A clean, crisp, delicately balanced beer usually with very subtle fruit flavors and aromas. Subdued maltiness throughout leads to a pleasantly refreshing tang in the finish. Similar to a light American lager or a somewhat subtle pilsner.
Blonde Ale
Light, Crisp Summer-Time Beer Made with Organic Pilsner Malt and Hallertauer Hops
Ingredients
7.5 lbs. Pilsner Malt
1.5 lbs. Flaked Rice
0.25 oz. Hallertauer hops (7.4 Alpha) 60 minutes
0.5 oz. Hallertauer hops (7.4 Alpha) 20 minutes
0.75 oz. Hallertauer hops (7.5 Alpha) 5 minutes
1 teaspoon Irish Moss
California Ale Yeast (White Labs WLP 001)
For the Beer Geeks
Original Gravity: 1.041
Final Gravity: 1.002
Alcohol by Vol: 4.0%
Bitterness: 17 IBU
Calories: 175 calories/pint
Mashed at 149 degrees, single infusion, batch sparge
