Castle Malting: Beer recipe Blond Beer of Character

Blond Beer of Character - 2

Beer recipe

Original gravity: 16-17^oPl

Alcohol: 8%

Colour: 8-12 EBC

Bitterness: 25-30 IBU

Description
Strong, spicy blonde beer with firm maltiness and a warming finish.

INGREDIENTS / HL (1 hectolitre = 100 litres)

MALT

Château Pilsen 2RS, 100%

30 kg / hl

HOPS

Perle

100 g / hl

Palisade

50 g / hl

YEAST

SafAle T-58

80 g / hl

SPICES

Cinnamon

10 g / hl

Star anise

3 g / hl

Mashing temperature

Step 1: Mashing
Mash in 75 liters of water at 58^oC
Rest at 63^oC for 80 minutes
Rest at 68^oC for 15 minutes

Step 2: Filtration
Separate the wort from the spent grain with water at 76^oC

Step 3: Boiling
Duration: 1 hour
After 10 minutes add Perle
After 55 minutes add Palisade
Add 10 g/hl of cinnamon and 3 g/hl of star anise
Remove the trub

Step 4: Cooling

Step 5: Fermentation 28^oC

Step 6: Lagering 2 days at 12^oC, then 2 weeks at 0-1^oC

This recipe is provided by Castle Malting®. Please note that this recipe is just a guideline allowing you to add a personal touch to your beer. Please note that some modifications may be required to meet the specific technological conditions of the brewery defined by equipment, water etc.
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