Grain bill
| Gladfield Light Lager Malt | 3 kg | 44.1% |
| Gladfield Pilsner Malt | 1.1 kg | 16.2% |
| Gladfield Vienna Malt | 0.8 kg | 11.8% |
| Gladfield Wheat Malt | 1 kg | 14.7% |
| Harraways Flaked Wheat | 0.75 kg | 11% |
| Gladfield Rye Malt | 0.15 kg | 2.2% |
Adjuncts
| Yeast nutrient | half tsp @ 10 min |
| Whirlfloc | half tablet @ 10 min |
Hop schedule
| Wakatu | 20g | · | 30g |
| Riwaka | · | 20g | 30g |
Yeast
| Mangrove Jack's M31 Belgian Tripel | 2 packets |
Water additions
| Calcium Sulphate | 1 tsp in mash |
| Calcium Chloride | half tsp in mash |
Tasting notes
True to style, clean Belgian character. Fermented at zero pressure until Day 9, then spunding closed. Final: 1.9 vol CO2 natural, topped up to 2.6 vol.
About This Beer
A variation on Matt’s award-winning Belgian Blonde Ale. Similar grain approach, with Light Lager as the majority base plus Pilsner, Vienna, Wheat Malt, flaked wheat and a little rye, but the total grain bill cut to target a lower gravity than the original.
Mangrove Jack’s M31 Belgian Tripel replaces the original yeast.
Fermentation
Two packets at zero pressure. The spunding valve was closed on day 9 once fermentation had largely wound down, and by day 14 pressure had built to 6.9 psi at 6.4°C, which is 1.9 volumes. Topped up in the keg to about 2.6.
How it turned out
True to style: clean, dry and lightly effervescent.
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