and 1 gallon of hot tap water.  Brought to 190F, added Hallertau hops and set 1 hour timer.  At 30 minutes added the irish moss.  At 15 minutes, added the fuggle hops.  Cooled in a sink of cold water to 88F, topped off with cold water, and pitched at 77F.

IG: 1.082 @ 77F = 1.084 @ 60F

Racked.  A touch sweet, good malty character, a little bit more grain flavor than I was looking for, and a touch darker than I'd been hoping.  All in all, it's a good start, and a good place to build.  Refinement for next time: Cut the amber malt in favor of a very light malt, like crystal 20, and add some oats or wheat to give it some depth. -[[User:Morrigu|Morrigu]] 16:04, 13 January 2012 (EST)