Blonde Ale Bombshell Blonde Ale

[flatrockbrewing]

Does the wheat add much chill haze?

 

[Locus415]

Does the wheat add much chill haze?

Yes, added wheat can result in a harder to clear chill haze. But it adds head stability so there is a trade off.

 

[matalec1984]

I've seen a few people ask questions about adding fruit to this beer.

I've been making a Strawberry Blonde for a few years now and I think blonde ales work great for fruit beers, without a doubt the strawberry blonde is the hit of the summer even for my friends who generally HATE fruit beers.

I just came across this particular recipe and figure I might give this recipe a go with this springs batch. IU let you know how it turns out!!!

 

[cowgo]

I'm going to brew this tonight, but skip the 1/2 pound of wheat and bump up the carapils and Vienna by a .25 pound each.

I'll be using Papazian's Cry Havoc hybrid yeast at ale temps on the cool side with some dry hopped saaz. Mashing at 150-149 for a bit of crispness. Going for a faux Urquell session beer that has a quick turn around.

 

[msa8967]

I am out of Hallertauer hops and there is no LHBS within 90+ miles that stocks a wide selection of hops. I would like to substitute Tettnager for the Hallertauer since they are both noble hops about the same alpha%. However, I have not made this recipe before and thought it would be worth asking other brewer's opinion.

 

[fastasaturtle]

I've only done higher gravity beers up til now; I was looking for something lighter and this looked pretty good.

I brewed this a week ago with 2 changes: I added an extra half pound of base malt and the O.G. was consequently a little higher (plus I've been getting killer efficiency with my Crankenstein grain mill). I also used some washed Wyeast 3522 Belgian Ardennes.

The O.G. came in at 1.052 and after one week it has dropped down to 1.012. Is there any danger of it dropping too low and "ruining" the beer? If so, what can be done to prevent that? What may have been the cause of the over attenuation (compared to the original recipe)?
(The fermenter is in a cool dark location at about 65-68 degrees)

 

[fastasaturtle]

Most of my previous brews have been in the 1.080's O.G. range and have gotten stuck around 1.018-1.020 range...

Also, there still seems to be a little activity going on in the fermenter (bubbles every 8 seconds or so).

Thanks in advance for any insight anyone can offer.

I figured out the attenuation (sorry, I should have done this earlier...)for the current numbers, it's right at the high end of what 3522 is supposed to have: 76%. So I guess if it stops now, it'll be fine. Can it keep going, or will it only attenuate to a certain standard, as indicated by Wyeast?

 

[shill88]

I made a batch of this. Came out a little below target gravity 1.042 i believe. Also fermented a bit below your final gravity to about 1.008. That withstanding this beer came out exceptionally well. I originally brewed this for some fizzy yellow beer fans but now I'm reconsidering keeping it all for myself.

To me it is just slightly sweet with a slight citrus finish. Really nice summer beer.

 

[Sdtastentune]

Brewing this up today, but using some fresh lemon balm leaves at 5 & 15, should be good!

 

[Triton]

What temperatures is the primary and secondary fermenting for this beer?

 

[paraordnance]

What temperatures is the primary and secondary fermenting for this beer?

Depends on yeast you use. I like it at low 60's for 1056. I'm brewing this next weekend. Looked at my records and I brewed this twice. Both with great results.

 

[brevity]

How about replacing the Saaz hops with an equal amount of cascade?

 

[nimboden]

Just brewed this today.. thinking of adding some strawberries to secondary, will update...
OG 1.048
UPDATE: spent 2 weeks in primary followed by 10 days in secondary with 3lbs of local frozen/thawed strawberries. Bottled the other day and tasted very good definitely can taste the strawberries this will be a great beer for the girls who don't like the other big beers I usually do.

 

[dickproenneke]

Brewing this up tomorrow as a partial mash and fermenting with notty cold. Thanks for a great recipe Desert Sky

 

[dickproenneke]

Kegged this up a little over two weeks ago and it is delicious. A perfect session ale to have on hand at all times

 

[shortyz]

Has anyone tried this as an extract version? other than the color difference, do you think it would turn out ok?

since no one answered this i brewed it up this weekend. i bunmped the vienna malt to 1.5 like previously states and used 6.5 lbs of pale malt. beer smith said this turns out to be like 4.9 abv...

also i add only a 1/4 of my lme at the start of boil and the remainging at 5 minutes, trying to keep a lighter color on the beer.

im going to add a cold coffee to this baby on secondary.. i will keep updating on how it turns out. i guess that makes the late addition extract completly useless. lol (tip if your not adding coffee)

 

[alewhatcuresyou]

I brewed this per the original recipe and used 1056. Been in the bottle 3 weeks and tastes great, really like this one

 

[ROUNDS]

Brewed a few weeks ago. Added a pound of honey at flameout. Little higher OG, finished at just under 6% abv, but overall a real good beer. Used 001 white labs yeast no starter
Going to brew again soon for sure


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[WSB-MBC]

found the following on their website
Malt: Rahr Special Pale, Wyermann Vienna
Hops: Saphir, Sterling
Yeast: California Ale
ABV: 5.25%
IBU: 20
OG: 12 P
FG: 1.5 P

I might put the malts under the smoker for a few hours first once the temp cools down. I want smoke but not roast

 

[GurraG]

Has anyone made this using the Mangrove Jack's Workhorse yeast?

 

[Desert_Sky]

Its absolutely the best when you brew the same recipe eleven years later and still love it.


Salud y Prost