Blonde Ale Amarillo Blonde

[shadows69]

Brewed yesterday, I used 1lbs of Vienna and wlp001.

 

[FastAndy]

Brewed yesterday, I used 1lbs of Vienna and wlp001.

Sounds good. Let me know how it turns out.

 

[BeerMeThatBeer]

I love MO and use it in a lot of beers, I just like 2 row better in this beer.

I'm planning on brewing this in mid May (with some slight changes below); I like your simple grain bill - but was also looking for that little bit of malt flavor. just happens that i bought a sack of Marris Otter.

check this out - let me know if i've strayed too far from your path; or in your opinion, will the MO do something bad to the profile here?

7lbs: 2 row pale
2lbs: Marris Otter
1lb: Crystal 20

Hops: .3oz Magnum for bittering (25IBU), 1 oz Amarillo in several late additons (.25 oz each for a total 10 IBU); and 1 oz dry-hopped.
Yeast: US-05

looking forward to this one; i've heard Amarillo is awesome.
thans
--beermethatbeer

 

[FastAndy]

I'm planning on brewing this in mid May (with some slight changes below); I like your simple grain bill - but was also looking for that little bit of malt flavor. just happens that i bought a sack of Marris Otter.

check this out - let me know if i've strayed too far from your path; or in your opinion, will the MO do something bad to the profile here?

7lbs: 2 row pale
2lbs: Marris Otter
1lb: Crystal 20

Hops: .3oz Magnum for bittering (25IBU), 1 oz Amarillo in several late additons (.25 oz each for a total 10 IBU); and 1 oz dry-hopped.
Yeast: US-05

looking forward to this one; i've heard Amarillo is awesome.
thans
--beermethatbeer

That sound good. I did the recipe using just MO and it wasn't nearly as good as 2 row. I think a small addition like you're planning should give it a nice bread/toast note. The magnum sounds interesting. Keep us posted.

Cheers

 

[trojandux]

I am going to do this recipe this weekend. We are using
7lbs 2-row
1lb vienna
1lb crystal 10

I am going to use a low mash like 149. to help dry it out what was your mash temp?
and using citra hops. .5 oz at 60 and .5oz at 2min
WLP001

 

[FastAndy]

I am going to do this recipe this weekend. We are using
7lbs 2-row
1lb vienna
1lb crystal 10

I am going to use a low mash like 149. to help dry it out what was your mash temp?
and using citra hops. .5 oz at 60 and .5oz at 2min
WLP001

I usually go 148 on this beer so 149 should be good.

Cheers

 

[shadows69]

Here it is right from the keg!

 

[FastAndy]

Here it is right from the keg!

That Vienna really added some color, looks good. How's it taste?

 

[shadows69]

Tastes good, something the nor.al bmc drinker would like. I'm not a hop head by any means but would like a little more hop aroma. I did make a second batch of this in the primary still. I added a little more hops to the end of boil. I'll report back when it makes it to the keg, but overall very good job on the recipe!

 

[BeerMeThatBeer]

Almost forgot to update here; Andy-this recipe is killer, and came out amazing! I hope i didnt deviate too far from the original intent with my slight changes (MO in the grain bill, and some Magnum for bittering)

My first time using Amarillo, and it really comes through. I dry hopped with 1oz, and boiled 1oz in 15 min additions. Nice citrus/lemon aftertaste. Might make this one to always keep on hand. Cheers!
-beermethatbeer

 

[FastAndy]

Glad it came out well. The magnum at the beginning may be key here. I've noticed lately that I like Amarillo for aroma much more than I do for bittering. Also, the slight addition of MO sounds great, the time I made this recipe with only MO I didn't care for it. With the amount you used i could imagine it lending a a nice toasty note to the beer.

Cheers!

 

[shadows69]

I'll have to remember try magnum next time for bittering. I made this again and dry hopped with .50oz of citra. It's in the keg just not on tap yet.

 

[shadows69]

The .50oz of citra hops is outstanding in this beer. On tap now and this is the best beer I ever tasted.

 

[FastAndy]

The .50oz of citra hops is outstanding in this beer. On tap now and this is the best beer I ever tasted.

When did you add the citra? Glad this beer seems to be working out for most. It's such a simple base that really allows room for experimentation.

 

[shadows69]

Dry hopped in secondary. Used .50oz of citra hops for 7 days. Still on tap and still a rockin brew.

 

[daggers_nz]

I am making this this weekend, for the first time.. racking 1 gallon onto some fresh mangoes and the rest onto 1oz Citra

 

[David_R]

Just stumbled across this thread while looking for a recipe for a lighter beer and Amarillo hops, I like the look of the original recipe and will have a bit of a play with it and post what I come up with. I've also got a bag of Citra in the freezer so might brew two of them and do one with each variety just for comparison sake. We're coming into summer here so I need some nice easy drinking beers for the warm days!

*edit* here's what I came up with, I'm doing a bastardised BIAB/cooler method and only brewing in 12 litre batches as A. that is as much as my pot can handle, and B. it gives me more experience without having to consume 20L of beer for each experiment.

http://www.brewtoad.com/recipes/amarillo-blonde-6
OG: 1.051, FG: 1.015, 28 IBU, 5 SRM, 4.7% ABV

2.4kg Pale Ale malt 81%
280g Vienna 9%
280g Caramel 10L 9%

8g Pacific Jade 13.1% @60min
10g Amarillo 8.2% @10min
10g Amarillo @2min

US-05

My wife and I both like our beers hoppy, but I'm not sure if in this case the two later additions will be too much for this kind of beer? It seems mild compared to the last few I've brewed, but they've all be 6%+ IPAs...
The Citra are a bit stronger at 13.5%AA, so I think I'll knock the bittering addition back to 6g to keep it at 28IBU. I'm using the Pacific Jade for bittering simply because they're there, and it seems like a waste to put Amarillo in that early in the boil!

