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

[JLeuck64]

I've brewed this again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This will be my 10th batch of this recipe. I've switched it up, different hops, different yeast, dry hopped, different grain. Strawberries, raspberries, bananas, jalapenos.

Now I've also experimented with the different yeasts "all the same strain" and they ARE different.

Everything. It's all good. My favorite swap has been the Wyeast 1056, American Ale. But I also love English Bitters. YMMV.

This time, I've tried something completely different. Wyeast 1098, A British Ale Yeast. I'll let it ferment for the 30-day adjustment. 2 weeks is not enough for a liquid yeast. Primary ONLY. I don't secondary anymore.

This beer has served as my introduction into homebrewing & all-grain. I did 2 batches of extract before I took this plunge. Trying this & that has made me a better brewer & increased my experience. The recipe is very nice & very forgiving.

Trust me........................... I've brewed some doosies!

I'm very anxious to try this switch.

Thanks Biermuncher!!!!!

Will be interested to see how you like 1098. I use it for an IPA and I luv it, works really well. I bet you'll only need to leave it be in the primary for 3 weeks though ( ;

 

[JLeuck64]

Just wrapped up another brew day with this recipe. 6gal into the fermenter with a 1.040 O.G. This brew day was a first for me, I've been studying up on water chemistry and will be adjusting my water from now on. Looking forward to tasting the results!

 

[SamTheCorpselover]

Name checks out. He's from Finland, the black metal capital of the world.

Haha you got that right. :rockin:

I kept this beer for 12 days in primary and its been carbin 1.5week in the bottle now. Just tasted, and its fresh to death, not too hoppy, perfect summer beer. Gave it to my friends at the party yesterday and they loved it.

100% gonna add this to my rotation. Thanks for the recipe.

 

[JLeuck64]

Just brewed up another batch of this awsomeness! I hit just under 7.0 gal @ 1.068 O.G. IBU's were targeted to 66.6 LOL!

I've just started monkeying around with water chemistry and this will be my first dark beer with water adjustments, really looking forward to the end results

 

[CGish]

Just brewed up another batch of this awsomeness! I hit just under 7.0 gal @ 1.068 O.G. IBU's were targeted to 66.6 LOL!

I've just started monkeying around with water chemistry and this will be my first dark beer with water adjustments, really looking forward to the end results

You must have really monkeyed with something to make this a dark beer!

 

[jstaas]

Great light beer. Thanks for the recipe.

 

[Damian13]

How much priming sugar should I use for a 5 gallon batch of this? I was thinking 4 oz.

 

[jakeasaur]

4 Oz is what I use. Turns out great

 

[JLeuck64]

Just brewed up another batch of this awsomeness! I hit just under 7.0 gal @ 1.068 O.G. IBU's were targeted to 66.6 LOL!

I've just started monkeying around with water chemistry and this will be my first dark beer with water adjustments, really looking forward to the end results

You must have really monkeyed with something to make this a dark beer!

Tru dat...
LOL, must have been a little confused when I made this post. Should have been in the Darth Vader Black IPA recipe... my mistake

I actually brewed up this Centennial Blonde recipe a few days before, 2/13/16, and I netted 6gal at 1.040 O.G. It was the very first batch that I adjusted water on that weekend and am especially excited to see/taste the results. Lighter beers have always turned out OK, but never as good as the darker recipes I brew.

 

[slym2none]

Anybody "steam beer'd" this recipe with a lager yeast?

Heck, anyone brewed this as a lager?

 

[DaveSquared]

10 gallons of this in the fermenters. Gonna add blueberry to 5 gallons of it, and the other I will dry hop with some citra. Should be tasty!

 

[ruascott]

Gonna try this recipe with what I have hand.

Of Columbus, Mosaic or Citra. Which would you go with? Or some combo. Also have magnum for bittering if needed.

 

[Damian13]

Heck, anyone brewed this as a lager?

I think Revvy has a post early on this thread where he did this to great results.

 

[WhoDatDad78]

This should get you a very similar beer:

Batch Size: 5.50 gal
Boil Size: 6.57 gal
Estimated OG: 1.044 SG
Estimated Color: 3.2 SRM
Estimated IBU: 16.8 IBU
Brewhouse Efficiency: 70.0 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes

Ingredients:
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Amount Item Type % or IBU
5.00 lb Extra Light Dry Extract (3.0 SRM) Dry Extract 83.3 %
1.00 lb Cara-Pils/Dextrine (2.0 SRM) Grain 16.7 %
0.25 oz Centennial [9.50%] (45 min) Hops 7.8 IBU
0.25 oz Centennial [9.50%] (20 min) Hops 5.1 IBU
0.25 oz Cascade [7.80%] (10 min) Hops 2.5 IBU
0.25 oz Cascade [7.80%] (5 min) Hops 1.4 IBU
1 Pkgs Nottingham (Danstar #-) Yeast-Ale

BM, do you think 1/2 oz of Sorachi Ace would work in place of the centennial? I have it laying around as well as a hefe in primary with a nice yeast cake of wyeast 1007 and 3333. What are your thoughts of pitching on top? I don't think it will clear enough. Thanks.

