Blonde Rye

[Dale]

I was shooting for a lighter beer than what I got, but due to better than expected efficiency this beer is bigger and darker than the Blonde in the title suggests. However, it was a happy accident, I really dig this brew, so much so that it's the first recipe I'm posting here.

EDIT: Now that I have had a few of these, there is a change I think I'll make, and that''s to up the bitterness, targeting more in the 25-30 IBU range.

BlondeRye
23-A Specialty Beer

Efficiency: 88.54%
Attenuation: 78.7%
Calories: 182.0 kcal per 12.0 fl oz

Original Gravity: 1.055 (1.026 - 1.120)
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Terminal Gravity: 1.012 (0.995 - 1.035)
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Color: 7.39 (1.0 - 50.0)
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Alcohol: 5.68% (2.5% - 14.5%)
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Bitterness: 19.6 (0.0 - 100.0)
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Ingredients:
8 lb 2-Row Brewers Malt
1 lb Rye (Pregelatinized Flakes)
.5 lb Crystal Malt 40°L
1.25 oz Saaz (3.2%) - added during boil, boiled 60 min
.25 oz Saaz (3.2%) - added during boil, boiled 15 min
.25 oz Saaz (3.2%) - added during boil, boiled 1 min
1.0 ea Fermentis US-05 Safale US-05

Schedule:
Ambient Air: 70.0 °F
Source Water: 60.0 °F
Elevation: 0.0 m

00:38:15 Mash-In - Liquor: 3.0 gal; Strike: 166.26 °F; Target: 154 °F
01:43:15 Mash - Rest: 65 min; Final: 151.3 °F
01:48:15 Mash Out - Water: 1.5 gal; Temperature: 206.7 °F; Target: 168 °F
02:48:15 Sparge/Run-Off - Sparge: 4.84 gal sparge @ 170 °F, 6.34 gal collected, 60 min; Total Runoff: 6.5 gal

Notes
Brewed 8/16/08

Mashed at 154F for 90 minutes

All water treated with campden tablets, 5.2 pH stabilizer added to mash.

Results generated by BeerTools Pro 1.5.1 (http://www.beertools.com/)

[Dale]

Brewed this one up again with some modifications and couldn't be happier with the results, so I'm posting an updated recipe. This time it struck just the right balance of bready malt, residual sweetness, subtle rye spice and hop bittering. The rye also gives it a fuller mouthfeel and a bit of oiliness on the tongue. It goes down way too easy as I discovered Saturday when smoking a brisket and had to take a nap just after eating.

BlondeRye 2010
6-B Blonde Ale
Date: 4/24/10

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Size: 6.0 gal
Efficiency: 74%
Attenuation: 76.1%
Calories: 166.87 kcal per 12.0 fl oz

Original Gravity: 1.050 (1.038 - 1.054)
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Terminal Gravity: 1.012 (1.008 - 1.013)
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Color: 6.08 (3.0 - 6.0)
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Alcohol: 5.02% (3.8% - 5.5%)
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Bitterness: 27.5 (15.0 - 28.0)
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Ingredients:
9.5 lb 2-Row Brewers Malt
2 lb Rye Malt
.5 lb Crystal Malt 20°L
1.2 oz Willamette (4.6%) - added during boil, boiled 60 min
.25 oz Willamette (4.6%) - added during boil, boiled 15 min
.25 oz Willamette (4.6%) - added during boil, boiled 1 min
1.0 ea White Labs WLP001 California Ale

Schedule:
Ambient Air: 70.0 °F
Source Water: 60.0 °F
Elevation: 0.0 m

00:22:19 Mash-In - Liquor: 3.75 gal; Strike: 164.22 °F; Target: 152 °F
01:22:19 Mash - Rest: 60 min; Final: 150.1 °F
01:37:19 Mash Out - Water: 2.5 gal; Temperature: 199.2 °F; Target: 168 °F
01:47:19 Batch Sparge - Initial Run-Off: 0.0 gal sparge @ 168.0 °F, 0.0 min; Sparge #1: 3.08 gal sparge @ 168.0 °F, 10 min; Total Runoff: 7.86 gal

Notes
Brewed 5/30/10, hit all gravities/volumes dead on.

Pitched a 2-qt. starter.

Fermented at 65F

Results generated by BeerTools Pro 1.5.11 (http://www.beertools.com/)

[Outlaw Brewer]

I decided to make this today. I tweaked it a bit, so we will se how it turns out!

Ingredients:
9.5 lb 2-Row Brewers Malt
2 lb Rye Malt
.5 lb Crystal Malt 120°L
.5 Wheat
1.0 oz Kent Golding (6.7%) - added during boil, boiled 60 min
.25 oz Fuggle (4.8%) - added during boil, boiled 15 min
.25 oz Fuggle (4.8%) - added during boil, boiled 1 min
1.0 ea Noghtingham Ale

[Outlaw Brewer]

4146

Here it is after 3 days in the fermenter. Looks pretty tasty!

[Lamppa]

i see a ss table and a horizontal band saw.

[Outlaw Brewer]

They come in handy, not so much the band saw for beer brewing, but its a good tool to have arround. There is also a ladder.

[Outlaw Brewer]

4165
Turned out pretty good!

[Lamppa]

is that a 2005 grand prix?