Blonde Ale | Measuring Ingredients

[@onuryucel8118]

i am a homebrrwer from Turkey. you really help homebrewers around world. cheers mate

[@vf12497439]

Just brewed a raspberry blond and am absolutely loving it. I think I'm going to do a chocolate blond next. Sounds crazy at first but I think it will work.

[@mateuschwarz]

your video AND beer production levels are outstanding. i'm always waiting for the next week brew. cheers!

[@TheHomebrewChallenge]

Thank you!

[@larrymctoes2044]

I also enjoy your production efforts but PLEASE stop the background music while you’re talking.

[@DJSquizzle]

Hi Martin - have you ever thought about doing a brewday livestream, or even a Q&A/Drink & Discuss/whatever you'd like to call it? I think it would be cool to be able to discuss process, ingredients, planning, etc.

[@TheHomebrewChallenge]

Yes! Figuring out the tech to do a live brew day. Sounds like fun.

[@DJSquizzle]

@@TheHomebrewChallenge Very cool! Definitely looking forward to it.

[@PortlyGentleman]

Nice video Martin 🍻 I have that same scale I found it to be accurate. I've only got one complaint that complaint is. The scale automatically turns off whether or not it's plugged into the wall or running off a batteries. It can be kind of frustrating when I'm transferring from my unitanks into kegs. Other than that for the money I think it's an awesome scale!

[@filop2011]

Hi Martin, great video, as usual. I try to suggest friends to brew elegant and not too heavy beers along with strong and dense ones. I think that it is more challenging to brew balanced, clean and light beers than strong and malty ones. So I appreciate this video. Keep going!!

[@TheHomebrewChallenge]

Agreed. It was nice it have a break from the big beers.

[@Sibula]

Definitely. A heavy dark beer can easily mask some mistakes that are obvious in a lighter beer. On the other hand some issues, like with yeast health or mashing, will often be even worse in a strong beer (although the end result can still taste pretty decent). For example a while ago I made a stout that ended up very unfermentable (a mash temperature issue combined with low calcium, I assume. Haven't entirely debugged it yet.), the apparent attenuation was under 50% and the beer was like 3.5% ABV. It still tasted pretty good but it definitely wasn't a success.

[@sergiosilberman366]

I hugely love your videos Martin. Thank you so much and take care!

[@TheHomebrewChallenge]

Thank you!

[@xander1052]

Definitely the style of Ale I enjoy the most

[@Mr.Batsu12]

Wow, about an hour ago I just unpacked my new Anvil digital grain scale and was considering brewing a blonde. Start watching this video and you got the exact same scale I just unpacked.

[@glenellis3223]

Got to get me one of those big grain scales! Great video as per usual, thanks Martin!

[@andrewbayley1689]

scales would be great under the brew kettle, will give an accurate reading of the pre/post boil volume

[@ChuckUnderFire]

Please tell me we have a ladies brew day in the works! Far too few women in the mix for brewing. Can’t wait to see what’s coming.

[@TheHomebrewChallenge]

🤔

[@TheBruSho]

This looks SOO refreshing!!

[@MikeP350]

Did you design all these recipes yourself? This looks like the perfect recipe to share with my family

[@skout23]

Hi Martin, really enjoying the series. I don't think you have every talked about your sink and I am looking to replace/upgrade one in my utility room and keep eyeing yours. Can you let us know what sink and wall mount faucet you might recommend or what you use? thanks

[@TheHomebrewChallenge]

I grabbed mine off eBay years ago. Getting a spray head attachment has been my favorite part. Good idea about covering this in a video.

[@SteveD826]

2:21 Just leaving this comment to haunt you regarding the no-measuring stout you did on the brewlosophy show. 🍻

[@whiteapollo11]

Please add IBUs to the description or to the videos "fermentation notes"

[@mikalmercado9736]

Martin I love this channel it has helped with grow! I just started brewing and I love it! Just two questions what tempos and how long did you mash at? and what mesh basket is that? thank you Cheers!

[@TheHomebrewChallenge]

Thank you. I mashed at 152F for about 50 mins. Grain basket is what came with the Clawhammer system.

[@andersv20]

6:25: I was always told never to use low alpha aroma hops for bittering because all the aromas are just boiled off anyway, meaning that not choosing one with a higher alpha content and just reducing the amount is just a waste of hops. However, I know that traditional German and Belgian breweries often singlehop with saaz anyway?

[@njs300800]

I've been working on my blonde ale recipe, and I can't seem to get the color right. I'm using 2 row, a pilsner malt, and victory malt. It seems to be slightly darker than the blonde brewed in the video 😕

[@alanward5477]

Loving the videos. How do you calculate the amount of water to start with when you do your full volume mash without sparging?

