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

[dstranger99]

From the OP's original recipe, what could I do to turn this into a nice hoppy IPA.....Could someone post a good hop schedule ?

Will still be pretty cheap, @ Brewmasters right now I'm at $19.03 for just the recipe.

****5 Gallon Batch****

Batch Size: 5.50 gal
Boil Size: 6.57 gal
Estimated OG: 1.040 SG
Estimated Color: 3.9 SRM
Estimated IBU: 21.5 IBU
Brewhouse Efficiency: 70.0 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes

Ingredients:
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Amount
7.00 lb Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM)
0.75 lb Cara-Pils/Dextrine (2.0 SRM)
0.50 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 10L (10.0 SRM)
0.50 lb Vienna Malt (3.5 SRM)
0.25 oz Centennial [9.50%] (55 min)
0.25 oz Centennial [9.50%] (35 min)
0.25 oz Cascade [7.80%] (20 min)
0.25 oz Cascade [7.80%] (5 min)
1 Pkgs Nottingham (Danstar #-) (Hydrated)


Mash at 150 degrees for 60 minutes.

 

[gcdowd]

Are you saying you want to use this grain bill but make it super hoppy? Kinda like a session IPA? If we're just talking hop schedule I would probably do something like this:

1.0 oz Centennial 60 min
1.0 oz Centennial 15 min
1.0 oz Cascade 5 min
1.0 oz Cascade at flameout

Dry hop with 1.0 each of Centennial and Cascade

Fairly mild hop bill, no hop bomb but it would probably give you a nice session IPA.

 

[dstranger99]

^ I dunno? That looks pretty hoppy to me using 1 ounce each.......

But, regarding the grain bill, what would I change to make it into an actual IPA/APA ? It doesn't look like it would take a whole lot of adjustment does it ?

 

[Hawaiibboy]

^ I dunno? That looks pretty hoppy to me using 1 ounce each.......

But, regarding the grain bill, what would I change to make it into an actual IPA/APA ? It doesn't look like it would take a whole lot of adjustment does it ?

I would up the OG to about 1.060-1.070 by upping the pale and Vienna. I might even swap out the Vienna for some MO. I would lower the cara-pils to about 5% and swap 10L crystal for maybe 20L too. That's just my suggestion to get it to IPA status.

I'd also go look in the IPA recipe section and check the BJCP though.

Also if you are going for a "session" IPA I would think that would be a pale ale.

 

[gcdowd]

^ I dunno? That looks pretty hoppy to me using 1 ounce each.......

But, regarding the grain bill, what would I change to make it into an actual IPA/APA ? It doesn't look like it would take a whole lot of adjustment does it ?

Haha I guess it's all relative, my last IPA had nearly 13 oz of hops, so I didn't think 6 oz was over the top

 

[Hawaiibboy]

Haha I guess it's all relative, my last IPA had nearly 13 oz of hops, so I didn't think 6 oz was over the top

I agree. I just used 5.5ozs in a IIPA that was 3gals... Mind you I did have an OG of 1.097

I wouldn't mind upping the hops in the OPs recipe for a bit more flavor and aroma. Maybe bumping it up into the low 30s by only adding to the 20min addition and 5min addition with either flame out or dry hops.

 

[Malty_Dog]

Just bottled her up, my first AG BIAB (3 gallon). Smelled wonderful - pure, clean, refreshing. Efficiency was a tad weak, 1.036 OG, 1.008 FG. Tasty sample from hydrometer. Two weeks in primary, now I have to wait for the bottles. I will be sampling one in a week though! Thanks again BM, my wife's friends are gonna like this I think, along with the guys.

 

[brewmasterbates]

we call the early sampling, hasty pudding..lol I can never wait 3/4 weeks for carb to happen. We also keg, but there's just something about those bottle conditioned ones that are just soooo damn good.

 

[brewmasterbates]

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for those of you interested in altering your water, or wanting to know more, check this out.

