Looking for a Blonde to change it up for a couple of weeks

[Bubbles2]

I found this recipe, and I was trying to figure out the amount of Hops...? (weight)
4.1 oz is way too hoppy for this...

Blondinebier
(5 gallons/19 L, all-grain)
OG = 1.049 (12.2 °P)
FG = 1.011 (2.8 °P)
IBU = 20 SRM = 5 ABV = 5.0%

Ingredients

10 lb. (4.53 kg) Great Western North American 2-row malt (2 °L)
0.50 lb. (227 g) Great Western crystal malt (15 °L)
4.1 AAU Willamette hops (60 min) (0.82 oz./23 g of 5% alpha acids) or
substitute with Willamette, Glacier, U.S. Fuggle, U.S. Tettnang or
Styrian Golding hops
Wyeast 1056 (American Ale), White Labs WLP001 (California Ale) or
Fermentis Safale US-05 yeast

The link if you need more info on this recipe:
https://byo.com/article/american-blonde-ale-style-profile/

 

[Nagorg]

4.1 oz is way too hoppy for this...

Its not 4.1 OZ, its 0.82Oz. The 4.1 is AAU or Alpha Acid Units.

 

[Bubbles2]

7/8 of an oz is like nothing...LOL Been making IPA's too much. I knew it was not 4oz as that is a real hoppy IPA. Hence making a blonde for a change. Variety the Spice of Life

 

[Amadeo38]

Just don’t let your SO see the title of this post, whatever you do.

 

[Nagorg]

Just don’t let your SO see the title of this post, whatever you do.

LOL... I have to admit that is what caught my eye!

 

[Bubbles2]

Titles and Logline

 

[applescrap]

Blondes and bung holes, what a great night. One might not think we are talking about beer from the outside looking in. Aau are based on percent aa. A 5 percent hop has 5 aau. A ten percent hop has 10 aau. So if you used a 10 percent hop you woul only need 0.41oz, if i have this right

 

[Bier1080]

The title caught my eye too! not sure if you've had it yet but Biermuncher's centennial blonde is pretty damn good!

 

[Bubbles2]

The title caught my eye too! not sure if you've had it yet but Biermuncher's centennial blonde is pretty damn good!

This one?
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)

 

[Bubbles2]

Blondes and bung holes, what a great night. One might not think we are talking about beer from the outside looking in. Aau are based on percent aa. A 5 percent hop has 5 aau. A ten percent hop has 10 aau. So if you used a 10 percent hop you woul only need 0.41oz, if i have this right

What did you use for "X" ? 10% of what without doing algebra...( I had to work that day)

 

[Bier1080]

Yep that's the one. It is super easy drinking but still really tasty. Perfect warm weather beer!
Not trying to answer for Applescrap but I think it is 10% x 4.1AAU = .41oz. Please correct me if I'm wrong

 

[ba-brewer]

I have made quite a few blonde ales with a grain bill similar to the OP, but with a couple oz of hops. They work very nicely to test the flavor and aroma of a single hop. I do about 10-15IBU with a 60min addition and then about the same weight at 15 or 20min the rest at 5min. If the remainder of the 2oz at 5min results in over 30IBU total I use enough to get to 30IBU then toss the rest in at flameout.

Using Abbey/aromatic instead of C15 also makes a good a beer. Replacing the crystal with a couple pounds of vienna and scaling back the 2row accordingly also makes a nice blonde.

 

[homebrewer_99]

Looking for a Blonde to change it up for a couple of weeks...aren't we all?

 

[homebrewer_99]

I have lemon drop oil for sale

Thanks, but I don't know what I would use it in.

 

[Bubbles2]

Yep that's the one. It is super easy drinking but still really tasty. Perfect warm weather beer!
Not trying to answer for Applescrap but I think it is 10% x 4.1AAU = .41oz. Please correct me if I'm wrong

So how are you getting to 10% from this?
4.1 AAU Willamette hops (60 min) (0.82 oz./23 g of 5% alpha acids) or
substitute with Willamette, Glacier, U.S. Fuggle, U.S. Tettnang or
Styrian Golding hops

 

[bleme]

So how are you getting to 10% from this?
4.1 AAU Willamette hops (60 min) (0.82 oz./23 g of 5% alpha acids) or
substitute with Willamette, Glacier, U.S. Fuggle, U.S. Tettnang or
Styrian Golding hops

In that example he was using he specified a 10% hop. Willamette is usually 4.5%-6.5%. If you average that to 5.5%, you need 4.1/5.5=.745oz.=21 grams

Btw, 4.1 is crazy low. I don't think I've ever made anything less than 10.

 

[Bubbles2]

In that example he was using he specified a 10% hop. Willamette is usually 4.5%-6.5%. If you average that to 5.5%, you need 4.1/5.5=.745oz.=21 grams

Btw, 4.1 is crazy low. I don't think I've ever made anything less than 10.

Your answer does not help. Still confused on the how you got to 10%. 10% of what? And if a hop is say 10% A.Acid level, for easy math here, just adding to 5 gallon batch does not predicate 10%. Hence the original question to my drinking friends here....How do you know the needed total weight of hops for the batch?
10% of what? IF indeed the A.Acid is 10% on the package?

 

[Amadeo38]

I think the confusion here is the Alpha Acid Units (AAU) versus Alpha Acid content (AA%). One ounce of a 10% Alpha Acid (%) hop is 10 AAU, whole 0.5oz of that same 10% AA hop is 5 AAU.

If you’re not using a brewing program like beersmith, perhaps someone can point you to an o line calculator where you enter the AAU of hops and the length of boil the hops will be exposed to in order to calculate final IBU estimate.

 

[applescrap]

Rdwahahb! A quality Brewer gives alpha acid units so that a recipe can be adjusted for any types of hops. Hops come in different percentages. Therefore you would need less of a 10% hop than a 5% hop. By using alpha acid units you can use the exact amount. I wouldn't worry about it too much and perhaps a little confusion will lead to Greater understanding. Either way you know how much to use and that's what you really need.

 

[aprichman]

Feel free to give this one a try - it's a delicious, quaffable ale.

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/forum/threads/541-a-british-blonde-ale.648980/