[@RoraighPrice]

i freaked out for half a second when he just started to dump a bag of grain in before i remembered he pre weigh's his grain bags 'fwew'

[@JB-pk8vm]

Martin, What is your opninion on hop bags. I tried them but I can't seem to get the hop flavour into the beer. Nowdays I just toss'em in the wort and let gravity do it's best at the end of fermantation.

[@TheHomebrewChallenge]

Yeah have done that too so long as the fermenter isn’t prone to blocking.

[@worems1]

Martin, love the channel, do you ever check your mash PH? How much attention do you pay to it?

[@TheHomebrewChallenge]

Until recently my pH meter was out of action so had not been. You’ll see that change soon though.

[@mutantryeff]

Saturday I moved an 18A to secondary. OG 1.050 FG 1.011 IBU 25 SRM 4 using dual yeasts WLP007 and WLP002. Called 'Trailer Trash Twins' - a twin yeast quickie with low expectations but very satisfying

[@jeffreyaltneu9232]

Hey Martin! Love the channel, recently starting brewing and getting plenty of great ideas to fill my kegs from you. Do you use tap water for your brews? I also live in Raleigh, and just use my tap water. I see there are some pretty detailed water reports from the city but I haven’t dug too deep into water chemistry yet. I would guess it changes depending on which style you are brewing but do you have any base water chemistry adjustments you make on every brew? Thanks!

[@TheHomebrewChallenge]

I use tap water too, run through an RV water filter to remove chlorine.

[@markzunk3498]

Great video!!

[@markzunk3498]

Great video, Love that Claw Hammer system!

[@TheHomebrewChallenge]

Thank you.

[@tomemilysbeerreviews6241]

Great video! What was the name of the song you used in the video?

[@HKnives]

Hi Martin, when you 5 gallons in your recipe does that mean 5 gallons initially before mashing or 5 gallons before fermenting? Thanks

[@TheHomebrewChallenge]

5 gallons in the fermenter.

[@HKnives]

The Homebrew Challenge Thanks!

[@rasmus6352]

Hah! Weird. Was looking for a video like this yesterday when I made my blonde ale

[@troywalker9041]

Hi Martin, did you do anything other than cold crash to get that clarity?

[@TheHomebrewChallenge]

Just the cold crash, no fining agents.

[@Navid7h]

Is that fermenter suitable for batch size?? There is lots of empty space when you pitch the yeast.

[@robbiesanders1968]

Do you double grind the grain when you use the clawhammer system?

[@TheHomebrewChallenge]

Yeah I usually give it a double crush.

[@xray890]

Hello Martin, Does it matter if you use a high AA or low AA for bittering of you adjust the quantities? Is there a harsher bitterness with the same IBUs with the high AA?

[@TheHomebrewChallenge]

Probably not a huge impact. Large amounts of lower AA hops might lead to a slightly more vegetative character.

[@hugovandenberg313]

Is there a reason why you don’t sparge? Or do you just leave it out of the video?

[@markzunk3498]

I’ve been discussing with Clawhammer this same topic- it’s always optional, but not needed it their system. You may pick up a little more efficiency, but not worth the extra work/time. Great company with awesome customer support!!

[@hugovandenberg313]

With my Grainfather not sparging is not really an option. My efficiency drops too much. The sparge is a lot smaller than on my old system though. I used to have about 40% of my water in the sparge, with the Grainfather it’s about 20%.

[@markzunk3498]

Hugo Van den Berg - I’m still learning my system- doing a Hefe this weekend so hoping to hit my numbers!!

[@hugovandenberg313]

Mark Zunk I’m curious how that turns out. Good beer for the Indian summer BTW.

[@TheHomebrewChallenge]

Yes have been mashing full volume no sparge and getting reasonable brewhouse efficiency.

[@pranavsood94]

Hey I’m planning to brew my first home-brew but all the recipes I see I’ve multiple malts and hops, is there anything that uses only one kind of each? It’s hard to order a variety at this stage thanks!

[@Blackoakx2222]

you can do a SMaSH type recipe if you're doing all-grain. Its a single Malt and single hop so it gives you an idea of how hops/grain impart flavors in beer.

[@TheHomebrewChallenge]

Yeah go for something simple. Just 2 row or Pilsner malt then the hop of your choice.

[@mariuslundal4433]

Are measurements proportional for hops?

[@joshbecque2424]

Isnt a blonde ale a form of kolche?

[@yitznewton]

That independent display on the scale is pretty "Keen" indeed

[@ChutesBrewing]

Always love a good blonde!

[@franzcwb]

Essas medidas Americanas que ninguém no mundo usa e intende afff...

[@mnstorm99]

$12 Digital fishing scale hung from the ceiling works great.