Welcome to the forum!Been reading HBT for the last 3 months and first post. This was the 1st 5 gal All Grain batch I've made (moved up from partials). Still looks a bit cloudy in the keg but it still needs some time I'm guessing. Flavors are nice and clean I gotta say.
Thanks BM!
You definitely need 2-3+ weeks with US05 for this beer to be awesome. I have used Wyeast 1056, and it was ready within 3 weeks. In my experience liquid yeast always gets the beer ready to serve little faster.
BierMuncher said:Yepper...
Decided to go to the trouble of freezing the bottles this time around when bottling and made a huge difference.
Next time you're in town...I'll give the beer I serve you the same consideration...
chuckernorris said:Why would you freeze bottles before bottling? Never heard of this before...
I've brewed the original, seemed to me that it could have used more aroma. anyone try the last 2 hop additions doubled?
i used nottingham, kegged after 7 days, and consumed on the 10th day. it was amazing. a new favorite
Kyled93 said:If you were to compare it to a commercial brew. What would be the closest? I have to brew a for a wedding in March and they requested a blonde..
Mines been in the primary a 8 days. Cam I bottle this tomorrow to drink next weekend. I'm in crisis mode.i used nottingham, kegged after 7 days, and consumed on the 10th day. it was amazing. a new favorite
Mines been in the primary a 8 days. Cam I bottle this tomorrow to drink next weekend. I'm in crisis mode.
I'M OUT OF HOMEBREW!
The last batch I made was with old extraxt from a clearance sale. Taste was decent for a month but has soured in the last week.
Mines been in the primary a 8 days. Cam I bottle this tomorrow to drink next weekend. I'm in crisis mode.
I'M OUT OF HOMEBREW!
The last batch I made was with old extraxt from a clearance sale. Taste was decent for a month but has soured in the last week.
Mojzis said:No, probably not. Take some gravity readings. Beer should be in primary for at least 2-3 weeks. Wait the 3 weeks, you will regret it later if you bottle now.
Then it should really be bottle conditioned for 2-3 weeks. Doing a 1 week primary then 1 week conditioning period will not turn out well at all IME.
Also if the previous brew soured, I would step up my sanitation.
I dunno I had mine in primary for about that long, bottled and tasted after 10 days in bottle and it was already really good... But really green. After 2 weeks it has quickly become a really smooth brew. For my setup I may alter my mash temp slightly because its a tad dry. Nonetheless, lots of "wow you made this?" comments
Just brewed this yesterday with 1056, cant wait to try it! Looks to be one of the lightest colored beers I've brewed.
Ageing will almost always provide an even better result. While fermentation can be done in one week, its usually a good idea to let it clear up, settle and consume secondary products of fermentation.
I wouldn't pop a bottle until at least 2 weeks. Of course I've opened at one week in the past (hasn't everyone?), but that's just one beer less when it peaks. IME anyway.
I want to make this because I'm looking for a refreshing light ale but I'm just not excited by the hops. I do not like the citrus taste of Cascade and cascade-like hops at all.
I do want to be mindful to replace it with a hops that with provide some additional flavor. I don't want it to just come out like a BMC. I was thinking of using some german hops like Hersbrucker or maybe Mt.Hood or Liberty. I would use Beersmith to get the amounts needed for the IBU's listed in the recipe. It wouldn't be the Cent Blonde anymore, but I would hate to make 5 gallons and not like the taste.
jtkratzer said:No need to secondary this beer.
Kyled93 said:If you were to compare it to a commercial brew. What would be the closest? I have to brew a for a wedding in March and they requested a blonde..
I'm missing a few ingredients but I'm hoping I can sub in some stuff:
my lhbs doesn't stock cara-pils. Can I sub in .75# more two row?
Also, no centennial hops. Can I sub with cascade instead? I also have some few month old EKG kicking around.
S-05 works with this as well, correct?
Thanks!
Hmm. Any similar hops I could use?
reibrew said:I'm missing a few ingredients but I'm hoping I can sub in some stuff:
my lhbs doesn't stock cara-pils. Can I sub in .75# more two row?
Also, no centennial hops. Can I sub with cascade instead? I also have some few month old EKG kicking around.
S-05 works with this as well, correct?
Thanks!
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