Belgian Blond Ale SWMBO Slayer - Belgian Blonde

[judsonp]

Made a version of this, slightly modified to be a partial mash with ingredients I could readily source, plus 6# of fresh sour cherries. So far tasting good. Excited to see how it turns out!

 

[mattsmitty]

ok so im gonna give this a shot as my first all grain brew!! went and picked everything up today at the lhbs. Had to sub the Caravienne Malt (22.0 SRM) with carapils/dextrin malt, and i decided to use cascade hops instead of the Williamette to try and get a lil more citrusy flavor. Hopefully it will still turn out as good as everyone says this brew is! wish me luck!

 

[Indian_villager]

This is an easy and cheap beer to make. My girlfriend and all the other ladies that attend our weekly brew night love the oblivion out of this. I am going to have to make another batch soon!

 

[mattsmitty]

ok so brewed this on sunday and everything went great for my first all grain brew! im looking forward to tasting this beer and i think the wife is too! i mainly brewed this to see if i can get her drinkin homebrew instead of PBR or budlight. Fermentation took off quick and is still very active.

 

[JonM]

Not bad, eh? Pretty crystal clear.

This is my second batch of this. Both times I used bottle harvested Bell's Winter White yeast.

 

[specialkaye]

This is an easy and cheap beer to make. My girlfriend and all the other ladies that attend our weekly brew night love the oblivion out of this. I am going to have to make another batch soon!

Yup. This was a favorite at a party we threw. People literally stood in line to get more.

 

[judsonp]

Brewed a batch of this with sour cherries. Unfortunately, it seems to have picked up an infection, so I'm leaving it to sit until it's decided whether to veer off into "good" or "terrible" territory.

 

[mattsmitty]

ok so i've had this beer in the primary for 15days now. i took a gravity reading at 12 days at it was right at 1.010. i have notice alot of u guys are getting down to 1.008. how long should i let this beer ferment before bottling?? whats the general length others have fermented for? really eager to get this delicious beer bottled and ready to drink asap! i drank my sample i pulled on friday for my gravity reading and it was freakin awesome! cant wait to taste it after its all carbed up.

 

[bunt1828]

ok so im gonna give this a shot as my first all grain brew!! went and picked everything up today at the lhbs. Had to sub the Caravienne Malt (22.0 SRM) with carapils/dextrin malt, and i decided to use cascade hops instead of the Williamette to try and get a lil more citrusy flavor. Hopefully it will still turn out as good as everyone says this brew is! wish me luck!

How did it turn out with cascade? I just brewed this on Saturday (first true all grain!) and had to make a few small changes to match the LHBS inventory. I also added orange zest. Looks and smells delicious. Can't wait to try this in a few weeks.

 

[mattsmitty]

it turned out GREAT!!! I would say it's the best beer i've brewed yet!!! my wife loves it which means ill get to brew more often haha. Took some of these to an invester meeting for some guys i know starting a brewery and all the investers there loved it. All the women kept coming back for more. The cascade gave it a good hint of citrus. Dont think ill really change anything from what i did. Ill be brewing this again in a few weeks.

 

[cyclonetx]

Heading out to the garage to get my equipment setup to brew this. Can't wait to see how it turns out.

 

[lilrokz06]

Just noticed I grabbed the wrong yeast. I grabbed wlp 550 instead of the 400. My question is can I still use it for this recipe.

 

[bolus14]

Looking at this post I think you'll be fine using 550:
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f12/wlp400-vs-wlp550-belgian-question-19770/

 

[lilrokz06]

Looking at this post I think you'll be fine using 550: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f12/wlp400-vs-wlp550-belgian-question-19770/

Perfect, that's exactly what I was lookin for. Thanks for the info.

 

[Indian_villager]

I'm brewing a batch today with T-58 yeast. Any input on that?

 

[chemdoc]

I'm brewing a batch today with T-58 yeast. Any input on that?

Northern Brewers seems to include T58 as the dry yeast option on most of their Belgian kits, so I suspect this would work out just fine, but I'd be interested in opinions on this as well. I have a package of T58 in my fridge that I have been considering using on this recipe. Keep us posted as to how it turns out.

