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

[Sellick]

How did they like the beer? Always nice to hear feedback. I know everyone loves it at my house because it's such a clean, great tasting beer.

They did! One of the more popular beers I've brewed yet. Only complaint about it was that it was a little hoppy (entirely my fault). I accidentally bought too much hops, but decided to throw them in anyway, it ended up too hoppy for what it was. Wasn't bad, just a bit much for a blonde.

This recipe will become a regular at my house.

 

[ballsy]

Brewed this again after 2yrs, idk how the saved recipe on my computer was so off? Called for 9lb 2row, 1lb Vienna, 0.5lb C10, 0.75lb carapils. 0.5oz hop additions. I added my 2 lemons with 10min left in boil. OG 1.062. Guess it might almost be more of a pale ale than a blonde at this point...smelled great either way.

 

[Pyg]

Cracked on after bottle conditioning 1 week.
Very good, light on the hops, compared to the pale's & IPA usually drink.
I course SWMBO found it a little too bitter, or atleast the taste of centennial.
Used .30 @ 55 & .40. @ 30

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[user 117534]

I just brewed a 5 gallon AG batch of this and man is it a great beer. I need to adjust the recipe for my equipment; my OG was 1.046 and I ended up with a 4.7% beer (FG was 1.010). 15 days in primary at 68*F and straight into the keg for 5 days at 42*F and it's ready to drink. Probably one of the fastest turnaround recipes I've seen and I imagine it will probably be even faster if I hadn't overshot the OG.

Thanks BierMuncher! Cheers from the Westport area!

 

[Pyg]

Has anyone tried drinking this with a lime (like a corona)?
I am trying I find someway to get SWMBO to drink it!

 

[woo_pig]

Has anyone tried drinking this with a lime (like a corona)?
I am trying I find someway to get SWMBO to drink it!

I just did a raspberry one .I up the grain bill a bit .It's still in the secondary now. I'll let y'all know how it turns out .

 

[WhoDatDad78]

I just did a raspberry one .I up the grain bill a bit .It's still in the secondary now. I'll let y'all know how it turns out .

How much raspberry did you use?

 

[woo_pig]

How much raspberry did you use?

I used 12 oz of frozen raspberries .It's the first time I used fruit in my beer .People have told me to use frozen ones because you don't have to worry about infections .I racked in on top of them in the secondary for a week after a week in primary .Gonna put it in the keg this weekend .:rockin:

 

[arnobg]

Has anyone tried drinking this with a lime (like a corona)?
I am trying I find someway to get SWMBO to drink it!

Once I tried this with lime this spring, I exclusively drink it that way. It is fantastic on a hot day, extremely refreshing.

 

[Relampago]

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[phyllobeddo]

Once I tried this with lime this spring, I exclusively drink it that way. It is fantastic on a hot day, extremely refreshing.

I bought a lime today at the grocery store. I also have a keg of this that was fermented with Conan and came out a bit too fruity. I think I need to "spike" it with some lime.

 

[Pyg]

Once I tried this with lime this spring, I exclusively drink it that way. It is fantastic on a hot day, extremely refreshing.

Did not go anywhere I could find a lime. Instead I grabbed a bottle of citrus rum.
Added a shot, gave this beer a nice citrus flavor
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[ballsy]

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I've done it with lemons and then one with blueberries. Blueberry was ok but lemon was a ton better. I think citrus fruits work better in this than berries but strawberry sounds good. Almost did orange instead of lemon this time but figured stick with what I know works great in this.

 

[jappler]

Brewed this last weekend. Took a hydrometer reading last night and it came in at 1.008 (OG of 1.044). Sample tasted great. Going to leave it in primary for at least a few more days, cold crash and transfer to the keg with some gelatin. Can't wait till its cold and carbed!

Having some people over for my kid's birthday and hoping it'll be a crowd pleaser.

 

[Pyg]

Started drinking them with a shot of this!
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[Relampago]

I've done it with lemons and then one with blueberries. Blueberry was ok but lemon was a ton better. I think citrus fruits work better in this than berries but strawberry sounds good. Almost did orange instead of lemon this time but figured stick with what I know works great in this.

I did half straight and half with the strawberries. They are both great but the strawberry is going fast. This is definitely one that will stay on rotation. My wife has already asked me to brew again and use watermelon this time.

 

[Relampago]

I've done it with lemons and then one with blueberries. Blueberry was ok but lemon was a ton better. I think citrus fruits work better in this than berries but strawberry sounds good. Almost did orange instead of lemon this time but figured stick with what I know works great in this.

I did half straight and half with the strawberries. They are both great but the strawberry is going fast. This is definitely one that will stay on rotation. My wife has already asked me to brew again and use watermelon this time.

 

[Relampago]

I did half straight and half with the strawberries. They are both great but the strawberry is going fast. This is definitely one that will stay on rotation. My wife has already asked me to brew again and use watermelon this time.

 

[woo_pig]

Started drinking them with a shot of this!
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I use to do the same with corona. Open the bottle and fill the space with Bacardi lemon .

