AG#60 ArmChair Blonde & AG#61 Golden Boy

[ArmChair]

Today I decided to do a double / split brew day. Both a blonde ale.

AG#60

Name: ArmChair Blonde

Grain Bill:
2020g Marris Otter 45%
2020g Lager Malt 45%
450g Carapils Malt 10%

Hops:
10g Magnum 17.3% FWT
12g Mt. Hood 5.4% 15min
26g Mt. Hood 5.4% 0min
Irish Moss 15min

Mash at 66°C for 75 minutes
Boil for 60 min.

Yeast: Ossett Brewery
Ferment at 18°C
Brew to 25 litres
IBU: 20

SG: 1041
FG: 1010

Brew Date: 05/03/2015

EST ABV: 4.1%

Grain Shot

One full mash tun

First runnings

waiting for the boil

First wort hop addition

15min hop addition and chiller in

AG#61

Name: Golden Boy

Grain Bill:
2020g Marris Otter 45%
2020g Lager Malt 45%
450g Carapils Malt 10%

Hops:
15g Challenger 7.47% FWT
10g Apollo 19.5% 15min
25g Summit 17.5% 0min
20g Apollo 19.5% 0min
Irish Moss 15min

Mash at 66°C for 75 minutes
Boil for 60 min.

Yeast: 2 x Nottingham Ale
Ferment at 18°C
Brew to 28 litres
IBU: 20

SG: 1042
FG: 1010

Brew Date: 05/03/2015

EST ABV: 4.2%

Waiting for the boil

First hop addition

15 min hop addition

Two FVs of beer

 

[clibit]

Like the look of those recipes.

 

[ArmChair]

I won lie, the summit and Apollo combo smells amazing!

 

[clibit]

When i split a pale I batch I tend to do one with big hops and one with milder hops, to give me the choice.

 

[cheshirehomebrew]

that looks like a belter of a brew !

 

[ArmChair]

Bottled golden boy today, finished at 1010, giving it a 4.2% abv

 

[cheshirehomebrew]

Thats the kind of beer I like to brew, but have never used those hops before, I might have to get some in

 

[Twostage]

AG61, second picture (first hop addition) what is that creature in the picture, top left. Looks like a cross between a hairless cat and a lizard ???

 

[ArmChair]

AG61, second picture (first hop addition) what is that creature in the picture, top left. Looks like a cross between a hairless cat and a lizard ???

Young ones dinasour cup :)