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.
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.
Can't wait for your Belgian Blonde video. I fell in love with Belgian beer when I was stationed in Germany (made many trips to NATO). Hopefully, you explore the Belgian Brune Ale as well.
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!
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!!
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.
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.
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 😕
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?
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
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.
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
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!
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!!
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%.
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?
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!
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.
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!
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.
i am a homebrrwer from Turkey. you really help homebrewers around world. cheers mate
your video AND beer production levels are outstanding. i'm always waiting for the next week brew. cheers!
Thank you!
I also enjoy your production efforts but PLEASE stop the background music while you’re talking.
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.
Yes! Figuring out the tech to do a live brew day. Sounds like fun.
@@TheHomebrewChallenge Very cool! Definitely looking forward to it.
Can't wait for your Belgian Blonde video. I fell in love with Belgian beer when I was stationed in Germany (made many trips to NATO). Hopefully, you explore the Belgian Brune Ale as well.
Belgians make very very good beer and that's comming from a Dutchie. Have you tried lambiek beer styles?
@@JB-pk8vm Oh yes, Kriek Lambic beers were really good.
I can’t wait for the Belgian Blond tasting segment 😋
scales would be great under the brew kettle, will give an accurate reading of the pre/post boil volume
I hugely love your videos Martin. Thank you so much and take care!
Thank you!
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!
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!!
Agreed. It was nice it have a break from the big beers.
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.
Definitely the style of Ale I enjoy the most
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.
This looks SOO refreshing!!
Got to get me one of those big grain scales! Great video as per usual, thanks Martin!
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.
🤔
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 😕
$12 Digital fishing scale hung from the ceiling works great.
Please add IBUs to the description or to the videos "fermentation notes"
Did you design all these recipes yourself? This looks like the perfect recipe to share with my family
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?
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'
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
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.
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.
Yeah have done that too so long as the fermenter isn’t prone to blocking.
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
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!
Thank you. I mashed at 152F for about 50 mins. Grain basket is what came with the Clawhammer system.
Is there a reason why you don’t sparge? Or do you just leave it out of the video?
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!!
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%.
Hugo Van den Berg - I’m still learning my system- doing a Hefe this weekend so hoping to hit my numbers!!
Mark Zunk I’m curious how that turns out. Good beer for the Indian summer BTW.
Yes have been mashing full volume no sparge and getting reasonable brewhouse efficiency.
Hah! Weird. Was looking for a video like this yesterday when I made my blonde ale
Loving the videos.
How do you calculate the amount of water to start with when you do your full volume mash without sparging?
Is that fermenter suitable for batch size?? There is lots of empty space when you pitch the yeast.
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?
Probably not a huge impact. Large amounts of lower AA hops might lead to a slightly more vegetative character.
2:21 Just leaving this comment to haunt you regarding the no-measuring stout you did on the brewlosophy show. 🍻
Hi Martin, when you 5 gallons in your recipe does that mean 5 gallons initially before mashing or 5 gallons before fermenting? Thanks
5 gallons in the fermenter.
The Homebrew Challenge Thanks!
Great video!!
Great video, Love that Claw Hammer system!
Thank you.
Martin, love the channel, do you ever check your mash PH? How much attention do you pay to it?
Until recently my pH meter was out of action so had not been. You’ll see that change soon though.
Great video! What was the name of the song you used in the video?
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!
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.
Yeah go for something simple. Just 2 row or Pilsner malt then the hop of your choice.
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!
I use tap water too, run through an RV water filter to remove chlorine.
Isnt a blonde ale a form of kolche?
Hi Martin, did you do anything other than cold crash to get that clarity?
Just the cold crash, no fining agents.
Do you double grind the grain when you use the clawhammer system?
Yeah I usually give it a double crush.
Are measurements proportional for hops?
I can’t tell if she’s American and developing and English accent, or if she’s British and developing an American accent. 🤔
Always love a good blonde!
That independent display on the scale is pretty "Keen" indeed
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