Wetta Blonde Ale (Mr. Beer Recipe)
Quite
a few people really liked the first beer I made,
Classic American Blonde Ale.
This is somewhat unfortunate, but based on the overwhelming positive feedback on
the beer, I decided that I probably should try to keep some blonde ale on hand.
I did not want to stay with the old boring light beer that I first made, so I
pushed it up a step, using UME rather than booster, and adding a little honey
to see if I could improve the beer for those of us who actually like beer, while
still keeping it something my light-beer fans still like. I
think Wetta Blonde succeeded at that goal.
The beer is named after Sheppy's mother-in-law, Huera as she is pretty much the
icon for non-beer (or light beer) drinkers. I misspelled it on purpose
because at my first beer-tasting party, a big deal was made out of how Lisa (my
wife's cousin-in-law) has always tried to spell Huera with a "W".
Personally, I think it makes much more sense with a W.
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. In October of 2010, I needed to use up
some LME, and decided to do so in a Wetta Blonde recipe. Since my ABV
was higher than my previous batches, I decided to call it an Imperial
Wetta Blonde Ale. Hops bitterness was still balanced at almost .5, so
it was very similar except it will around 6% ABV as compared to 4.75% or
so. Had a bit more body to it as well, but still finished pretty dry. The
next recipe went back to the non-imperial version. It makes for a tasty
refreshing session beer. I think that maybe Huera might actually get a
bottle or two of these. To see what I've written on my blog about Wetta Blonde, see http://blog.ericshepard.com/search/label/Wetta
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 |
| Type |
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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 |
|
1.013 SG |
| Recipe Bitterness |
|
24.5 IBU (Rager) |
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Alcohol by Volume |
|
4.72 % |
| BU : GU |
|
0.500 |
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| Recipe Color |
|
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
Brewing Notes:
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