So the Mrs. requested I make something she would enjoy – a.k.a. – light and fruity. I decided to try making a Peach Blonde Ale. Brewday was this past Saturday.
This is based off an apricot blonde ale recipe I found. I am substituting peaches for the apricots, and I am leaving out the fruit extract addition called for at bottling. I would rather the fruit flavor be too subtle than too much. I can always increase it for the next time it is made. The peaches will be added on Tuesday.
Since this is such a light ale, I opted to use bottled water for this to avoid any off-flavors my high bicarbonate water could impart. The only other potential issue is that my temperatures during the mash dropped more than I anticipated – 4 degrees. I think the smaller grain amount left more head-space in the mash tun and as a result – heat loss. I will have to get some foam to fill that space up prior to the hefeweizen being brewed this upcoming Saturday.
Here are the details:
| Batch size | 5 gallons |
| Boil size | 6.1 gallons |
| Boil time | 60 minutes |
| Grain weight | 8 pounds |
| Efficiency | 75% |
| Original gravity | 1.051 |
| Final gravity | 1.010 (est.) |
| Alcohol (by volume) | 5.4% |
| Bitterness (IBU) | 11 |
| Color (SRM) | 3.9°L |
Yeast
| Dry Yeast | |
| Fermentis S-04 |
English Ale |
Grains/Extracts/Sugars
| 8 pounds | |
| 2 Row Base 37ppg, 1.5°L |
7 pounds 85.7% |
| Crystal 10L 35ppg, 10°L |
1 pounds 12.5% |
Hops
| 1 ounce | |
| Cascade hops 3.2%, Pellet |
1 ounce |
Additions
| 48.05 ounces | |
| Peaches Flavor |
48 ounces |
| Irish moss Fining |
1 teaspoon |
Mash
| 60 minutes, 7.6 gallons | |
| Strike Target 154°F |
3 gallons 166°F 60 minutes (+0) |
| Sparge Target 170°F |
4.6 gallons 175°F |
Boil
| 60 minutes, 6.1 gallons | |
| Cascade hops 3.2%, Pellet |
1 ounce 60 minutes (+0) |
| Irish moss Fining |
1 teaspoon 15 minutes (+45) |
| Wort chiller | 15 minutes (+45) |
Ferment
| 14 days @ 60-72°F | |
| Peaches Flavor |
48 ounces 11 days (+3) |
