Summer Ale

bsruther · 06-24-2009, 09:46 PM

I'm in the process of brewing this Summer Ale recipe that I threw together today.

5# Light pils LME
2# Malted wheat
2# 6-row
1# Corn sugar
Nottingham yeast
1.5 oz Hallertau @ 60 minutes

Any thoughts or suggestions?

TelemarkBrew · 06-24-2009, 10:31 PM

what's the OG. you're going to get good attenuation with nottingham and probably don't want the ABV creaping up too high if you want it to be a summer session beer.

bsruther · 06-24-2009, 11:02 PM

I won't know the OG until I chill it. I figure it might be a little on the high side for a summer but that's ok with me.

Beerrific · 06-24-2009, 11:10 PM

Looks like something between an American wheat and a cream ale. Yeah, should come out to be a good summer ale. I think you will get best results if you can ferment fairly low.

bsruther · 06-25-2009, 02:19 AM

OG was 1.060. Maybe I'll call it Kolsch-45. The room I ferment in is about 60° so that should slow the fermenting down a little.

TelemarkBrew · 06-25-2009, 02:16 PM

60 degrees may not slow nottingham down, but it will give you a cleaner yeast profile, which i think would be best.
enjoy it.