 

[scsjohn]

I brewed this using 2112 and it turned out nicely. Not as malty as a common but great easy drinkin'.

 

[jojacques]

What water/grain ratio would you recommend for the mash? 1.5 quarts/pound?

 

[Lanky94]

What water/grain ratio would you recommend for the mash? 1.5 quarts/pound?

I use 1.256/1 and it turns out lovely( 80%)
I found that the higher I go the worse my efficiency gets. Your equipment may be different.

 

[ruascott]

I'm going to brew some of this up this week, with Columbus and Citra, as that's what I have on hand.

Anyone used either before with this? I may go a little hoppier than the original.

 

[fatom99]

I made this recipe a 3rd tonight, with 1 change this time. My wife wanted a cream ale, so I substituted 1lb of 2 row for flaked corn (5lbs 2 row, 1lb flaked corn). I figured this recipe would be a great base for a cream ale. We'll see in a few weeks!

 

[popsicleian]

This may have been asked at some point, but with 486 pages it's hard to be sure. I bought the ingredients for this last night, and inadvertently bought Briess Pale Ale malt instead of the plain 2-row. Will that be a problem? Likely to change the taste?

Thanks in advance!

 

[andrewmaixner]

This may have been asked at some point, but with 486 pages it's hard to be sure. I bought the ingredients for this last night, and inadvertently bought Briess Pale Ale malt instead of the plain 2-row. Will that be a problem? Likely to change the taste?

Thanks in advance!

won't matter. "pale ale malt" is basically just a very slightly higher quality of 2-row malt, I think.

 

[popsicleian]

Ok, thanks. When I looked it up afterwards I saw the lovibond was about twice as high (~3.5), so I wasn't sure.

 

[Dgratiot]

Brewed this a few weeks ago, tapped the keg last friday, was gone by sunday! everyone loved it! We plan on brewing it again next weekend, although this time we would like to add a bit of orange to it! How should we go about doing this?

 

[Craftfan]

Brewed this a few weeks ago, tapped the keg last friday, was gone by sunday! everyone loved it! We plan on brewing it again next weekend, although this time we would like to add a bit of orange to it! How should we go about doing this?

I think you could add kool-aid packets at bottling (mix with your priming liquid). Maybe 1 packet per gallon for strong flavors and 1 packet per 2 gallons for something a little more subtle? Haven't tried this, but I don't see why it wouldn't work.

 

[slym2none]

You could... but I wouldn't advise it. I'd rather get any orange flavour from the actual fruit, not fake flavour from chemicals.

I would suggest using orange zest, and maybe a dry-hop with Mandarina Bavaria hops, to get some orange into this beer.

 

[Dgratiot]

You could... but I wouldn't advise it. I'd rather get any orange flavour from the actual fruit, not fake flavour from chemicals.

I would suggest using orange zest, and maybe a dry-hop with Mandarina Bavaria hops, to get some orange into this beer.

This sounds like a better idea. Id prefer to have natural flavors. Would i add orange zest in the boil? Primary? Secondary?

 

[Bigdaddyale]

bookmarked

 

[slym2none]

This sounds like a better idea. Id prefer to have natural flavors. Would i add orange zest in the boil? Primary? Secondary?

Were I going to do something like this, I'd probably throw some in at 5 minutes left in the boil, to lock in some flavour, and then more after primary fermentation is done, for the aroma. Or, as I mentioned above, dry-hop with Mandarina Bavaria for an orange-ish aroma.

But, I have never done this before, so I can't really say with authority if my technique is sound or not.

 

[REJ]

I throw a half ounce Kohatu to this recipe either at 3 minutes or at flame-out to try to capture some of the "Fruity Pebbles"/fruit punch flavor. This is such a good Blonde Ale, if I had guts, I would try replacing the Cascade with all Kohatu. But I like to have a good light beer on tap for guests, and don't want to take a chance.

 

[brewprint]

I finally used the Nottingham yeast with this brew. Before I've been using 1056 or Kolsch. The Kolsch doesn't go well with it imo. The 1056 is awesome but the gravity would always go to 1.007. We'll see how the notty is different.

I just sprinkled it directly into the bucket and in 12 hours it was going nuts.