6B - Sweet Blondie Ale

Info:

• Brewer: Chris
• Mash: infusion
  
• Date: 5/4/2008
• Size: 6 gallon post-boil

Notes:

• The name is a nickname for my son Noble, who has long blonde hair :)
• Recipe is from the 2008 Big Brew Day, which was called "Fill in the Hop Blonde Ale," and it got filled in with Cascade because that's what I have a lot of sitting around. I also substituted crystal 20L for the aromatic because it's what I had/could find.
  

Grain Bill:

• 9lb Briess Organic 2-row malt
• 1/2lb Briess 20L crystal malt
  
• 1/2lb Gambrinus honey malt
  

Yeast:

• Wyeast 1056 - American Ale™
• Starter made on previous day using light DME
  

The Mash:

• dough in
  
• 11qt @ 176F
• settles @ 152F
  
• rest for 60 minutes
• mash out
  
• 8qt @ 212F
• settles at 167F
• sparge
• 14qt @ 180F

The Boil (60 minutes):

• 1.0oz Cascade (4.0aau) @ start of boil
  
• teaspoon of Irish moss @ 15
  
• 0.5oz Cascade (4.0aau) @ 10
  
• Total: 18 IBU(ish)

The Finish:

• OG: 1.047
  
• To be dry hopped with 0.5oz Cascade (4.0aau) in secondary