Low gravity session beer...

Hey now,
My homebrew club is going to have a club comp with the theme being session beers under 1.042. I was thinking of a basic American Wheat and using some locally grown, organic tangerines. Any other suggestions and/ or recipes? Thanks. Al

I'm partial to Scottish ales myself.

Scottish 70/-
90% Golden Promise or Maris Otter
7% Crystal 20
3% Roasted Barley
Target OG: 1.035-1.040
Mash at 156 F
Use Scottish Ale: Wyeast 1728 or White Labs Edinburgh: WLP028
Boil 90 to 120 minutes
Shoot for 9 to 17 IBUs using only one bittering hop addition with English hops.

Brew a mild or an ordinary bitter. The database is chock full of recipes.

+1 on the bitter

I make a Rye Pale Ale at 1042 that will knock your socks off. The sweet spot is right around 5-8 weeks after brewing.


Batch Size: 5.50 gal
Boil Size: 7.99 gal
Estimated OG: 1.044 SG
Estimated Color: 6.3 SRM
Estimated IBU: 32.9 IBU
Brewhouse Efficiency: 75.00 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes

Ingredients:
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Amount Item Type % or IBU
5 lbs 8.0 oz Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 57.89 %
2 lbs 8.0 oz Rye Malt (4.7 SRM) Grain 26.32 %
8.0 oz Cara-Pils/Dextrine (2.0 SRM) Grain 5.26 %
8.0 oz Caramel/Crystal Malt - 40L (40.0 SRM) Grain 5.26 %
8.0 oz Wheat Malt, Ger (2.0 SRM) Grain 5.26 %
56.00 gm Amarillo Gold [8.50 %] (Dry Hop 5 days) Hops -
9.00 gm Magnum [12.20 %] (60 min) Hops 15.8 IBU
17.00 gm Northern Brewer [9.20 %] (10 min) Hops 4.5 IBU
30.00 gm Northern Brewer [9.20 %] (5 min) Hops 6.6 IBU
28.00 gm Centennial [9.00 %] (1 min) Hops 6.0 IBU
1 Pkgs California Ale (White Labs #WLP001) [StartYeast-Ale

Here is what I've settled on for my session beer recipe
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f66/american-session-206186/

Phunhog said:

Hey now,
My homebrew club is going to have a club comp with the theme being session beers under 1.042. I was thinking of a basic American Wheat and using some locally grown, organic tangerines. Any other suggestions and/ or recipes? Thanks. Al

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Try this one, May have to shop online to get the Oat Malt, Midwest Carries it.I have made this one a number of times and it always makes me smile, it is so good!

Oat Mild


Recipe Specifications
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Batch Size: 5.00 gal
Boil Size: 8.00 gal
Estimated OG: 1.034 SG
Estimated Color: 15.6 SRM
Estimated IBU: 10.0 IBU
Boil Time: 60 Minutes

Ingredients:
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Amount Item Type % or IBU
5.00 lb Oats, Malted (1.0 SRM) Grain 80.00 %
1.00 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L (60.0 SRM) Grain 16.00 %
0.25 lb Chocolate Malt (350.0 SRM) Grain 4.00 %
0.50 oz Fuggles [4.50 %] (60 min) Hops 10.0 IBU
1 Pkgs Essex Ale Yeast (White Labs #WLP022) Yeast-Ale


Mash Schedule: Double Infusion, Full Body
Total Grain Weight: 6.25 lb
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Double Infusion, Full Body
Step Time Name Description Step Temp
30 min Protein Rest Add 5.63 qt of water at 132.1 F 122.0 F
30 min Saccrification Add 5.00 qt of water at 206.7 F 158.0 F
10 min Mash Out Add 3.75 qt of water at 199.4 F 168.0 F