 

[evolcoms]

So I brewed this almost 2 weeks ago and its still actively fermenting. Im used to fermentation slowing down usually around a week. Should I leave longer and then bottle?

 

[iluvmysh]

do you think the longer in the primary the better the beer will be? i'm in no rush racking to a secondary or leaving on cake yeast in primary.

if i left it in the primary for an extra 5 weeks would that be bad? advice?

 

[Indian_villager]

So I made 2 batches with T-58. I don't know if I over cooked the mash (150 for 10 mins then raised to 155) or hit the limit of the yeast because both batches finished around 1.015. Which puts it close to the listed attenuation level of T-58. The delicious belgian esters are present, and it is a tasty beer though!

Batch 1 was in primary for 1 month and then bottled.

Batch 2 was in primary for 2 weeks and just went into secondary to see if that can push it further.

 

[Beeru]

I'm trying this one today with WYeast 3068 (German Weihenstephan Weizen). I think I'll add a 15 min .5 ounce hop addition, as well, or a dry hop. Probably with Citra, or more Williamette. Now that I've been brewing a little while, and know my own tastes it better, it seems like it's almost a waste to not hop up almost any beer.

Got this in a primary now, and it's way darker than expected. Does it clear up a lot when the yeast and proteins drop out?

 

[mascervesa]

I'm trying this one today with WYeast 3068 (German Weihenstephan Weizen). I think I'll add a 15 min .5 ounce hop addition, as well, or a dry hop. Probably with Citra, or more Williamette. Now that I've been brewing a little while, and know my own tastes it better, it seems like it's almost a waste to not hop up almost any beer.

Got this in a primary now, and it's way darker than expected. Does it clear up a lot when the yeast and proteins drop out?

It appears much darker in the primary (as usual with most beers). Mine appeared like an amber color in the primary for 4 weeks, and 1 week later in the keg after pulling a sampler it is definitely very pale and delicious, still cloudy but it is a wheat beer and it will clear a little with extended conditioning. SWMBO wouldnt let me finish the sample i pulled, so that's a good sign. It's gonna be hard to wait one more week for carbing to complete.

 

[evilnoah]

I just brewed this Saturday morning. I am fermenting it in a good old fashioned "ale pail" plastic bucket. I took heed to your warning about the ferocious fermentation and used a blow off tube. Well.. this sucker had so much pressure in it that it actually cracked open the bucket lid seal, and was dripping down the sides of the bucket. Holy crap! The lid is almost a dome shape due to the pressure inside the bucket. The blow off tube sounds like a motor boat in the bucket of water... hahaha

 

[Moose_MI]

I brewed this Sunday...pitched Bell Oberon yeast I harvested and stepped up a couple times during the week. Fermentation started in about 12 hours and is rockin! My OG was a bit low at 52. I think I need to upgrade my mash tun cooler to include a false bottom....but I'm looking forward to this beer! Thinking about adding a little blackberry extract to a portion at bottling...hmmm?

 

[atli126]

sub'd to make this for my SWMBO

 

[atli126]

sub'd

 

[BrewCityBaller]

sub'd to make this for my SWMBO

sub'd

Did you sub?

 

[atli126]

Subd and brewed

 

[atli126]

Good lord this batch Is going so crazy my wife thought it was going to blow up on her lol. I can't wait for this one

 

[chemdoc]

Finally got this one kegged. Only been about a month since I brewed it. Tastes great, but needs a little time to mature. Really easy to drink. Should be well liked by the friends and family. Thanks for the great recipe, BM.


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[alby44]

Extract brewer here (for the moment at least): Went ahead and purchased the extract variation from MoreBeer, but wanted to confirm with others that this recipe was correct?

5.00 lb Extra Light Dry Extract
0.50 lb Wheat Liquid Extract
5.00 lb Wheat, Flaked
1.00 oz Williamette

Specifically, the Flaked Wheat @ 5pds?

Plan is to use WLP410, but I saw a comment that the 5 pds of Flaked Wheat might be off and wanted to verify?