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Wetta Blonde Ale
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Wetta Blonde has have a similar taste as CABA with more body and perhaps a little
drier crisp taste because of the honey. Golden colored with a mild flavor
with a dry finish. It has a decent body with just about a
perfect BU/GU balance.
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Imperial Wetta Blonde Ale --- cost $22.73
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Style
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Blonde Ale
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Batch Size
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2.40 gal
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Type
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Extract
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Boil Size
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1.83 gal
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Recipe Characteristics
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Recipe Gravity
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1.062 SG
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Estimated FG
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1.016 SG
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Recipe Bitterness
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31.7 IBU (Rager)
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Alcohol by Volume
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5.98 %
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BU : GU
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0.513
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Recipe Color
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4.2 SRM
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Measured OG:
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1.068
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Measured FG:
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1.013
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ADF:
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80.9%
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Measured ABV:
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7.19%
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Ingredients
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Amount
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Item
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Type
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% or IBU
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1 lbs 3.4 oz
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Mr. Beer CABA HME (5.0 SRM)
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Extract
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29.58 %
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1 lbs 2.1 oz
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Briess Wheat LME (3.0 SRM)
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Extract
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27.63 %
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13.0 oz
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Mr. Beer Booster (0.0 SRM)
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Extract
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19.80 %
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9.0 oz
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Briess Pilsen Light LME (2.0 SRM)
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Extract
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13.69 %
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0.25 oz
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Goldings, East Kent [5.30 %] (30 min)
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Hops
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6.1 IBU
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0.50 oz
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Goldings, East Kent [5.30 %] (20 min)
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Hops
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8.1 IBU
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0.25 oz
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Goldings, East Kent [5.30 %] (5 min)
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Hops
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2.0 IBU
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6.1 oz
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Honey (1.0 SRM)
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Sugar
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9.29 %
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1 Pkgs
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SafeAle American Ale (Fermentis #US-05)
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Yeast-Ale
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Recipe Notes
http://www.fermentis.com/FO/pdf/HB/EN/Safale_US-05_HB.pdf
Batch prime with 2.75 oz honey
| Wetta Blonde Ale --- cost $21.37 |
| Style |
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Blonde Ale |
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Batch Size |
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2.13 gal |
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Extract |
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Boil Size |
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1.01 gal |
Recipe Characteristics
| Recipe Gravity |
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1.049 SG |
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Estimated FG |
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1.013 SG |
| Recipe Bitterness |
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24.5 IBU (Rager) |
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Alcohol by Volume |
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4.72 % |
| BU : GU |
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0.500 |
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| Recipe Color |
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5.1 SRM |
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Ingredients
| Amount |
Item |
Type |
% or IBU |
| 1 lbs 3.4 oz |
Mr. Beer CABA HME (5.0 SRM) |
Extract |
41.44 % |
| 1 lbs 3.4 oz |
Mr. Beer Pale Export UME (5.0 SRM) |
Extract |
41.44 % |
| 0.25 oz |
Goldings, East Kent [5.00 %] (20 min) |
Hops |
4.4 IBU |
| 0.25 oz |
Goldings, East Kent [5.00 %] (1 min) |
Hops |
2.2 IBU |
| 8.0 oz |
Honey (1.0 SRM) |
Sugar |
17.12 % |
| 1 Pkgs |
SafeAle American Ale (Fermentis #US-05) |
Yeast-Ale |
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Mash Profile
Recipe Notes
http://www.fermentis.com/FO/pdf/HB/EN/Safale_US-05_HB.pdf
Batch prime with 2.75 oz honey
| Date |
Note |
| 12/02/2009 Wed |
Mixed up in the bottling bucket by mistake and then transferred to Tuke. OG
reading was about 1.048 when adjusted for temp. Left the aroma hops in a hop
bag in the fermenter. |
| 12/03/2009 Thur |
After Tuke temp got up to 72, put into conditioning cooler. |
| 12/06/2009 Sun |
Got back out of conditioning cooler. Think I am going to start going 3 days at
the lower temps and then let it go to room temp per brew strong on
brewing radio. |
| 12/19/2009 Sat |
Bottled up with 2.75oz honey in 2 cups water. Got 2 liter bottles and 19 12 oz
bottles. FG was right about 1.015 after adjusting for temp which is not too
bad. Sample was a good representation of what a flat Wetta Blonde should be. |
| 01/05/2010 Tues |
Placed bottles in conditioning cooler. |
| 01/22/2010 Fri |
Tried one. Think maybe it tastes a bit green, but ok.
