Owen
Brewed January 23, 2025
OG 1.06
FG 1.004
7.37
54.40
Belgian Blonde Ale
Riwaka, Wakatu
Gladfield Light Lager, Gladfield Pilsner, Gladfield Rye, Gladfield Vienna, Gladfield Wheat Malt, Harraways Flaked Wheat
M31 Belgian Tripel

Veerle Baetens Ale (Belgian Blonde)

Brew

Hops

Hop Additions	90 min	30 min	5 min	Total
Whakatu	20g	–	30g	50g
Riwaka	–	20g	30g	50g

Grain

3.0kg Light Lager Malt
1.1kg Pilsner Malt
0.8kg Vienna Malt
1.0kg Wheat Malt
0.75kg Flaked Wheat
0.15kg Rye Malt

Yeast

MJ M31 Belgian Tripel 2 pkts

Water Treatment

1 teaspoon Cal Sulphate and 1/2 teaspoon Cal Chloride to mash water,

Boil Additions

1/2 teaspoon yeast nutrient and 1/2 whirlfloc tablet at 10 min to go in boil

Brew

Mash in at 67°C with 18L, rest for 60 min at 67°C.
Mash out: 76C for 10 min
Sparge with 15L at 78°C
Preboil size 28L
Boil time 90mins
Postboil size 23L
Fermenter volume 21L

Fermentation

N/A

Fermenter Additions

N/A

Carbonation

N/A

Bottled

N/A

Final Volume

19L

Notes

A slight variation on Matt’s award winning Belgian Blonde Ale. I cut back grain feed to 6.8kg for an initial gravity of 1.06 and FG of 1.004 for a 7.37% ABV. Yeast is Mangrove Jacks M31 Belgian Tripel. Came out true to style. Fermented at no pressure until Day 9 then wound spunding valve in.
Achieved 6.9psi at 6.4C on Day 14, so 1.9 vol CO2. Added CO@ in keg to around 2.6 vol CO2.