Freedom Crystal Blonde Brewday

As a tribute to America, we brewed an American Blonde Ale today. Two brews ago I also did a Blonde Ale, and it turned out so good I decided to do another. The first was a recipe from “Brewing Classic Styles”. This time around I thought I would come up with my own recipe and tweak the first to make it a little more to my taste.

After several hot and humid days, hurricane Arthur pushed through to our east and brought behind it dry cool weather. It was a beautiful morning to get outside and brew. This being the third brewday with all my new equipment, things finally went smoothly and without a hitch.

I decided that to sterilize my pump and plate chiller, I would recirculate the sparge water as it heated up rather than circulating boiling wort towards the end of the boil. This made it much less stressful and worked out nicely. I brought the sparge water to a boil, recirculated back up to a boil, and let it go for 15 minutes before transferring the hot water up to the cooler. All

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