Brew #105: Centurion Blonde #2

I wanted more honey malt to show through in the first attempt and less of the bitter. Here's the recipe for this attempt:

1.5 lb Honey Malt
0.5 lb Flaked Wheat
1.5 lb Pilsener Lager Malt
.25 lb 2-row CaraPils Malt
3.0 lb Extra Light DME (to keep the color as light as possible)
0.5 oz Amarillo - 30 min.
0.5 oz Amarillo - 15 min. + 1 Whirlfloc tablet + 5 tsps Yeast Nutrient
0.5 oz Sorachi Ace - at flameout (0 mins.)
0.5 oz Sorachi Ace - Dry Hopped

Got low on the O.G. and the maltiness and sweetness is coming through. The balance is off however. I liked Centurion Blonde #1 better. It's still a good drinkable beer. Still need to work out what is unbalanced.

Now that it's been a while, the beer is growing on me. It's got more mouthfeel, the color is more at pale ale, nice and quaffable. The first version had a lighter feel, but more bitterness. Mouthfeel may be specifically linked to the Carapils. So I've got to figure out if I like the base as a Blonde or let the beer go more at Pale Ale. So maybe do the same thing again but drop the CaraPils from the recipe.

Brewed: 04-16-2009
Hopped: 04-21-2009 (hop addition into primary after initial fermentation was complete)
Racked: 04-24-2009
Kegged: 05-12-2009

OG=1.040@69F
FG=1.013@72F

ABV=3.537%