Belgian Blond Ale SWMBO Slayer - Belgian Blonde

[ACESFULL]

People get so hung up on guidelines. You are making beer to enjoy....not to constantly be judged. Make it how you want and forget guidelines!

Are you really going to stand behind this statement? Whoever is brewing should have a solid understanding of styles and why its a blonde. You can take the kitchen sink approach but without the knowledge of whats going into the beer and how much and most importantly why you are truly missing out on a good thing comps or no comps.

 

[bmason1623]

Are you really going to stand behind this statement? Whoever is brewing should have a solid understanding of styles and why its a blonde. You can take the kitchen sink approach but without the knowledge of whats going into the beer and how much and most importantly why you are truly missing out on a good thing comps or no comps.

Home brewing is all about brewing whatever strikes your fancy.

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[ACESFULL]

Home brewing is all about brewing whatever strikes your fancy.

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Agreed... However you really should know the style and why. Then by all means take to it.

 

[rico567]

I'm doing my second batch of this today....the mystery is how Brew Alchemy got this malt bill in it, since it's scaled down from the original. Am I forgetting that there's a different recipe posted somewhere?


Ingredient Amount % MCU When
US 2-Row Malt 3lb 12oz 48.8 % 1.3 In Mash/Steeped
Belgian Pale Wheat Malt 3lb 0oz 39.0 % 0.9 In Mash/Steeped
US Caramel 10L Malt 6.04 oz 4.9 % 0.7 In Mash/Steeped
US Flaked Soft Red Wheat 6.04 oz 4.9 % 0.1 In Mash/Steeped
Belgian Caramel Vienna Malt 3.02 oz 2.4 % 0.7 In Mash/Steeped

 

[MeadHorn]

I am relatively new to brewing and still learning the ropes. The question was simply out of curiosity-- wondering if my recipe software is off or if this is intentionally out of the guidelines.

I think BM said this recipe is based off of a Midwest kit, so you'd have to take it up with them whether or not it's within the guidelines of a Belgian blonde.

 

[louie0202]

Ordered this kit from Midwest and brewed today with some SafAle T-58.....My last brew an extract which was the SWMBO Extract Strawberry Belgin Blonde (something drewel) required a blow off tube....this one w/ the dry yeast has a crazy fermentation after only 7 hours......I threw a blow off tube on this one just in case.

 

[dienster]

I brewed this for my first all-grain and it's been fermenting in the 62-65 for over 3 weeks and is stuck @1.018 for over a week.

OG 1.055 - give me 67% attenuation now

I used Wyeast 3942 which should get 72-76% ..

I'm warming it up to the high 60s for a few days. Should I expect any more fermentation or is this close enough to bottle in a few days?

Thanks,
Steve

 

[claytontlewis]

I just brewed this up last night. Only my second attempt at AG. I switched out the the pale for a Belgain Pale Malt, and the caravienne for caramunich. Overall it was fun and seemed to be going right, but my OG came out to about 1.044. That seems a bit low for what I was shooting for.

 

[masonsjax]

It can take a while to dial in your process and figure out how you need to adjust recipes to fit your system. Good news is that you get to drink some fine beer as you figure it out.

 

[claytontlewis]

I had a lag time of about 24 hours and was afraid I had dead yeast, but it kicked up after that and has been burping almost nonstop since then. I do wonder if the change of grain types may have made a lower OG. Everything else seemed to go off without a hitch...well except when I spill some yeast while tearing the pack open.

 

[HumulusHead]

Recently brewed and bottled this. Hope she turns out well, brewed this one with the woman tryin to get her into a real hobby. Had to tweak it a little to mesh with the LHBS, used some s-33. Definetly was not gettin the crazy ferm like you guys were. And the s-33 is totally out of the style I know I know. Threw in a little carahelles too. Hey I guess I totally changed the recipe.

But thanks for the base recipe! If she turns out well I shall let you know.

Gotta love them white chicks.

 

[edroberts]

Certainly interested in this. I have some WL500 that I need to use. I'm curious how this would change the profile of this beer over the Wit yeast. Thoughts?

