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

[BoostedF150]

Brewed up 10 gallons last satureday, followed BM's recipe but added 6 extra pounds of pale malt an upped the hops a bit. Og cam to 1.047 and 5 gallons got the nottingham yeast, the other 5 got wyeast 1056. The both took off within 8 hrs and the nottingham carboy seems to be ready for racking already with a sample taken and its at 1.008, while the wyeast carboy is still bubbling away. Is this normal?

 

[davis119]

brewed up 10 gallons last satureday, followed bm's recipe but added 6 extra pounds of pale malt an upped the hops a bit. Og cam to 1.047 and 5 gallons got the nottingham yeast, the other 5 got wyeast 1056. The both took off within 8 hrs and the nottingham carboy seems to be ready for racking already with a sample taken and its at 1.008, while the wyeast carboy is still bubbling away. Is this normal?

notty works crazy fast..... I think some said wlp01 and 1056 make better beer if you don't mind the extra time

 

[jtkratzer]

I did a ten gallon batch and split into 5 with Notty and 5 with 1056. They both went down to 1.006-1.007. I kegged them last night and the hydrometer sample from the 1056 tasted better than the Notty, but we'll see once they're carbed. I brewed mine on 26 May, left for a few weeks and had my wife crank the temp from 67-68* down to 40* on 10 June. I never really got to watch the fermentation.

My 1056 was pretty old, I think Nov 2011, and I made a 1.5 liter starter on the stir plate with it. Notty was just pitched like a normal, fresh dry yeast. 1056 seemed have things churning in the carboy faster. After that, I was out of town.

I think I'll be using 1056 or similar in the future.

 

[Schumed]

I've brewed this twice...and its so good!!!.....this is officially one of my house beers too thanks for sharing the recipe.

 

[Slyko]

I just brewed my 3rd batch of this Centennial Blond. I'm using the Wyeast 1056 with the starter on the DIY stir plate. I don't even have room for it in my keezer. I'm just going to let it age till I kick another keg. My son is jazzed! He wanted to make sure I was using the modified recipe.

We're drinking all this crazy stuff. I love this home brewing, I walked by the beer freezer at the grocery store today & scoffed. This is the BEST beer I've ever had. I've been to 2 beer festivals here locally and this stuff just blows all the craft breweries away!

BM is an ACE!

 

[jamesseth]

Brewed about 15 gallons of this for an event called pints4paws (Homebrew fundraising event for local animal shelter), had slightly darker mix of crystal malt on hand (cara-vienn and crystal 60). Because of a broken fermentation chamber i had to fix and just being busy i brewed it about 12 days before the event. Won runner up for fan favorite! Thanks for the awesome recipe BierMuncher!

 

[Sippin37]

Brewed about 15 gallons of this for an event called pints4paws (Homebrew fundraising event for local animal shelter), had slightly darker mix of crystal malt on hand (cara-vienn and crystal 60). Because of a broken fermentation chamber i had to fix and just being busy i brewed it about 12 days before the event. Won runner up for fan favorite! Thanks for the awesome recipe BierMuncher!

Was that event in Tallahassee? I believe my buddy brewed up a Blueberry Pale Ale and was serving at that event. We need one of those here in Chicago!

 

[jtkratzer]

Almost sufficiently carbed...going to taste like awesome.

 

[jamesseth]

Was that event in Tallahassee? I believe my buddy brewed up a Blueberry Pale Ale and was serving at that event. We need one of those here in Chicago!

Yes, that was in Tally, this was my first time brewing for it. Last year I wasn't a part of the club yet and was just drinking, serving and drinking was way more fun! A couple friends and I are getting a beach house together, one is brewing this exact recipe - I'm going to try it this time with some malted rye and flaked rye. We'll see how it goes.

 

[IrishBrewer74]

Just tapped into this tonight. It's "lighter" than I expected. I'm gonna make this a few times before I change anything up. But so far I think a little biscuit malt might be delightful.

 

[jtkratzer]

Just tapped into this tonight. It's "lighter" than I expected. I'm gonna make this a few times before I change anything up. But so far I think a little biscuit malt might be delightful.

I'm curious how some MO would work replacing some of the 2-row.

 

[BoostedF150]

Here they are in the secondaries after one week. The one on the right used nottingham and on the left 1056. The notty seemed to be finished after only 3 days in primary so thats why it looks clearer. SG was 1.047 and they were both at 1.004 when they went into the secondary. Can't wait to get tjese in the kegs!

 

[porky_pine]

I'm thinking about making a 10 gallon extract version of this brew using 12 1/2 lbs. of LME instead of the recommended 10 lbs of DME. Would this work out? LME is cheaper.

