Abbey Blonde

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The BJCP guidelines continue to be a handy resource from which we draw inspiration and ideas for our DIY Beer recipes. However until now the Belgian Strong Ale category had not been covered. Why? It's widely considered that the soul of Belgian Ale styles is the yeast and to capture the style with a limited selection of dried ale yeast strains is a challenge. But! with hard work, sheer determination and after numerous iterations, we are quietly high fiving ourselves with how neatly this brew sits in the Belgian Blonde Ale sub-category (18.A.) Just like a Monk in the Abbey of a Belgian Monastery, try serving slightly warmer than fridge temperature from 'tulip shaped' glassware and perhaps accompanied by a wedge of your favourite camembert or brie. Devine !

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Recipe Contains

1 × Canadian Blonde (1.7kg)
1 × Thomas Coopers Light Malt Extract (1.5kg)
1 × Light Dry Malt (500g)
2 × Light Crystal Malt (100g)
1 × Carbonation Drops (250g)

You'll Need

1 × 12g Styrian Goldings Hops
1 × T-58 Yeast Sachet
1 × S-33 Yeast Sachet

This recipe requires hops, malts or yeasts that are not sold within the Coopers Online Store. Your local brewing store should be able to assist you with these additional ingredients.

Beer Style: Ale
Colour (EBC): 12
Bitterness (IBU): 22
Difficulty: Advanced

ABV 6.0%

Alcohol by Volume

22 IBU

International Bitterness Units

EBC 12

Colour

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Ingredients

1 x 1.7kg Coopers Canadian Blonde
1 x 1.5kg Thomas Coopers Light Malt Extract
1 x 500g Coopers Light Dry Malt
2 x 100g Light Crystal Malt
1 x 12g Styrian Goldings Hops
1 x T-58 Yeast Sachet
1 x S-33 Yeast Sachet
1 x 250g Coopers Carbonation Drops

Mix

- The Day Before: Line a pot (at least 4 litres) with a mesh cleaning cloth (pulled straight from the pack), then add the cracked Light Crystal Malt and 2 litres of cold water.
- Fit the lid and sit in the fridge for 24hrs.
- Brew Day: Remove from the fridge then gather up the corners of the mesh cloth and lift, allowing the liquid to drain from the Light Crystal Malt back into the pot.
- Transfer the liquid to a good sized pot (around 8 litres) and bring to the boil with a further 2 litres of water and the 500g of Light Dry Malt.
- Once at the boil, add the Styrian Goldings Hops and boil for 10 mins.
- Set the pot in a cold/ice water bath to cool then strain into a fermenting vessel (FV)
- Add the Canadian Blonde and Light Malt Extract to the FV, stir to dissolve then top up with cool water to the 20 litre mark and stir thoroughly.
- Check the brew temperature and top up to the 23 litre mark with warm or cold water (refridgerated if necessary) to get as close as possible to 21C.
- Sprinkle both sachets of dry yeast and fit the lid.

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Abbey Blonde

The BJCP guidelines continue to be a handy resource from which we draw inspiration and ideas for our DIY Beer recipes. However until now the Belgian Strong Ale category had not been covered. Why? It's widely considered that the soul of Belgian Ale styles is the yeast and to capture the style with a limited selection of dried ale yeast strains is a challenge. But! with hard work, sheer determination and after numerous iterations, we are quietly high fiving ourselves with how neatly this brew sits in the Belgian Blonde Ale sub-category (18.A.) Just like a Monk in the Abbey of a Belgian Monastery, try serving slightly warmer than fridge temperature from 'tulip shaped' glassware and perhaps accompanied by a wedge of your favourite camembert or brie. Devine !

Abbey Blonde
Beer Style Ale
Flavour Profile Floral, Spicy, Estery
Alcohol Content 6.0%
Colour (EBC) 12
Bitterness (IBU) 22
Volume 23L
Difficulty Advanced

Ingredients

1 x 1.7kg Coopers Canadian Blonde
1 x 1.5kg Thomas Coopers Light Malt Extract
1 x 500g Coopers Light Dry Malt
2 x 100g Light Crystal Malt
1 x 12g Styrian Goldings Hops
1 x T-58 Yeast Sachet
1 x S-33 Yeast Sachet
1 x 250g Coopers Carbonation Drops

1. Mix

- The Day Before: Line a pot (at least 4 litres) with a mesh cleaning cloth (pulled straight from the pack), then add the cracked Light Crystal Malt and 2 litres of cold water.
- Fit the lid and sit in the fridge for 24hrs.
- Brew Day: Remove from the fridge then gather up the corners of the mesh cloth and lift, allowing the liquid to drain from the Light Crystal Malt back into the pot.
- Transfer the liquid to a good sized pot (around 8 litres) and bring to the boil with a further 2 litres of water and the 500g of Light Dry Malt.
- Once at the boil, add the Styrian Goldings Hops and boil for 10 mins.
- Set the pot in a cold/ice water bath to cool then strain into a fermenting vessel (FV)
- Add the Canadian Blonde and Light Malt Extract to the FV, stir to dissolve then top up with cool water to the 20 litre mark and stir thoroughly.
- Check the brew temperature and top up to the 23 litre mark with warm or cold water (refridgerated if necessary) to get as close as possible to 21C.
- Sprinkle both sachets of dry yeast and fit the lid.

2. Brew

- Ferment temperature should be as close to 21C as possible.
- Fermentation has finished once the specific gravity is stable over 2 days.
- Expected readings should finish in the range of 1010 – 1014.

3. Bottle

- Gently fill clean PET bottles to about 3cm from the top.
- Add 2 carbonation drops per bottle and secure the caps (use only one carbonation drop for bottles intended to be stored for a longer period).
- Store the bottles upright in a location out of direct sunlight at or above 18C.

4. Enjoy

- After at least two weeks, check for sufficient carbonation by squeezing the PET bottles.
- Bottles kept unrefrigerated should improve with age.
- When ready to drink, chill the bottles upright.
- The chilled beer may be poured into clean glassware, leaving the sediment behind.
- Expect the alcohol content to be approximately 6.0% ABV.

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