Multiple - Centennial Blonde (Simple 4% All Grain, 5 & 10 Gall) - Page 177

MrTheKing · 02-09-2012, 03:00 AM

I brewed this up - primary for a week, secondary for a week. Let it sit in the bottles for a week or two before chilling a few and trying them with high hopes...and absolutely hated them. Not sure what it was, they tasted too sweet, I can't remember all the details other than I would get halfway through one and switch to something else.

Anyways, I was leaving on a couple business trips and a wedding so I threw a dozen or so in the fridge where they sat for a few weeks while I was gone. Came back Sunday and it's a totally different beer. I'm usually one for strong IPA's or Porters/Stouts, but I gotta say I could drink this all day now. My girlfriend is really digging them too, so i'll definitely be brewing it again - just giving it more time to condition before cracking them open.

I need to keep reminding myself that patience is a virtue every now and then, if I have to, I guess...

**flatrockbrewing** · 02-09-2012, 03:23 AM

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Originally Posted by MrTheKing

I brewed this up - primary for a week, secondary for a week. Let it sit in the bottles for a week or two before chilling a few and trying them with high hopes...and absolutely hated them. Not sure what it was, they tasted too sweet, I can't remember all the details other than I would get halfway through one and switch to something else.

Anyways, I was leaving on a couple business trips and a wedding so I threw a dozen or so in the fridge where they sat for a few weeks while I was gone. Came back Sunday and it's a totally different beer. I'm usually one for strong IPA's or Porters/Stouts, but I gotta say I could drink this all day now. My girlfriend is really digging them too, so i'll definitely be brewing it again - just giving it more time to condition before cracking them open.

I need to keep reminding myself that patience is a virtue every now and then, if I have to, I guess...

Did you use sugar for priming? Might have been residual sugar making the beer taste sweet.

Any reports from brewers using US-04 in this recipe?

brew2enjoy · 02-09-2012, 12:23 PM

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Originally Posted by flatrockbrewing

Did you use sugar for priming? Might have been residual sugar making the beer taste sweet.

Any reports from brewers using US-04 in this recipe?

I will be kegging mine this weekend. I used S-04. I made sure to keep it in the mid 60s during active fermentation. Early taste tests were excellent. The S-04 ripped through this beer in about 2 days and dropped quickly. The beer was crystal clear after a week in the fermenter. I took it the extra mile and crash cooled with gelatin a few days ago. I'll post the final product an about a week when it's carbed up.

shadows69 · 02-09-2012, 03:22 PM

Sounds like you were tasting " green" beer at first.

MrTheKing · 02-09-2012, 05:32 PM

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Originally Posted by shadows69

Sounds like you were tasting " green" beer at first.

And that's what I kind of figured, hence leaving it in the fridge for a while before chucking the batch. I guess I just expected it to be much better, sooner, given what others have found.

I'm happy in the end though, so no harm no foul.

Rubes · 02-11-2012, 12:57 AM

How would I alter the grain bill to give this about 5% ABV? I'm looking for a nice blonde ale, but 5% is pretty much a session beer for me.

**Euphist** · 02-11-2012, 01:36 AM

So, we're getting some decent snow, and I don't really want to make the drive to my LHBS tomorrow. I'm kind of excited about this recipe...not only do I have everything, but with washed yeast and bulk grains and hops, my cost is $12.24 for 5 gal.

**centex99** · 02-11-2012, 02:10 AM

12.24... wow... I need to start washing yeast, buying in bulk, and all grain...
my next step, and next batch will be all grain... step after that will likely be washing yeast or just growing/freezing yeast from fresh yeast... choices...

On topic though, just kegged this tonight after 11-12 days... was at 1.012 ish... but my OG was higher as well... tasted great and can't wait for the carbed cold version!

brew2enjoy · 02-11-2012, 11:23 PM

Racked this to the keg today so I had to do a "quality control" test

followed the recipe exactly as it was posted, except I used S-04. 11 day primary. 4 day cold crash with gelatin. Its burst carbing at 30 psi right now. Should be ready to drink in a few days. The sample was very tasty. I'll post the final results once it is carbed up.

cyclonetx · 02-12-2012, 11:12 PM

Just bottled my first batch of all grain Centennial Blonde. Used S-04 and left it in the primary for 14 days. Finished at 1.012. The color was spot on. Can't wait to see how it tastes after a couple of weeks.