Altough I won't be brewing this before 2 or 3 weeks, I'd like some feedback on a recipe I put togheter. I need something tasty but that can be sessioned. This is what I came up with looking at clones that I liked and various beer profiles and recipes:
Everyday Blonde Ale
Batch: 4 gal
OG: 1.042
FG: 1.011 (?)
ABV: 4.1 %
IBU: 22.8
Grain Bill
88% 6lb American two-row
5% 5oz Munich
5% 5oz Crystal 20L
2% 2oz Wheat
Hops
60 min 0.25 oz Columbus
15 min 0.25 oz Crystal
5 min 0.25 oz Crystal
I chose not to add too much speciality/dark grains to keep the beer light in body and feel. The wheat is only there for head retention purposes. The hops I went with crystal since they have a nice aroma and they aren't as tart/grapefuity as Cascade. Columbus I chose because my LHBS has it for cheap and it's an American hop too
What has me puzzled is the yeast. I want the beer to have a nice low FG in order to get a nice dry finish, but I don't want it to become too dry either. Some pepper/fruit would be nice, but I'm tempted to just go with something like Safbrew 05 wich will be cheap and clean instead of messing with liquid on such a brew.
This will be also my first AG, but I might just add some DME if I'm overly worried about gravity come brew day. I calculated for 70% efficiency.
Everyday Blonde Ale
Batch: 4 gal
OG: 1.042
FG: 1.011 (?)
ABV: 4.1 %
IBU: 22.8
Grain Bill
88% 6lb American two-row
5% 5oz Munich
5% 5oz Crystal 20L
2% 2oz Wheat
Hops
60 min 0.25 oz Columbus
15 min 0.25 oz Crystal
5 min 0.25 oz Crystal
I chose not to add too much speciality/dark grains to keep the beer light in body and feel. The wheat is only there for head retention purposes. The hops I went with crystal since they have a nice aroma and they aren't as tart/grapefuity as Cascade. Columbus I chose because my LHBS has it for cheap and it's an American hop too
What has me puzzled is the yeast. I want the beer to have a nice low FG in order to get a nice dry finish, but I don't want it to become too dry either. Some pepper/fruit would be nice, but I'm tempted to just go with something like Safbrew 05 wich will be cheap and clean instead of messing with liquid on such a brew.
This will be also my first AG, but I might just add some DME if I'm overly worried about gravity come brew day. I calculated for 70% efficiency.