Anonymous: Cheapskate Centennial Blonde Ale
Blonde Ale - All Grain
$18.95 ea
• Makes 5.5 Gallons @ 75% Efficiency
Recipe Specifications
| og | fg | ibu | srm | abv |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.038 - 1.054 | 1.008 - 1.013 | 15 - 28 | 3 - 6 | 3.80 - 5.50 |
 1.044 | 1.011 | 15.6 | 3.86 | 4.32 |
Recipe Notes
Recipe Type: All Grain Yeast: Nottingham Yeast Starter: Nope Additional Yeast or Yeast Starter: Nope Batch Size (Gallons): 5.5 & 11 Original Gravity: 1.039 Final Gravity: 1.008 IBU: 21.6 Boiling Time (Minutes): 60-75 Color: 3.9 Primary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp): 4 days at 68 Degrees Additional Fermentation: Kegged, chilled and Carb'd for one week Secondary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp): 5 Days at 68 Degrees
I’ve been tweaking a house ale recipe for a few months now and this is it. This is the recipe that will be a permanent fixture at my house. I’ve brewed it twice, served the first 10 gallons to friends, families and “curious on-lookers”, and just finished the second 10 gallon batch with identical results.
Light and crisp. The IBU’s are on the low side, but there is a nice sweet/spicy balance to the beer. The great fresh taste of a craft ale with an extremely clean finish. This reminds me of what a local craft brewery might come out of the gates with to win over a new market. Very drinkable with wide appeal. I’ve yet to have anyone, even BMC drinkers not say it’s one of the best beers they’ve tasted….period. The secret lies in the name. I moved through Northern Brewer, Nugget and Pearle hops, all in combination with Cascade. Even went with a strict Cascade hop bill, but was just a bit on the tart side for this lighter grain bill.
Once I matched up Centennial as the bittering hop and Cascade as a flavor/aroma hop…that’s when the magic happened.
This is also a simple, hard to screw up recipe. At just around 4%, this is a quaffer. Due to the lighter grain bill…this is easily a beer that can go from grain to glass in 2 weeks (if you keg).
****10-Gallon Batch**** Batch Size: 11.00 gal Boil Size: 13.69 gal Estimated OG: 1.039 SG Estimated Color: 3.9 SRM Estimated IBU: 21.6 IBU Brewhouse Efficiency: 70.0 % Boil Time: 60 Minutes
Ingredients: ------------14.00 lb Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) 1.25 lb Cara-Pils/Dextrine (2.0 SRM) 1.00 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 10L (10.0 SRM) 1.00 lb Vienna Malt (3.5 SRM) 0.50 oz Centennial [9.50%] (55 min) 0.50 oz Centennial [9.50%] (35 min) 0.50 oz Cascade [7.80%] (20 min) 0.50 oz Cascade [7.80%] (5 min) 1 Pkgs Nottingham (Danstar #-) (Hydrated)
****5 Gallon Batch****
Batch Size: 5.50 gal Boil Size: 6.57 gal Estimated OG: 1.040 SG Estimated Color: 3.9 SRM Estimated IBU: 21.5 IBU Brewhouse Efficiency: 70.0 % Boil Time: 60 Minutes
Ingredients: ------------Amount 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)
Mash at 150 degrees for 60 minutes.
Adapted from http://www.homebrewtalk.com/f66/centennial-blonde-simple-4-all-grain-5-10-gall-42841/