Do not thing the kent golding come through quite the same as the
U.S. Goldings did. Think I prefer the US. Tracy had
a liter bottle of it and gave the review: "Yummy" and gave
me two thumbs up. Then, she said "crisp and refreshing". |
| 02/14/2010 Sun |
Tried another one. It was after a few beers, but I do
think this beer has entered its "taste great" phase in the
conditioning cycle. A bit fruity esters come through and
the nice golding taste seems to have started its prime. |
| 03/04/2010 Thur |
Still tasting real good. The clarity on this beer is
amazing. |
| Wetta Blonde --- $.91 / 12 oz |
| Recipe |
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Wetta Blonde |
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Style |
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Blonde Ale |
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Sheppy Brew |
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Batch |
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2.13 gal |
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Recipe Characteristics
| Recipe Gravity |
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1.047 OG |
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Estimated FG |
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1.012 FG |
| Recipe Bitterness |
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24 IBU |
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Alcohol by Volume |
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4.6% |
| Recipe Color |
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6° SRM |
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Alcohol by Weight |
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3.6% |
Ingredients
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Grain |
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Type |
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Use |
| 1.21 lb |
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MrB. Classic American Blonde |
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Extract |
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Extract |
| 1.21 lb |
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MrB. Pale Export UME |
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Extract |
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Extract |
| 0.375 lb |
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Honey (6oz) |
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Sugar |
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Other |
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Hop |
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Time |
| 1.00 oz |
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MrB. Classic American Blonde |
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Pellet |
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5 minutes |
| 0.25 oz |
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U.S. Goldings |
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Pellet |
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20 minutes |
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Misc |
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Notes |
Recipe Notes
Bring 8 cups water to boil and add UME and .25oz Hops. Add honey with 5 minutes
left, remove from heat and add HME. Add to fermenter and pitch yeast as usual.
Ferment 2-3 weeks.
Batch prime with 2.75 oz honey.
| Date |
Note |
| 09/13/2009 Sun |
Mixed in Rutt. Only difference is the Fermentis SAFEALE US-05 yeast. Did use a
yeast nutrient. Hydrated yeast on the wort for half an hour before mixing in. |
| 09/29/2009 Tues |
Bottled the beer using bottling bucket. Unfortunately, forgot to close the
spigot and so spilled a bit. Also broke a bottle (New Belgium). Ended up with
3 liter and 14 12oz bottles, so the spill was not too bad. Sample tasted very
good. |
| 10/15/2009 Thur |
Put them in the conditioning cooler. |
| 10/28/2009 Wed |
Most of them in the beer fridge. Have a bunch of these so, should probably
finish up the last of the 6/17 batch. |
| 10/29/2009 Thur |
Got an update on the Mr. B ingredients. This went from BU/GU of .278 to .511. |
| 11/14/2009 Sat |
Tried one. It is hard to believe that this is the first beer from this batch
that I have tried, but it might be. There was a disturbing lack of head on this
beer. There seemed to be carbonation, but the head was just a fizz. Hopefully
just something about this one beer, but I might consider added some CaraPils to
my next batch. |
| 11/27/2009 Fri |
Had one with Thanksgiving dinner. Almost out. Will have to stop drinking so
we'll still have some for the Christmas tasting party. |
| 12/24/2009 Thur |
Had a couple of the liter bottles with Christmas eve guests. Something tastes
not quite right with these. No one else noticed. Of course, I had a bunch of
Phat & Tyred, so I am not sure how altered my senses were. |
| 12/28/2009 Mon |
Tried one while watching Monday Night Football. Think perhaps the weird taste I
was getting X-Mas eve was pouring just a bit too much yeast into the pitcher.
Just a bit more of a fruity ester when I added the bottom yeast into this pour. |
| 01/01/2009 Sat |
Another liter down. Think maybe I detected the Mr.
Beer taste. I guess that was not a yeast thing.
Wonder if I fermented this one a bit warm. Didn't really
note anything, so probably was not ever in the conditioning
cooler. |
| 01/07/2010 Thur |
Finished off the last 3. Definitely not as good as the
last batch, but not a bad beer. Have a new batch almost
ready to try. We'll see how that one is. |
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| Date |
Note |
| 06/17/2009 Wed |
Mixed in Rutt. This time, I hydrated the yeast in a cup of water separate from
the keg. Not sure why. I really liked the smell going into Rutt. Left the
hops in the keg for fermentation. |
| 07/07/2009 Tues |
Primed with 2.75oz honey boiled in 1 cup water. Bottled in 2 1 liter and 17
12oz bottles. The very last one got poured into the 2nd to last. This was my
first experience with StarSan. It is a good thing D-Rock told me not to "fear
the foam" because the foam really did scare me. Sample tasted really good. |
| 07/22/2009 Wed |
Moved these into the conditioning cooler. |
| 08/12/2009 Wed |
Moved 6 into the fridge. Probably will have a taste test soon. |
| 08/16/2009 Sun |
I have to be honest: this beer is really good. Definitely ranks up there with
the best of the beers I've brewed. Not sure I'll be able to save any for
Heura. Probably need to brew this one again soon. |
| 08/17/2009 Mon |
Placed both 1 liter and most of the rest of the 12oz bottles into the beer
fridge. |
| 08/22/2009 Sat |
A few more in the fridge. My conditioning cooler is getting pretty empty. |
| 08/29/2009 Sat |
Had one of these while sitting on the porch watching my kids do sidewalk art.
This is such a good beer, I do not think Heura will like it. |
| 09/11/2009 Fri |
Shared WW, WB, P&T, Northern Amber, Eric's Red, and Dragon Spit with Jerry,
Lisa, and Grammy. Wetta Blonde was the favorite of the women. I have no problem
with it being the favorite, because it is quite good. Put in a little more
honey (2.875oz) than intended. |
| 10/16/2009 Fri |
Had one after having a buffalo gold (I am trying to brew Fools' Gold to be
similar). Am still very happy with this beer. |
| 11/18/2009 Tues |
Scott and I each had one. Sort of surprised me that I still had some of this
batch. Still a great beer after being in the bottle for over 4 months. |
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