 

[HBrew71]

Yes.

1 lb grain = .75 lb LME = .6 lb DME

10 lbs DME = 12.5 lbs LME

 

[ben3060]

I'm planning on brewing this next but I'm kind of new still to brewing and was hoping to get some advice on this. I can't find any centennial hops where I am, currently in South Korea, and was wondering whether it would be better to substitute chinook, galena, or challenger for the centennial. I just made a brown with challenger for buttering and cascade for aroma and I really liked it. What do you think?

 

[aristurtle]

I'm planning on brewing this next but I'm kind of new still to brewing and was hoping to get some advice on this. I can't find any centennial hops where I am, currently in South Korea, and was wondering whether it would be better to substitute chinook, galena, or challenger for the centennial. I just made a brown with challenger for buttering and cascade for aroma and I really liked it. What do you think?

There's a shortage on Centennial hops everywhere this year. A 70/30 mix of Cascade and Columbus is supposed to be very similar.

 

[AussieBrewerInColorado]

If that is secondary, damn, what did your primary look like in terms of volume?

Here they are in the secondaries after one week. The one on the right used nottingham and on the left 1056. The notty seemed to be finished after only 3 days in primary so thats why it looks clearer. SG was 1.047 and they were both at 1.004 when they went into the secondary. Can't wait to get tjese in the kegs!

 

[BoostedF150]

Heres the primaries, they were 6 gallon carboys. The secondaries are 5 gallon.

 

[BoostedF150]

How long should this beer age? Kegged it tonight, its nowhere close to fully carbed but at this point i really dont see what is so great about this beer. But i only had it in primary for 1 week and secondary for 5 days.

 

[AussieBrewerInColorado]

How long should this beer age? Kegged it tonight, its nowhere close to fully carbed but at this point i really dont see what is so great about this beer. But i only had it in primary for 1 week and secondary for 5 days.

I might be misinterpreting but are you saying that it is not fully carbed after kegging it for one day?

 

[AussieBrewerInColorado]

Heres the primaries, they were 6 gallon carboys. The secondaries are 5 gallon.

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ahh, 5 gallon caryboys makes more sense, the pic looked like 6 or 6.5 gallon secondary fermenters.

 

[BoostedF150]

Yes , not even one day, an hour. I said its not even close , which may have alot to do with it. I just took a sample from what i kegged. I dont know i guess i was just expecting something different.

 

[Clifton]

Is this the first batch you've ever kegged? One week at serving pressure will get your beer properly carbed. Even after it is carbed It'll still be young (2 weeks and 5 days). Be patient let it age some.

 

[Sippin37]

Agreed, give it some more time. Also, this is a very sessionable beer, easy to put these down too fast. Most of the time I enjoy a beer or two on weeknights but with this one on tap it's been hard to have less than 3.

 

[jtkratzer]

I brewed on 5/26 and kegged around 6/19 or so. That's plenty of time in primary that it's ready to drink as soon as it's carbed.

 

[nullifidian]

Just bought the ingredients for this today. Brew day is tomorrow. I have an out of town trip starting on the 18th and don't want to leave the AC blasting while I'm away, so bottling day will be the 17th. This will be the first brew that I haven't left in primary for 4 weeks. Hopefully it turns out ok. Maybe I'll give it 4 weeks in the bottle (instead of my usual 3) to clean up a bit.

 

[FullDraw]

You'll be fine Nulli. I've done this one from grain to glass (kegged) in that timeframe.

I just brewed this again this morning. Followed things to a T because of how well it turns out. I pitched 3 hours ago, and I'm already pushing bubbles out the airlock.

 

[ben3060]

There's a shortage on Centennial hops everywhere this year. A 70/30 mix of Cascade and Columbus is supposed to be very similar.

Thanks, however I can't get Columbus hops here either. I do have Galena, Chinook, and Challenger. Which of those would be the best to replace the Centennial?

 

[Dcmpres]

Will be making this recipe for the third time on the 4th. I wanted to get some suggestions about altering this recipe by adding Amarillo and Citra hops. I have a 1/2 oz of each from a left over recipe and I would like to use them up on this brew. In addition to the original hops, I was thinking of adding Amarillo sometime during the boil and dry hopping with the citra. Any thought to quantities and times in which you would make additions to create a tasty libation?

 

[garbageman]

Very good. Lighter then my normal brews but great with the temps around 110. The first drinks as good as the 3rd and the 6th..... Wife loves it with a twist of lemon.

Color is very light and very clear. Could use a little more mouth feel.