Golden Harmony Blonde Ale - All Grain

Description

Your Golden Harmony Blonde Ale gives you a crisp, refreshing light-bodied ale with subtle malt sweetness and a touch of toasty warmth. The Pale Malt (2-Row) and Vienna Malt lay the foundation while Carapils (Dextrin) Malt adds creamy mouthfeel. Saaz Hops at 60 minutes contribute gentle earthy bitterness and Cascade Hops at 15 minutes add citrusy brightness. American Ale Yeast ferments the beer cleanly for easy drinking.

Your Label Peelers Golden Harmony Blonde Ale - All Grain Original Beer Kit never sits on a shelf. Your grains are crushed to order. Your ingredients are packed fresh and you don't pay for a flashy box. It's all about providing you with the freshest ingredients for you to make your best beer.

Beer Specifications

• ABV: 4.1%
• Original Gravity: 1.038
• Final Gravity: 1.007
• IBUs: 30
• SRM: 4

Ingredients

Malts (combined in one bag)

• 6 lbs Pale Malt (2-Row)
• 1 lb Vienna Malt
• 0.5 lb Carapils (Dextrin) Malt

Hops (substitutions based on availability)

• 1 oz Saaz Hops (60 min)
• 1 oz Cascade Hops (15 min)

Yeast (substitutions based on availability)

• 1 packet American Ale Yeast

Also Included

• 5oz Priming Sugar
• 1x Irish Moss/Energizer Combo Packet

Instructions

Hop Schedule

• 1 oz Saaz Hops (60 min)
• 1 oz Cascade Hops (15 min)

Prepare Equipment

1. Sanitize all brewing equipment thoroughly.

Mash

1. Heat 4 gallons of water to 165°F.
2. Add crushed grains to your mash tun and mash at 150°F for 60 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Sparge

1. Heat 4 gallons of water to 170°F for sparging.
2. Slowly rinse the grains, collecting about 6.5 gallons of pre-boil wort.

Boil

1. Bring the wort to a rolling boil.
2. Add hops at the following times: 1 oz Saaz at 60 minutes (bittering).
3. 1 oz Cascade at 15 minutes (flavor). Add your Irish Moss/Energizer combo packet at this stage as well.
4. Boil for a total of 60 minutes.

Cool and Transfer

1. Cool the wort rapidly to 68°F using an immersion or counterflow chiller.
2. Transfer the cooled wort to a sanitized fermenter and top off with water to exactly 5 gallons.

Fermentation

1. Pitch the yeast into the fermenter.
2. Ferment at 68°F for 10–14 days.

Packaging

1. Bottle with priming sugar or keg the beer, carbonating to approximately 2.5 volumes of CO₂.
2. Allow the beer to condition for 2 weeks before serving.