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

[SliverXZennon]

Brewed on 12/28, transfered to secondary on 1/7. OG was 1.046, FG(1) was 1.008 after 10 days. Awesome. Tastes fantastic, easy drinking and clean finish with the Nottingham, love it so far!

 

[SliverXZennon]

Also, for those that are curious, this brew didn't need a blow-off tube. Krausen barely got up to the neck, so for me at least having the tube was just one more thing I didn't need to clean.

 

[garvinator70]

I brewed this 12/8- followed exact recipe Nottingham yeast OG. 1.044
It's rocking I hydrated my yeast fermenting at 64.1 degrees Fahrenheit , I believe this is going to be good. Cheers . Thanks OP FOR A GOOD RECIPE!

 

[BansheeRider]

I'm kegging. Planning on 10 days primary and 7 in secondary. Force carbed for 4 days. 21days total left myself a few extra days in case I need more I'm primary. Should be Ready just in time the game.

Looks like I will be kegging this beer after all. Myself and a couple buddies finished off a keg of holiday beer last night. I am super stoked this beer will be nice and carbonated in time for the game. I also have a black ipa rotting in my closet right now. This will be ready as well in time for the game. Gonna be a fun day for sure

 

[jflongo]

This beer is fantastic when kegged

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[Yaksha808]

I just kegged mine first attempt at being this beer... OG was 1.046 and FG was right at 1.008... so it's a bit stronger than what it should be... force carbing it for a guys version of a baby shower on Saturday. Tagged it as I kegged at it was very very smooth.

 

[bryan535]

I made my first batch ever. I think I kinda messed up. After my boil and cool down. I poured it into the fermenting bucket. I ended up with 5 gallons. Should I have added a half a gallon of water or let it be? What will the results be 5 versus 5.5?

 

[BansheeRider]

I made my first batch ever. I think I kinda messed up. After my boil and cool down. I poured it into the fermenting bucket. I ended up with 5 gallons. Should I have added a half a gallon of water or let it be? What will the results be 5 versus 5.5?

You will have less than 5 gallons but not much.

 

[bryan535]

Will fermenting temperature of 63 be ok with danstar Nottingham?

 

[BansheeRider]

Will fermenting temperature of 63 be ok with danstar Nottingham?

Abosolutely. I wouldn't go above 68.

 

[bryan535]

Sweet!! Thanks to all for their help!

 

[BansheeRider]

I just kegged mine first attempt at being this beer... OG was 1.046 and FG was right at 1.008... so it's a bit stronger than what it should be... force carbing it for a guys version of a baby shower on Saturday. Tagged it as I kegged at it was very very smooth.

Have you tasted this beer? I tasted a gravity sample and it tastes like Budweiser. Is that the flavor for this beer? It almost tastes like a crisp lager, such as bud.

 

[LovesIPA]

I think that's the flavor profile Nottingham gives. I've made this beer a couple of times and every time I make it with Nottingham it has a pretty strong lager flavor. I think I'm going to switch to US-05 next time I brew it.

 

[BansheeRider]

I think that's the flavor profile Nottingham gives. I've made this beer a couple of times and every time I make it with Nottingham it has a pretty strong lager flavor. I think I'm going to switch to US-05 next time I brew it.

I used US-05 for this batch..

 

[ten80]

I followed the recipe but used wet centennial hops collected from my garden. I figured multiplying the hop amounts by 6 would compensate for the moisture in the hops and reduced efficiency from the whole hops versus pellets. Finished beer has very little hop flavor, so I will up the dose next time. I would also up the pellet hop dose slightly (by 5-6 IBUs) for next time to give the beer more character and set it apart from BMC.

 

[hokieguy95]

I understand why we leave out the Vienna in the Extract version, but why is the only steeping grain used the Carapils? Is it not a good idea to use the Crystal 10? I'd like this as close as possible to the AG version.

 

[ClemTiger0408]

Nice! My total grain bill for this recipe was $17.55! I'm looking forward to brewing this weekend!