 

[woo_pig]

I used 12 oz of frozen raspberries .It's the first time I used fruit in my beer .People have told me to use frozen ones because you don't have to worry about infections .I racked in on top of them in the secondary for a week after a week in primary .Gonna put it in the keg this weekend .:rockin:

Just kegged it .Took a sip of the hydro sample very balanced .Can't wait till the keg to carb. It came out to be a %7. I upped the 2 row to #10. And the fruit added a lil bit too. I'll post a pic of pigs pink beer as soon as its ready to drink.

 

[A50SNAKE]

I'm just curious...I just brewed this up on Saturday, pitched Saturday after brewing as well...I've read some comments like, "13 days, grain to glass"...and "done in 10 days"...I was just curious...for those who have brewed this before,how fast should I roughly expect to have this coming from my keg, assuming all goes well and I can get to it right away and life and work doesn't get in the way, like sometimes happens...just a rough idea...

so started June 4th evening...ten days done fermentation, then three days carbonating in the kegs in the keezer, does that sound about right to what others have seen?

 

[dcrog]

Sounds about right to me.

I usually, if possible, just cold crash one day and keg on the day after at 30 psi.

But I usually wait two weeks or cold crash on day thirteen and keg on the fourteenth. Don't usually take gravity readings on this schedule.

I do keep it in a fermentation freezer at 67 for the entire time. But may up the temp a couple degrees for the last two days before cold crashing.

YMMV

Love this recipe. Just had to make it again Saturday. Short on Cara/Pils Dextrine so subbed 4 oz. of honey malt. Anxious to see how this turns out. May not be enough honey in this blonde to notice. But I did a five gallon batch

 

[A50SNAKE]

Sounds about right to me.

I usually, if possible, just cold crash one day and keg on the day after at 30 psi.

But I usually wait two weeks or cold crash on day thirteen and keg on the fourteenth. Don't usually take gravity readings on this schedule.

I do keep it in a fermentation freezer at 67 for the entire time. But may up the temp a couple degrees for the last two days before cold crashing.

YMMV

Love this recipe. Just had to make it again Saturday. Short on Cara/Pils Dextrine so subbed 4 oz. of honey malt. Anxious to see how this turns out. May not be enough honey in this blonde to notice. But I did a five gallon batch

thanks dcrog...my homebrew club has a comp coming up, and I didn't think I would have anything to submit...but I was able to bang this out on Saturday, so I'm not sure if rushing it is really a good thing to do for a comp, LOL...but it's also only my 6th batch and I don't know when I'll get to brew anything else for any other comps...oh decisions, decisions!

thanks for your reply

 

[ballsy]

I'm just curious...I just brewed this up on Saturday, pitched Saturday after brewing as well...I've read some comments like, "13 days, grain to glass"...and "done in 10 days"...I was just curious...for those who have brewed this before,how fast should I roughly expect to have this coming from my keg, assuming all goes well and I can get to it right away and life and work doesn't get in the way, like sometimes happens...just a rough idea...

so started June 4th evening...ten days done fermentation, then three days carbonating in the kegs in the keezer, does that sound about right to what others have seen?

I typically give it 2 weeks in primary, but on a time crunch this round for golf tournament this coming Saturday. Brewed 5/29, will keg on day 10 (Wed) and keep on 30psi until Fri. 2 days at 30psi is my normal force carb time and works perfectly.

 

[A50SNAKE]

I typically give it 2 weeks in primary, but on a time crunch this round for golf tournament this coming Saturday. Brewed 5/29, will keg on day 10 (Wed) and keep on 30psi until Fri. 2 days at 30psi is my normal force carb time and works perfectly.

and that has never been an issue before for you?

wonderful, thanks soo much!

 

[MattyIce]

I did half straight and half with the strawberries. They are both great but the strawberry is going fast. This is definitely one that will stay on rotation. My wife has already asked me to brew again and use watermelon this time.

How much (fresh/whole?) strawberry did you do? Assuming it was in 2.5 gallons

 

[CGVT]

I'm just curious...I just brewed this up on Saturday, pitched Saturday after brewing as well...I've read some comments like, "13 days, grain to glass"...and "done in 10 days"...I was just curious...for those who have brewed this before,how fast should I roughly expect to have this coming from my keg, assuming all goes well and I can get to it right away and life and work doesn't get in the way, like sometimes happens...just a rough idea...

so started June 4th evening...ten days done fermentation, then three days carbonating in the kegs in the keezer, does that sound about right to what others have seen?

I've done it in less-about a week. It is usually done fermenting in three or four days. Cold crash for a couple of days or rack onto gelatin and cold crash for a day, keg and shake carb. It turns out great.

 

[A50SNAKE]

I've done it in less-about a week. It is usually done fermenting in three or four days. Cold crash for a couple of days or rack onto gelatin and cold crash for a day, keg and shake carb. It turns out great.

awesome!!! thanks soo much for your help.

 

[woo_pig]

Here it is pigs pink beer ."raspberry centennial blonde"

 

[ballsy]

Brewed 5/29, kegged 9 days later (time crunch, golf tourney) OG 1.062 FG 1.010 :rockin: Awesome lemon smell (2 lemons this time vs 1 last time), sample was so citrusy and refreshing tasting...this is going to be a dangerous summer brew at 6.8% ABV