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This is a fast ferment to eliminate the dreaded diacetyl in lagers. Fermentation schedule will be down in my notes. This is what I am brewing a lot this year, so get it right. My notes from 2020 when covid hit when I made this same, exact beer. I did a D rest on Day 7. The beer was good. Repeat that...                                                     IMPORTANT INFORMATION ON OBK Their shipping is out of control. For years they were the cheapest around. Not at this time, actually by a long shot. Urban Winery in Guelph was $25 cheaper. I didn't go there because they were always more. Big difference. I am not going to use OBK any more. After this bag I am going to use Urban Winery for all of my homebrew purchases. Not sure what is going on with OBK, but they have priced themselves out of my pocket book. Urban Winery Pils malt went from $80 to $94. WTF? Even s...

 Just a simple Blonde Ale to finish the bag of Rahr. No matter how this tastes, this is my last Blonde Ale. If and when I need to use up my US-05, it will be the same as all of my previous one's but with new hops by the ounce for a one off beer. I will brew more of them next winter when I don't need temperature control. The yeast will be fine in the fridge vacuumed sealed. Ingredients 11 lbs. Rahr 51 g Hallertauer at 60 min. US-05 Mash and Sparge Water - 5 gallons each Mash Water - 2.4 ml Lactic Acid Sparge Water - .2 ml Lactic Acid Water Profile - Yellow Full from Bru'n Water CA - 50 MG - 7 CI - 70 S04 - 55 PH - 5.30 Gyp - 1 g CI - 2 g Eps - 1.3 g O.G. - 1.050 - 92% F.G. - % - SRM - 3 BU - 23                                                                       BREW DAY NOTES Brew Day - US-05 pitched at 10 am...