 

[sethlovex]

Just kegged a batch of this I brewed a few weeks ago plus threw 1/2 oz of cascade in a stainless steel tea ball I got at the mall. This is going to be good! I'll end up sampling tomorrow.

 

[vt_cbg]

Just finished a BIAB batch of this. The only change was using some bottle harvested bell's yeast from some 2 hearted ale. It's my first all grain. I can't wait to see how it turns out!

 

[jmcquesten]

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?

 

[Schlomo]

brewing this up right now for the special lady in my life. She isn't too big into my IPA's and Stouts so this should hit the spot for her!

 

[SwivelHips]

Curious about the effect adding a half pound of honey malt to this recipe? I know it will darken it a bit, but still well within style. Just looking for a hint of honey flavour. Anyone tried it?

 

[s4l]

Currently in the process of brewing 5 gal of this stuff. Anybody dry hopped with cascade yet? I love the aroma of it so I'm thinking of 1/2 oz of cascade just thrown in primary at 3 weeks for 1 week.

 

[thadius856]

About half of my first keg is now gone.

It's a good beer to brew on the cheap. But it's missing something for me.

I think for some reason I expected it to have a Centennial hop type aftertaste. Clearly it doesn't.

I may end up dry-hopping with some leaf Centennials I have for a sudo-Pale ale

 

[brewmasterbates]

Here's our recipe for this. All grain 8.25 gallons

boil size 10.50 gal : brewhouse efficiency 78%: total water needed 12.85 gallons

10 lbs 2-row pale malt
1 lb Caramel 10L
1 lb Vienna malt
1 lb carapils
12 oz honey malt

1.80 g gypsum (mash water)
1.20 g epsom salt (mash water)

mash in 4.1 gallons (Ph 5.4) 152 degrees F 60 minutes steep

fly sparge 8 gallons at 168 degrees F

add sparge water to achieve boil volume of 10.50 gallons

estimated pre-boil gravity of 1.038 SG

Boil Ingreients

0.35 oz Centennial (9.7%) boil for 45 minutes
0.35 oz Centennial (9.7%) boil 35 minutes
1.00 oz Cascade (6.2%) boil 20 minutes
1.00 oz Cascade (6.2%) boil 5 minutes

est post boil volume 9.35 gallons Est post boil gravity 1.044 SG

cool wort to ferm. temp

add yeast (.50 qrt starter) 1 pkg Danstar Notty 05 ale yeast (no starter, you may want 2 packages to have enough)

measure actual gravity target 1.044 (our last batch was 1.049)

measure actual batch volume of 8.25 gallons

final gravity est of 1.010 SG

est ABV 5.3%


we can't keep this around for long, it's just so damn good.

 

[brewmasterbates]

Curious about the effect adding a half pound of honey malt to this recipe? I know it will darken it a bit, but still well within style. Just looking for a hint of honey flavour. Anyone tried it?

we use honey malt in ours, (see my recipe in the post above), it will not add any sort of honey like sweetness to it. It will make it a bit more golden in color, and give it a more crisp, dry finish. that's pretty much it.

 

[Jorb]

I brewed a 3.5 gallon batch of the extract version this weekend.

1 lb Carapils
3 lb DME
0.2 oz Centennial 45 mins
0.2 oz Centennial 25 mins
0.2 oz Cascade 10 mins
0.2 oz Cascade 5 mins

My OG was a little low but it's ferementing nicely now. Smells great.

 

[kvess]

Bier,

What temp did you ferment at?

 

[kvess]

What temperature did you mash this and what temperature did you sparge with?

 

[gcdowd]

What temperature did you mash this and what temperature did you sparge with?

Recipe states mash temp of 150. I fermented mine at about 60, the low temps give notty a nice clean profile.

 

[brewmasterbates]

What temperature did you mash this and what temperature did you sparge with?

my recipe on previous page, we steep at 152 degrees, and sparge at 168, we've always had great luck w/those numbers.

 

[Jake8078]

So, I got 50 pages in, but I haven't seen an answer to the question I have.

The first post states that it can be done with 4 days in primary and 5 days secondary, but I didn't see anyone commenting on having used that same aggressive schedule when they made it.