 

[nemis79]

Hi BierMuncher,

I have a question regarding the primary/secondary fermentation. Do you transfer the beer to a new bucket after finishing the primary fermentation and starting the secondary?

I brewed this on saturday, oddly enough the OG came out at 1050, and my efficiency is usually 75%. Mashed 1 hour at 154 and fly sparged for about 40 minutes. Any idea what might have caused this?

 

[JonM]

Holy freakin' buckets is this good!

I made mine with some bottle harvested Bell's Winter White yeast and this is going to be a house favorite. Awesome!

 

[Gear101]

been looking for a BBB, next brew day?!?

 

[Sirwood]

Brewed the extract version last night and woke up to an airlock full of foam. This thing is going bananas! Got a blow off tube on there now and we are bubbling away. I'm going to rack this onto some blueberries for the swmbo.

 

[Beernewb]

Belgian yeast is a strange ranger. It can behave very strangely during the active fermentation. It can also be stubborn when it comes to dropping out. Give it time. A secondary will help a lot with this beer.

yes, 6 months later and that taste is all but gone...maybe it's a belgian yest thing or a water thing, but i've never exerienced that taste before in one of my beers, hard to describe, but definitely an off flavor...that said, just bottled a Dubbel Lite using wyeast 1214, sarted in the 60's, ramped to the 70's, and yes, same off flavor. i brewed maybe 15 beers in between with no sign of this, but none with Belgian yeast.

 

[kapbrew13]

While kegging, noticed there is a layer ontop. What is the extra layer? Never seen that before. Yeast ontop and on bottom?
Edit: wlp400 used

 

[BierMuncher]

While kegging, noticed there is a layer ontop. What is the extra layer? Never seen that before. Yeast ontop and on bottom?
Edit: wlp400 used

WLP400 is notorious for being a clingy yeast. Likes to hang on to the fermenter walls...

 

[kapbrew13]

WLP400 is notorious for being a clingy yeast. Likes to hang on to the fermenter walls...

Thanks!! Just never saw the yeast samwich before. Wonderful!!

 

[Sirwood]

Bottled this today and took a quick sip...definitely had that clove flavor profile. Looking forward to cracking one open

 

[theshoe82]

Pretty sure I screwed this one up. I followed the extract instructions which called for 5lbs of flaked wheat (I thought it seemed strange but Im a new brewer so.....).

I can imagine this is going to turn out thick/possibly disgusting. Should I just toss it now?

 

[milldoggy]

Pretty sure I screwed this one up. I followed the extract instructions which called for 5lbs of flaked wheat (I thought it seemed strange but Im a new brewer so.....).

I can imagine this is going to turn out thick/possibly disgusting. Should I just toss it now?

Let it ride

 

[JeffoC6]

Just bottled this. Being somewhat of a novice, I'm still trying to iron out my overcarbonation issues. Per TastyBrew's calculator, I used "Light Ale- Blond Ale (2.3-2.6)" as the carbonation style. I didn't see an area for "Belgian Blond." This will be fine, right?

 

[JeffoC6]

Just bottled this. Being somewhat of a novice, I'm still trying to iron out my overcarbonation issues. Per TastyBrew's calculator, I used "Light Ale- Blond Ale (2.3-2.6)" as the carbonation style. I didn't see an area for "Belgian Blond." This will be fine, right?

Well, we're 2 days after the fact, so I'm hoping I chose the right style. Not much foot traffic around here, huh?

 

[Clifton]

A quick Google and I came up with 2.2-2.8. You'll be fine. RDWHAHB.

 

[JeffoC6]

A quick Google and I came up with 2.2-2.8. You'll be fine. RDWHAHB.

What's a Google?

IARAHAHB (I am relaxing and having a homebrew)

 

[Clifton]

I turned a noun into a verb. I used the Google search engine.

 

[philber]

I brewed this yesterday。tasted great going into primary。waiting will be tough。

 

[sirhc1210]

Brewed this beer previously with great results... Def. the best beer I have made yet.

How do you think this beer would be effected if I use the Trappist WLP500 or WLP530?

I wanted to brew this beer using WLP500/530 then use the yeast cake for a belgian double or tripple. Has anyone tried something similar?