Blond Ale and WLP001

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Blond Ale and WLP001

#1 Post by klickcue » Thu Mar 26, 2009 8:53 pm

Blond Ale is one of my favorite beers. Besides being a cheap beer to brew, it is tasty and pretty.

Normally, I use White Labs WLP001 yeast at a temperature of 65 degrees which is 3 degrees lower than White Labs recommends for the yeast (68-73 degrees). 65 degrees produces a nice ester profile.

Since there is a carboy of Kolsch-style and Dus-Alt working at 60 degrees, I decided to work the WLP001 at 60 degrees also. The WLP001 is very active at 60 degrees and is doing fine.

I don't really know what to expect for the final outcome of the beer since I mash at 152 degree but I expect it to be a very clean and an appealing beer.

Any thoughts?
Have Fun!

Chris

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