Blonde Ale Centennial Blonde (Simple 4% All Grain, 5 & 10 Gall)

[geoffm33]

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Why not just do the whole recipe as a BIAB? I'm doing the entire 5.5 gallons using a 7.5 Turkey Fryer and a separate container to sparge in.......

Also want to try brewing more regularly in smaller quantities, but from the responses on this thread, I may be brewing this very regularly.

 

[dstranger99]

Just wanted to try BIAB in a smallish amount to start and not complicate things. I have a 30qt pot and wanted to have a comfortable amount of room to do my first BIAB.

Here my friend. Check out this thread......

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f39/easy-stovetop-all-grain-brewing-pics-90132/

 

[Amesanite]

Bottled today and the hydro sample was scrumptious!!

 

[SteveHeff]

I just cracked one open today after bottle conditioning for 16 days. Very drinkable beer. Then again, aren't they all? I would love to brew this again in the summer except I would like to make it a strawberry or raspberry blonde. I'm also a huge blueberry fan, so maybe a blueberry will be in order. No matter what, this is probably the best drinkable by all beer that I have brewed. I am waiting to rack my oatmeal stout to the tertiary, and that's probably my favorite all around beer. The blonde is a definite second.

 

[Rockindaddy]

I just brewed this on Sunday and have seen little to no activity in the airlock. I used a biab method and everything looked and smelled fine. My OG was 1.043. It's now Wednesday and it's been fermenting at about 72 degrees. That's as cool as I can get it in my house with a water bath and towel & fan. When's a good time to take a second gravity reading? I also planned on making it a strawberry blonde with fruit extract when I bottle it.

 

[orion7144]

I just brewed this on Sunday and have seen little to no activity in the airlock. I used a biab method and everything looked and smelled fine. My OG was 1.043. It's now Wednesday and it's been fermenting at about 72 degrees. That's as cool as I can get it in my house with a water bath and towel & fan. When's a good time to take a second gravity reading? I also planned on making it a strawberry blonde with fruit extract when I bottle it.

What yeast? Ive seen Notty finish after hardly any time.

 

[pfgonzo]

Agree. I brewed this up two weeks ago. Fermenting at a liquid temp of 68-69, I hit terminal gravity after 2-3 days. Not that you should rack right then, the yeast still need time to condition and clean up byproducts (along with flocculating and dropping), but hitting your terminal gravity with Notty in a beer wort takes no time at all.

 

[Rockindaddy]

I used Nottingham like the recipe suggests. This is the first time using it so I wasn't sure why I was getting so little airlock activity.

 

[gcdowd]

It's that Nottingham, that Nottingham guys. It's that Nottingham. It cakes! You know wassup, it's that Nottingham.

 

[Guidry]

Like most everyone else, I've played extensively with this recipe.......recently tweaked it toward a German Ale and posted my efforts on our club Facebook page. The page is called MissLou Home Brewers.

Hey! MissLou! We're almost neighbors!

 

[cryhav0c]

I have a brother in law living in Denham and get down there when I can. You're welcome to join me in the ole Man Cave up here in the Natchez/Vidalia area for a brew day and share tips anytime. I don't know of any home brewers here so it would be a pleasure to visit with someone with the same interests. Due to my location I generally stay fully stocked with just about everything and I started a hop garden this year as well.

 

[Komocabo]

Do those containers work well for keeping the grain fresh?

 

[Komocabo]

Do those containers work well for keeping the grain fresh? I'm kinda in the same boat due to my location and have been using a big (new) garbage pail. Would like to have something a bit more organized

 

[MarcusKillion]

Rockindaddy ; Did not read back to find out if you used a bucket or carboy but if bucket then it is just probably leaking out the lid , I use duct tape for this , and not going through the air lock . No big deal . let it sit for at least a week and then test it if you want but let it sit another week or two to finish off and then bottle .

Do not worry about 72 degrees . I ferment almost all my beer at that temp because it is just the temp my room is most of the time . Works just fine . In summer I have put it in the tub and filled it with cold water through the day when it was real hot . Just try to not let it get over that and definitely not over 75 although you probably would not get any off flavors until about 80 I think , but I would not push it .

