Recipe quest. Appeal to the masses

Hi there. I am looking for suggestions on recipes(AG) for an Ale that my friends can enjoy. I like to brew beers of all styles however I lack experience in building a beer that completely satisfies the "lite lager" drinkers.

I would prefer to stay away from "lagering" if possible
I envision a lightly hopped, refreshing ale.
Any input would be great.

I have been doing my homework but I would like to hear some suggestions. Thanks

The Centennial Blonde recipe in the American Ale section of this site's recipe database is a great option.

Cream of Three Crops would also work really well.

Either way, you can't go wrong with BierMuncher's recipes. They are dynamite.

A cream ale is always a winner. I combined Biermuncher's "Cream" recipe and jamilz's "Weed, Feed, and Mow" recipe, using ingredients I had.

OG 1.056
FG 1.010

4 lbs Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 38.57 %
4 lbs Pilsner (2 Row) Ger (2.0 SRM) Grain 38.57 %
1 lbs 8.0 oz cornmeal 14.46 %
14.0 oz Rice, Minute (1.0 SRM) Grain 8.41 %
1.00 oz Williamette [4.80 %] (90 min) Hops 15.7 IBU

Clean, well attenuating ale yeast like S05 or Nottingham


Do a cereal mash with 2 pounds two-row (crushed), the rice, and the cornmeal. Use 1.5 quarts per pound, and bring to 155 degrees, stirring often. Let it rest at 155 degrees for 15 minutes, then bring to a boil and boil until gelatinized, about 45 minutes. Add to the mash when mashing in.

If you don't want to do a cereal mash, use 1.5 pounds flaked corn and the Minute Rice, and just add to the mash.

If you don't have pilsner malt, all two-row would be fine.

Mash at 149 for 90 minutes. Do a 90 minute boil. Ferment in the low 60s.

This almost tastes like Genessee Cream Ale, if you've ever had that.

Thanks Guys, I think Ill try em all!

A Cream Ale and a Blonde ale are pretty similar and both are likely crowd pleasers.

Just throwing out a couple more options: American wheat beers and Belgian wits seem to have pretty high "crowd acceptability" rates in recent years.

+1 for the cream of the crop. Just made that one and turned out great!

I am going to try a few of these recipes this weekend with my new rig. Finally got done refurbishing it.

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f51/new-brewing-rig-181800/#post2104158

Brewed Cream of Three Crops & Centennial Blonde today. Nailed the OG's with Beersmith @ very close to 75%.

Brewed 4 batches today One, an English mild(batch # 1) didnt go so well. High mash temp Etc.