Tue, 03/15/2011 - 15:32 — Drew Beechum
The simplest recipe you could ever make. This Blonde Pub ale is a great place to start your brewing career. Think American macro beers with a little bit of ale character. Can be brewed in under 3 hours! (Originally published in the Everything Homebrewing Book)
Brewed By:
Drew Beechum
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Batch Size:
5.0 gallons
Boil Time:
60 minutes
Original Gravity:
1.037 O.G.
Final Gravity:
1.010 F.G.
ABV:
3.7% ABV
IBUs:
8.0 IBUs
SRM:
2.6 SRM
Malt/Grain/Sugar/Extract:
5.0 lbs Light Liquid Malt Extract (Pilsner preferred)
Hops:
0.25 ounce Hallertauer Tradition Pellets 6.0% AA for 60 minutes
0.25 ounce Czech Saaz Pellets 3.5% AA for 5 minutes
Yeast:
Wyeast 1007 German Ale
Special Instructions / Notes:
Mix 2 lbs of the extract with 2 gallons of boiling water (off the heat).
Boil for 60 minutes adding the hops as indicated.
Add the remaining 3 lbs of extract with 10 minutes remaining in the boil (again off the heat)
Transfer to the fermenter.
Top up with enough cold water to reach 5 gallons.
Ferment between 65-69F for 1 week before bottling or kegging.