Dronfield Blonde

[Dronfieldbrewer]

any thoughts for this recipe??

Dronfield Pale Gyle 4
Blonde Ale
Recipe Specs
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Batch Size (L): 50.0
Total Grain (kg): 12.000
Total Hops (g): 120.00
Original Gravity (OG): 1.044 (°P): 11.0
Final Gravity (FG): 1.011 (°P): 2.8
Alcohol by Volume (ABV): 4.32 %
Colour (SRM): 5.7 (EBC): 11.2
Bitterness (IBU): 27.8 (Average)
Brewhouse Efficiency (%): 60
Boil Time (Minutes): 75
Grain Bill
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11.000 kg Pale Malt (91.67%)
0.500 kg Crystal 40 (4.17%)
0.500 kg Flaked Corn (4.17%)
Hop Bill
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30.0 g Cascade Leaf (7.8% Alpha) @ 75 Minutes (First Wort) (0.6 g/L)
20.0 g Cascade Leaf (7.8% Alpha) @ 50 Minutes (Boil) (0.4 g/L)
10.0 g Cascade Leaf (7.8% Alpha) @ 30 Minutes (Boil) (0.2 g/L)
20.0 g Cascade Leaf (7.8% Alpha) @ 15 Minutes (Boil) (0.4 g/L)
40.0 g Cascade Leaf (7.8% Alpha) @ 0 Minutes (Aroma) (0.8 g/L)
Misc Bill
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10.0 g Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate) @ 90 Minutes (Mash)
10.0 g Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate) @ 90 Minutes (Boil)
Single step Infusion at 66°C for 75 Minutes.
Fermented at 20°C with Safeale US05
Recipe Generated with BrewMate

 

[rpt]

Two things I'm curious about.

Why the flaked corn?
Are you adding gypsum because of your own water report or to Burtonise the water?

 

[Hawks]

Sounds good :thumb: ,

Also wondering why the corn - what does it add ? ( I have never used it )

If it were me I would also up the last 2 hop additions to around 60g, but that's just personal taste

 

[zgoda]

Corn makes beer lighter and drier, in small amounts gives some soft sweet notes.

 

[Hawks]

Corn makes beer lighter and drier, in small amounts gives some soft sweet notes.

Interesting... cheers :thumb:

 

[Dronfieldbrewer]

Corn makes beer lighter and drier, in small amounts gives some soft sweet notes.

Like what he said...also for head retention

 

[Dean at Sheffield]

The recipe looks complex for a new by like myself but hope to give it a try soon, good to find someone else in drony that's brewing! I did find a link for a homebrew store on drony bottom but looks like I'm a few years too late

 

[Good Ed]

looks good eh up :thumb:

I think the Blonde style is a bit underrated, I've done a couple myself and was impressed, you just have to get your head round keeping the bitterness below 28IBU :shock:

btw your recipe guidance for an ESB with Progress turned out great, and will defo do again :