I brewed this on Sunday (3/31), and having had too many parties lately, my rolling stock of homebrew has been obliterated, so I'd like to get this on tap ASAP. The rest of my keezer build is coming in on Monday 4/8.

I made a few mistakes when I brewed this (my first AG batch), including doubling the hops (was looking at the 10g batch) and only hitting a mash temp of 141 (I ended up deciding to mash for 2.5 hours as a result). My OG came out to only 1.031. I think I've rectified the cause of these problems, but wanted to mention in case it was relevant. I also used S-05 yeast.

So, my questions are:

Assuming fermentation is completed as measured with hydrometer,

1.) Is transferring to secondary necessary? I know there are a lot of opinions out there on using secondaries in general, but looking for input on how it applies to this situation. I don't have gelatin, so I wouldn't be using any.

2.) Is 9 days total too short from kettle to keg?

I'm thinking that, whether I do a secondary or not, I will place in Keezer on 4/9 for 48 hours to drop some yeast out of suspension, and then transfer to keg on 4/11 and burst carbonate.

Thanks for any advice!

I carb'd and keg'd this last Wednesday after 10 days in Primary. It wasn't good at all because of the mistakes I made (described above). I thought that it was going to be permanently overly-dry and very over-bitter. Really couldn't taste any of the maltiness and it had kind of a harsh bite to it.

However, the extra hop additions really just made it require more time to meld apparently, because as of yesterday it was delicious. The extra hops have really calmed down and some of the maltiness has even come out. Unfortunately, I'm down to about 1/3 of the keg already! Having setup the kegerator just last week, my worst fears have been realized. My friends think it's an endless beer fountain.

Will definitely be keeping this on tap for the freeloaders (it's relatively cheap to make and delish!) I may repeat the extra hop additions in the future if I'm not going for turn-around time. Can't wait to finish my keggle so I can do 10g batches.

Thanks BM!

 

[dstranger99]

Ok, just placed my order for this @ BrewMasters, will let you guys know how it turns out. Total Ingredients was just $19.03.........Good Deal !!........

 

[SpentGrains]

Brewed 10 gallons over the weekend to turn into an Apricot Blonde. Will be dumping apricot puree into the primary shortly, and apricot extract @ kegging time. Wish me luck!

 

[cryhav0c]

Like most everyone else, I've played extensively with this recipe. It is exceptional just by itself but makes, as many of us have discovered, a wonderful starting for some very tasty brews. I have probably brewed close to 100 gallons of this recipe. We just love it. I recently tweaked it toward a German Ale and posted my efforts on our club Facebook page. The page is called MissLou Home Brewers. It is a tribute and testament to this great recipe and all accolades are given. Thanks BierMuncher!

 

[geoffm33]

Just bottled her up, my first AG BIAB (3 gallon). Smelled wonderful - pure, clean, refreshing. Efficiency was a tad weak, 1.036 OG, 1.008 FG. Tasty sample from hydrometer. Two weeks in primary, now I have to wait for the bottles. I will be sampling one in a week though! Thanks again BM, my wife's friends are gonna like this I think, along with the guys.

I am looking to scale this recipe down to 3 gallon's using BeerAlchemy. Since I'm a noob to brewing (have done 3 extract batches) I am not sure I've entered the values correctly.

Would you mind sharing what you did for this recipe in a 3 Gallon BIAB version?

This is what I get when I plug int he 5 Gallon Batch (5.5 yield) values in BeerAlchemy and Scale to 3 gallon:

3lb 13oz of US 2-Row Malt
6.55 oz of US Carapils Malt
4.36 oz of US Vienna Malt
4.36 oz of US Caramel 10L Malt

0.13 oz of US Centennial (55 Min From End)
0.13 oz of US Centennial (35 Min From End)
0.13 oz of US Cascade (20 Min From End)
0.13 oz of US Cascade (5 Min From End)
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[dstranger99]

^

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.......

 

[geoffm33]

^

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.......

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.