Well, since I had a small post boil volume, it seems the beer is pretty strong! Tasted GREAT to me and everyone, along with the Centennial Blonde brewed the same night.
Thanks again!
Thanks again!
My shriner buddies absolutely HATED this beer. They were critical of every aspect of it. They all drink Miller Lite exclusively, so I consider this the ultimate compliment coming from them!
7lbs 2 row
2 lbs flaked corn
1 lbs rice
Kolsch yeast
Hallertau hops for 20 or so IBUs with light aroma
plus rice hulls and irish moss
When I put this recipe into beersmith with 5.5 lbs of two row the % alcohol is listed as about 4.5, and I was hoping fpr something a little higher - say 5.5
Does anyone think that upping the corn to say 3 lbs would too much? If I up the two row to 7lbs and leave the corn at 2 lbs that puts me right at 5.5, just upping the corn to 3lbs will give me 5% alc which is cool.
I'm looking for a nice crisp light lager like ale that I can enjoy along with my BMC buddies, I wouldn't mind a corn taste (I guess! I have never used corn before so I really don't Know). Maybe 4.5% alc is fine...
Just keep in mind that the only thing the honey will add is dryness and alcohol so it may be the best all around boost for this beer.I just looked at my recipe and it only had 8oz rice for some reason.Oh I see-I added8oz. flaked wheat.Maybe 6-2row,2fl.corn,1rice,1honey=5.5% @ 75%efficiency.so may be I'll keep to the original-ish recipe of
5.5 lbs 2row
2 lbs flaked corn
but double the rice to 2 lbs
That will yield 5% on the nose (a compromise!). Now will this make it too...
ricy? (ok I'm a noob I guess since I've no experience with anything but grain and a little honey)
A pound of honey would defiantly do the trick though, didn't even think of that. Maybe I'll try that instead.
This beer is for my dad(a bmc) drinker and not really my style.For me,my next light beer is going to be something like 1/2 2-row,1/2 malted wheat & maybe a little lemon peel for flavoring,fermented w/ s-05 for a clean crisp summer beer.
Does it have to be minute rice? I have some long grain white rice in the house but no minute rice.
Minute rice is precooked which means it is pre-gelatinized.
Raw rice won't work.
Hey BM, have you tried playing around with some of the ingredients? adding fruits? spices? I know that its not to "style" but "Hang the Code!"
Nah. The most I've ever done is draw back the corn and rice by 50% and replace with cane sugar.
Got quite a bit dryer and crisper with that.
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that kind of sounds like a good thing.
has anyone tried using 6row instead of 2row?
With a similar grain bill,and 149F mash temp and S-05,mine had an OG of 1.044 and a FG of 1.008I brewed yesterday.
#6 Two Row
#2 Flaked Rice
#2 Flaked Corn
.5 oz Willamette
.5 oz Mt. Hood
Safeale-05 (pitched from packet)
7G pre-boil, 5.5G in the carboy.
OG 1.049
Slight airlock activity after about 17 hours. Is this normal? What can I expect for a FG?
Not speaking for BM but I treated this one like a pils,since flavor defects show so easily in this style.I used RO water & treated the mash w/ 1 tsp. gypsum and it came out quite well.Just sparged w/ straight RO water.Hey BM,
what's your water profile look like when you brew this. i always have a bit of a problem with lighter beers. my calcium numbers are way off and it really affects the flavor. i wanna give this recipe a shot this weekend. think i may try water adjustments for the first time.
thanks
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