mash temp for belgian blond?

General Homebrew Discussion
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my first belgian blond this weekend - anyone have a preferred mash temp for this style?

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Whatever yields a nice, high attenuation on your system. On our setup, that is a long rest at 150ish.

You want a dry finish with a sweetish flavor… i.e. some complex dextrins, pilsner-candy-like sweetness combined with a nicely low gravity.

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I mashed my last one @ 150F, with a similar grist and used WY3787.  Loved it.

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+1 on 150.

The grain bill doesn’t need to be complicated wither.

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pretty straight forward grist - belgian pils and some caravienne, belgian sugar last 15 minutes of boil, styrian goldings hops for about 22ibu, wlp575.  have 150F target mash temp for 75 minutes, 1.75 qts/lb.

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+3 on a low mash temp.  Around 10+% sugar, the rest pilsner malt.  I like WLP 550.