 

[TheEthanRiddle]

Doing a 5g biab batch. What are my temps I should be going for?

 

[jflongo]

Original Post.

Mash at 150 degrees for 60 minutes

 

[Fett]

So I did this recipe again and switched our the pale 2-row for maris otter, that plus my modified hops schedule and this beer is nearly perfect. For a 5.5 gallon batch I had also increased the bittering hop to .50 oz, and next time I'm going to back that down the by about 25%. That with the increased late hop additions and I might have this just where I want it.

I was also considering trying this with WLP090, as I've only used Wyeast 1056 with it so far. 1056 does a good job, but I want to try a yeast that brings the malt forward just a little bit, and I've heard WLP090 fits the bill pretty well for this.

 

[soccerdad]

Think I'm gonna make a batch this weekend. DIL will probably like it. I will too Will prob bump the bitter hops as Fett notes above.

 

[FATC1TY]

Try 1968 if you want it to be clean, clear and accent the malt bill while not getting in the way of the hops at the same time.

Great strain for this beer.

I'm gonna knock it down a bit, and use some of the private collection West coast IPA yeast 1217 in lieu of making a starter, and pitch the big ol IPA on the cake of the blonde.

 

[soccerdad]

Crikey !! I finished this all up at about 2pm. At 5.30 I walked past the fermenter and the airlock was pushing something out. Too soon for real fermentation - must have just aerated well. Now 6.15 and kruesen is rising and the airlock is singing an aria. I used rehydrated Safeale 04 for this batch. Think I better go sanitize the blowoff equipment. Sheesh !!

 

[TxBigHops]

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

Thanks for the great recipe! I just brewed this today. It's only the second beer I've brewed. Went really smooth and I hit 1045 OG. BAM! Only change I made was 6.5 lbs LME instead of the 5 lbs of DME. First beer was a bit of an adventure, so I was pleased this one went so well. Can't wait to serve it to my family and friends who don't like hops as much as I do. Next up will be an IPA.

 

[garvinator70]

I think that's the flavor profile Nottingham gives. I've made this beer a couple of times and every time I make it with Nottingham it has a pretty strong lager flavor. I think I'm going to switch to US-05 next time I brew it.

I brewed this with Nottingham also after 11 days it taste like a bud ice lager may just need more time I'm hoping to get a better flavor after about 14 days.

 

[jflongo]

I brewed this with Nottingham also after 11 days it taste like a bud ice lager may just need more time I'm hoping to get a better flavor after about 14 days.

You can always throw 0.5 - 2 oz of pellet hops in your fermenter at the end, and dry hop it a little. That goes well with this beer.

 

[Fett]

Think I'm gonna make a batch this weekend. DIL will probably like it. I will too Will prob bump the bitter hops as Fett notes above.

I don't know if you saw an earlier post I made in this thread, but I've also changed the flavor hops schedule as well. I'm now doing the following:

.5 centennial (60)

.25 centennial (10)
.25 cascade (10)

.25 centennial (5)
.25 cascade (5)

.25 centennial (flameout)
.25 cascade (flameout)

For my tastes, the .5 has been a little too high, so I plan on dropping it down to around .3. next time I make this. The other hop additions seem to be pretty spot on to got some hop flavor in this beer.

Just as a warning, changing these is starting to pull this beer out of BMC drinkers territory but is more how I like it.

 

[TxBigHops]

I brewed this with Nottingham also after 11 days it taste like a bud ice lager may just need more time I'm hoping to get a better flavor after about 14 days.

I guess it's a fine line we're walking. I want a beer that will appeal to my BMC drinking family and friends, but good gawd, please don't let it taste like Bud Ice!!!

 

[masskrug]

+5

I came in a bit low on water, or great efficiency. Ended up a little hot at 13 brix (1.053)

 

[garvinator70]

I guess it's a fine line we're walking. I want a beer that will appeal to my BMC drinking family and friends, but good gawd, please don't let it taste like Bud Ice!!!

2 days later I tasted it and it is getting a lot better , nothing like bud ice now . Getting better with time. Cheers.