Belligerent Blond with Balls
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Ray Tell

(This ale won second place at the AtomMashers Only Pale Ale competition in
September.)

 (For 10 Gallons)

Mash water - 5 gal activated carbon filtered Los Alamos with 1/2 tbsp of
each CaCO3 & Epson Salts (MgSO4*7H2O) for Ph=7.7

Sparge water - 12 gal activated carbon filtered Los Alamos with 1 tbsp of
each CaCO3 & Epson Salts for Ph=7.7

18# Great Western 2 row pale malt

1/2# Flaked Oats

1/2# Rye

Mash Regime -
30 min @ 122F
20 min @ 135F
55 min @ 153F (Until Starch Conversion)
10 min @ 172F
Mash Ph=5.4

Sparge for about 1 1/2 hrs with 170F to 180F H2O

Boil Regime - (Boil for 147 min)
2 oz Centennial leaf (6.7% alpha acid) for 127 min
2 oz Centennial leaf (6.7% alpha acid) for 77 min
1 oz Cascades leaf (4.2% alpha acid) for 37 min
1 oz Willamette leaf (5.9% alpha acid) for 37 min
25 fl oz Steen's Pure Cane Syrup for 5 min

Post Boil -
1/2 oz Centennial leaf (6.7% alpha acid) at 10 min after kill fire
1/2 oz Willamette leaf (5.9% alpha acid) at 10 min after kill fire
1/2 oz Cascades leaf (4.2% alpha acid) at 10 min after kill fire

Original specific gravity = 1.061

Chill to 66*F & pitch 1/2 gal starter with Wyeast # 1098 (British)

@ 14 Days -
Specific gravity = 1.017
Add 1 tbsp unflavored gelatin to each 5 gal keg (The Wyeast # 1098 is a
lousy floculator)

@ 17 Days -
Add 2 tbsp polyclar to each 5 gal keg

@ 21 Days -
Rack to clean kegs

@ 22 Days -
Specific gravity = 1.015
Chill to 35*F
Start forced carbonation

@ 23 Days -
Top up kegs with boiled Los Alamos H2O steeped for 1 hour with 1 oz
Cascades leaf

Final apparent alcohol = 5.3%

Store @ 35F until consumption

Brewer's Note:  Would have preferred to enter as a Belgium Blond Ale, but
since category was not available was entered as an American Pale Ale