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

[Diesel48]

Might make this for my brother in laws wedding. Making the test batch this weekend!

 

[victorjohn]

I am about to brew a slightly tweaked version of this recipe on saturday and I can hardly wait!

 

[Valcarde]

So, I used Deathbrewer's stovetop all-grain method to make this. I wound up with a SG of 1.51.

 

[jtkratzer]

So, I used Deathbrewer's stovetop all-grain method to make this. I wound up with a SG of 1.51.

I hope you meant 1.051...

 

[Valcarde]

I hope you meant 1.051...

/facepalm

Yes, I meant that. Durp. Apparently I keep forgetting that 0 =P
:cross:

 

[Captain_Bigelow]

Took this recipe exactly and added:

2 Hot Red Chili's & 4 Med Red Chili's Secondary 1 week.

5 Anaheim Green Chili's from Walmart *Roasted on the grill & Split down the middle* added to secondary for 7 days.

Kegged and Carbed.

BOS in the 2010 NM Stair Fair Amateur!

I have a second batch of this chili version in secondary right now. Everybody loved the first batch and people always ask about it.

 

[molsonG]

no crystal 10, have to use crystal 20 (or carahell)...should i use a little less or the same amount?

 

[gkal1964]

I was able to borrow a friends Brew Magic so I brewed 20 gals of Centennial Blonde yesterday. Pitched 4 different yeasts. Danstar Nottingham, Safale US-05, Wyeast 1056 American Ale, Wyeast 1028 London Ale. Brew Went smooth, OG=1.050 for first 10 gals and 1.052 for second 10 gals. All beers bubbling except the US-05 (that has been a slow starter for me in the past). If anyone is interested I can post the taste results in a month or so. Here is a pic of the system. More impressive than my cooler and turkey fryer I usually use!

Cheers

 

[EricT]

no crystal 10, have to use crystal 20 (or carahell)...should i use a little less or the same amount?

I would use the same amount, its just gonna be a touch darker then if you used the 10.

 

[EllisTX]

Brewed a 10 gallon batch last night. Came in at about 1.043. It was my first time using a hop spider and an immersion chiller so the process was pretty ugly. Finished about 12:30 am and it's bubbling away.

 

[Mutilated1]

dude you are my hero, that is so cool

I was able to borrow a friends Brew Magic so I brewed 20 gals of Centennial Blonde yesterday. Pitched 4 different yeasts. Danstar Nottingham, Safale US-05, Wyeast 1056 American Ale, Wyeast 1028 London Ale. Brew Went smooth, OG=1.050 for first 10 gals and 1.052 for second 10 gals. All beers bubbling except the US-05 (that has been a slow starter for me in the past). If anyone is interested I can post the taste results in a month or so. Here is a pic of the system. More impressive than my cooler and turkey fryer I usually use!

Cheers

k just checked this thread today to get the recipe in mind before i head to the brew store

i lost track of how many times I made this recipe, its great beer

 

[gkal1964]

dude you are my hero, that is so cool



k just checked this thread today to get the recipe in mind before i head to the brew store

i lost track of how many times I made this recipe, its great beer

I brew this quite often also. Usually with my cooler MLT and Turkey Fryer. This was the first time I brewed this on the Brew Magic. Hit about 80% efficiency. I am able to use this machine from time to time. It makes great beer and is cool as hell. will update with results.

 

[Opivy]

Been wanting to try all grain for a while and I think this is what I want to make =).

Is this something I will be able to do with BIAB?

 

[EllisTX]

Been wanting to try all grain for a while and I think this is what I want to make =).

Is this something I will be able to do with BIAB?

I'll let you know in a few weeks. I did BIAB last night and hit 1.042. I'll post the results of the final product.

 

[Time-Travelers]

What temps are you pitching/fermenting this at?

Brewed this afternoon, first all-grain, BIAB, no-chill : )

 

[Opivy]

what's no chill? I'm very worried about chilling hehe.

 

[mellogrfx]

I just finished my brewtus build and would like to try it out with this recipe. Just thinking ahead, it would seem that I'm going to need to know the pre-boil gravity reading so I know when to stop sparging. Could someone double check my math to see if this is the correct number that I'm looking for a pre-boil gravity number?

OG = 1.039 (from original post )
post boil gallons = 5
39 x 5 = 195 points

195/(pre-boil gallons) 6.5 = 30
which leaves me with 1.030???

thnx in advanced and thnx BierMuncher for the recipe

 

[Melcher]

Brewed this on march 3rd, its now the 22nd. checked the sg tonight and its still over 1.020. It also tastes very sweet. The color is right and its very clear, but it doesnt taste right. These are my 7th and 8th beers, and never had a problem before.

I brewed 2 beers that night (the other is the wow, now thats a light beer southern light)

both are in the same boat (the southern is at 1.016)

What could have gone wrong? Those are the only 2 beers we have used a turkey cooker on, could they have been to hot?

What can I do to get these going? anything?

 

[jcsweat]

Did you aerate the wort after pitching? What have your fermentation temps been like? If they got below 60F or so the yeast might have gone to sleep. Was the turkey fryer used previously to cook a turkey? If so, did you clean it really well? Not sure how this might effect anything, just asking. I use a turkey fryer exclusively for all my brews, including this one, and it's never caused any problems.

 

[Melcher]

temp in the room is 66. Never fried a turkey in it. We've used the pot on the stove before to brew, but decided it would be easier on the fryer outside.

could not aerating enough cause this? the guy who normally aerates wasnt there when we brewed, so maybe we didnt do a good enough job?

 

[mellogrfx]

sounds like you boiled the crap out of it and you have a high gravity beer. Did you boil for 60 min? I just made this batch yesterday and my sg was right at 1.040. What was yours?

 

[Melcher]

so i just need to wait it out?

 

[SwampassJ]

so i just need to wait it out?

Try a repitch of an active starter. Too late to aerate it now. Is it possible you mashed too high?

 

[victorjohn]

Well my first brew of this was a bit of a disaster. I lost about 4 degrees during mashing, ending around 146-7 degrees after an hour. Then when I got a stuck sparge towards the middle of fly sparging and had to finish with a batch sparge of the rest of the sparge water... had to eyeball the needed volume.

Miraculously, we came in at 1.042 OG and ended at 1.006 FG. I tasted some at the FG reading and it seemed a bit thin to me, but tasty. The yeast got like 85% attenuation. Its WLP001, and the fermentation didn't seem all that aggressive.

I pitched a half sized starter.

I'm guessing the dryness has to do with the low mash temps. I am a bit depressed about it, but attempting to be hopeful.

 

[cincybrewer]

nm - misread the ingredients.

 

[jcsweat]

so i just need to wait it out?

In homebrewing, waiting is almost always the best choice

 

[mikeysab]

In homebrewing, waiting is almost always the best choice

Yep, you gotta be a real master waiter to make good beer.

 

[ElevenBrewCo]

Can i use american 2 row instead of pale?

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[BierMuncher]

Can i use american 2 row instead of pale?

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Absolutely.

 

[acefaser]

Just made this for my second AG batch. Made 11 gallons and cant wait to try this epic beer. Hit 72% efficiency but dont have anything to compare that to because I forgot to check the gravity of my first AG batch. Only thing I changed with the Blonde was the Crystal 10L. Local shop was out so I used 15-20L or something like that...
Thanks BierMuncher!