Next time put some in a beer bottle after you add in the yeast and cover it with a piece of paper towel and twist tie it on . Then you have some you can test for FG without opening your fermenter . Do not get stupid like I did and try to taste this bottle after a few weeks as you will be quite disappointed with the horrible spoiled taste in your mouth .

 

[MarcusKillion]

It's that Nottingham, that Nottingham guys. It's that Nottingham. It cakes! You know wassup, it's that Nottingham.

Notty is great stuff.

I am Irish and Indian . they hate it when I drink whiskey .

 

[PSGD]

Got to try my first bottle today, after only 15 days bottle conditioning. I'm very impressed! I think I'll be able to share it with my bmc drinking friends. Usually it's just a waste of good beer, but this one may win a few people over.

 

[Cider123]

My apologies on this recipe. I initially reported that it was lacking in flavor. Well, it needed to sit and age a bit more. Now after 5-6 weeks in the bottle, it is a great beer. It has subtle, but really nice flavor. Another thing was it needed to be served at 45-50F and not right out of the fridge for the complete flavor. A great thirst quencher in the spring-summertime. This will be a regular beer for me, although I still may add a bit more flavoring hops, but just a bit more.

 

[MarcusKillion]

I just tasted my version of this great recipe , i used some vienne , cascade , willamette and northern brewers i had lying around and it is pretty good . Not bottled yet just in the fermenter for a couple weeks . Kind of a fruit flavor that hopefully will die down after conditioning . I plan to drink it just like my other blondes and pour it through some whole leaf chinook .

 

[shadows69]

Cider...That is why time is your friend when it comes to brewing.

 

[cryhav0c]

The containers in the picture are a bit deceiving. Within the containers I still keep my grain in large ziplock bags to insure freshness. The containers are great for organizing and visually inspecting inventory though.

 

[artyusmc]

Just brewed 11 gallons of this 2 days ago. Had a slight issue with efficiency (69%), which put my gravity low at 1.038. I added an additional 1/2 oz of whole leaf cascade split between 15 minutes and 2 minutes. I used wlp051 cal ale V, instead of Nottingham. Has anyone used this yeast for this beer? Was this an appropriate substitution? I've gotten in the habit of making starters and made one for this beer. I'm pretty sure I overpitched and probably should have just used the dry Nottingham. How far from the original should I expect it to be?

Have you brewed yet with WLP051? Im about to use the same yeast
next sunday

 

[Arkador]

Just brewed another 10gal all grain batch. This has become a frequent flyer in my keezer.

 

[jmcquesten]

Have you brewed yet with WLP051? Im about to use the same yeast
next sunday

Nope. This is my first time using this yeast and, my first time making this beer. I just bottled half the batch yesterday, so I'll wait till next weekend before trying my early (1 week) taster. I will try to post some comments after a couple weeks. I'm still considering dry hopping the other half of the batch with the half oz whole leaf cascade I have left. I'll decide on that tomorrow.

 

[CeeTee]

Just finished brewing this... Hit the OG dead on, and I used Citra instead of Cascade. I also used whirlfloc and the gravity sample was already crazy clear! Can't wait to try this!

Thanks for the recipe!!!

 

[pseulak]

Thanks BierMuncher. Brewed the extract version yesterday for my first batch of home brew. Came out with a little higher OG (1.046). Got a little less than 5.5 gallons too, so I think the OG makes sense. The sample tasted good!

 

[Malty_Dog]

Tasted this after 1 week in the bottle and it was refreshing and delicious. Exactly the the kind of beer a BMC drinker could suck down and go "damn that was good!", and I mean that in a good way. Great transition beer for non-craft brew drinker.

 

[Rockindaddy]

I brewed this with a biab method and didn't see much activity during fermentation. My OG was 1.043 and FG was 1.010, so I only got a 3.28% ABV. It's bottle conditioning now so it'll be a couple weeks before i get to try it.

 

[gcdowd]

I brewed this with a biab method and didn't see much activity during fermentation. My OG was 1.043 and FG was 1.010, so I only got a 3.28% ABV. It's bottle conditioning now so it'll be a couple weeks before i get to try it.

I get 4.4% on those figures.

 

[Komocabo]

Much higher that 3.28

 

[Rockindaddy]

I used an online calculator (don't remember which one) but I'll take your word. That's good news.