Citra Blonde Ale : Batch 32 : All-Grain

October 29, 2011

Citra ‘Dirty’ Blonde Ale One of my favorite aspects of beer brewing is playing with different types of hops.  It’s amazing how many different types of hops there are, and how unique each variety can be within a beer.  I’d recently had a few beers using a heavy dose of the Citra Hop.  Widmer, especially, [...]

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Amarillo Blonde Ale : Batch 23 : All-Grain

May 16, 2011

Brewing an Amarillo Blonde Ale Making beer is a balancing act.  Of course, I want to make beers that I enjoy, but I enjoy Pale Ales and IPAs.  The people who help drink my brews mostly find favor with lighter, less hoppy styles.  Sure I could brew the beers that I want, and try to [...]

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Ledbetter Blonde Ale : Batch 19 : All Grain

February 19, 2011

Ledbetter Blonde Ale : All-Grain Brew After several batches of beer that aren’t exactly “crowd pleasers”, I decided it was time to make something a little less interesting.  Reading through the Radical Brewing book, I found a recipe for what they call “Bambi’s Best Blonde Ale.”  A Blonde Ale seemed like a pretty safe bet, [...]

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Mr. Beer Classic American Blonde Ale – Mr Beer #5

June 27, 2010

Brewing the Classic American Blonde Ale An interesting thing happened on my last batch.  I didn’t feel like my Doppel Bock was fermenting, so I stole a packet of yeast from the Blonde Ale kit.  The catch, that meant that now I’m short on yeast for my Blonde.  This gave me a fun chance to [...]

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