Extract blonde ale?

[macbeer43]

Do the lighter beers take longer to come around due to no barley or flavorings..I'm doing another blonde ale.
Mac's Hopped up Blonde!

3 lbs Extra Light DME
1/2 lb Carapils

1/2 oz Centennial @ 15'
1/2 oz Columbus @ 15'
1 oz Cascade @ Flameout

Ferment with a pack of US-05

Last one I did after six weeks in the bottle still sweet..all my stouts IPAs are great.

 

[sptaylor70]

In general, lighter means faster fermentation and maturity. Biermuncher, for example, tends to brew on the light side of the style because of self-proclaimed impatience. When my students get down to five weeks until turn-in for their home brewing project, I tell them to brew Biermuncher's Centennial Blonde.

So you're looking for an OG of 1024? Even for a blond ale, that's pretty light.

 

[masskrug]

This recipe is gold. Do it!

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f66/centennial-blonde-simple-4-all-grain-5-10-gall-42841/

 

[hophop]

I have found that most extracts are made at a higher mash temp than I care for. This will leave some residual sweetness behind once fermentation is complete. You may not notice the sweetness as much in a heavy beer, but a light blonde ale shows all it's "flaws" due the the very light grain bill. Ie, sweetened, yeast, etc.


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[ericbw]

You might not need the carapils, depends on the extract. You can make a perfectly fine blonde with Briess golden light and hops at 60/30/0.

I suppose extra light would work just as well but lighter?