 

[FastAndy]

Just stumbled across this thread while looking for a recipe for a lighter beer and Amarillo hops, I like the look of the original recipe and will have a bit of a play with it and post what I come up with. I've also got a bag of Citra in the freezer so might brew two of them and do one with each variety just for comparison sake. We're coming into summer here so I need some nice easy drinking beers for the warm days!

*edit* here's what I came up with, I'm doing a bastardised BIAB/cooler method and only brewing in 12 litre batches as A. that is as much as my pot can handle, and B. it gives me more experience without having to consume 20L of beer for each experiment.

http://www.brewtoad.com/recipes/amarillo-blonde-6
OG: 1.051, FG: 1.015, 28 IBU, 5 SRM, 4.7% ABV

2.4kg Pale Ale malt 81%
280g Vienna 9%
280g Caramel 10L 9%

8g Pacific Jade 13.1% @60min
10g Amarillo 8.2% @10min
10g Amarillo @2min

US-05

My wife and I both like our beers hoppy, but I'm not sure if in this case the two later additions will be too much for this kind of beer? It seems mild compared to the last few I've brewed, but they've all be 6%+ IPAs...
The Citra are a bit stronger at 13.5%AA, so I think I'll knock the bittering addition back to 6g to keep it at 28IBU. I'm using the Pacific Jade for bittering simply because they're there, and it seems like a waste to put Amarillo in that early in the boil!

How did this turn out with the Citra?

 

[shadows69]

I dry hopped mine with .50oz of Citra. It was amazing, only problem is the Citra faded by the end of the keg. May have to up the Citra a little more.

 

[Rambuck]

I am going to do this recipe this weekend. We are using
7lbs 2-row
1lb vienna
1lb crystal 10

I am going to use a low mash like 149. to help dry it out what was your mash temp?
and using citra hops. .5 oz at 60 and .5oz at 2min
WLP001

Was looking for a lighter beer to try, found this thread. This grain bill is what I was thinking of, but with Amarillo hops and US-05 yeast. How did this turn out? Maybe use Magnum hops for bittering, then Amarillo for the late additions?

 

[MikeBTexas]

Has anybody used East Kent Goldings for bittering and Amarillo for flavor or aroma?

For me EKG is very smooth as a bittering hop. I might give this recipe a try using EKG and Amarillo.

 

[Rambuck]

East Kent Goldings, sounds interesting. Let me know if you try it.

I brewed this Thurs. Starting to get the hang of this AG thing. 6.5 gal collected, with 1.037 pre-boil gravity, 60 mi. Boil, got 1.044 OG with 5.5 gal in the fermenter. 73.45% brewbouse efficiency. I'm happy with that.
Ended up using1oz Mag um hops at 60 min. .25 oz Amarillo @ 20, .25 @ 10 and .5 @5, trying to get it a bit hoppy. used US-05. Was bubbling quite nicely by Sat morning. Loved the color of this. Was my first Blonde brew.

 

[FastAndy]

I'm glad people are still using this recipe as a base for their own ideas. The EKG sounds interesting, not something I would have ever tried. Let us know how this turns out. Rambuck, that sounds like it's going to come out nicely.

KG7HSZ

 

[cec420]

I just brewed an all grain / biab version of this last night. It tasted great! The honey malt adds that sweetness that I was looking for.

8lbs great western 2 row
1lb crystal 10L
8oz honey malt
.8 oz magnum @ 60
.6 oz citra @ 20
.5 oz Amarillo @ 5
.5 oz sweet orange peel @ 10
Whirlfloc tab @ 10
2x 1056 yeast ( I didn't have time for a starter - spur of the moment beer week batch!)

Ended up with 1.046 gravity reading.

I'll probably dry hop with .5 oz Amarillo. The magnum here was a great choice for the first addition but I might dial it back a bit. I'll let you know how it comes out.


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[Rambuck]

Still being a NOOB, bear with me. I just checked the FG and it is at 1.005. Whoah. This is with both Hydrometer and Refractometer. With OG of 1.044, that puts me at over 5% ABV. Usually US-05 cleans up well, but I stil have thick krausen. I'm going to cold crash this for a few days and see if it settles. Not sure I want the FG to get much lower?
Anywho, man, the sample tastes AWESOME. The hops really shine thru. I'd say "citrisy" for lack of a better word. Not too bitter at all, at least for me. Not sure if it was the Magnum hops or the Amarillo late additions?
I am thinking this will be my new house brew. Can't wait to get this kegged up.

 

[aryoung1980]

I'm glad this thread was resurrected. I was planning on ordering a pound of Amarillo tomorrow but had no idea what to brew with it beyond a pale ale.

I'm also glad people had success with honey malt. I have 8 ounces sitting around waiting to be used up.


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[David_R]

How did this turn out with the Citra?

I liked it, way more citrusy [surprise surprise] than the amarillo one, though the amarillo were a bit old. Will certainly try it again with fresh ones. Actually my favourite was the "dregs" bottle I did with about a 50/50 mix of the two beers!

MikeB I used Pacific Jade for bittering as I have a small bag I've been trying to use up and don't see why I should waste my good aroma hops on bittering. My palate isn't refined enough to notice the difference, but I don't see why it wouldn't work.

 

[notixx]

making the switch from 1 gal BIAB to 5 gal BIAB and this looks like a great simple recipe to start with! perfect.

 

[notixx]

i substituted in some Honey Malt instead of 2-row and man, did this come out great. very good light beer. very drinkable

 

[FastAndy]

It seems the honey malt is a success in this beer.