Easy Recipe - Too Light?

[jtf3456]

Trying too come up with an easy drinking beer for my BMC friends and a somewhat citrusy taste.

3lb light DME
1lb corn sugar
1oz citra hops
Safeale US-05


Or

4lb light DME
1lb corn sugar
1oz citra hops
Safeale US-05


Would this be good?

 

[theonetrueruss]

I'd go with the second one though if you are really going for light the first would work.

You might get too many IBUs out of the citra for a BMC drinker's taste though. I'd probably do a low alpha hop for bittering then throw in the citra at flame out. Just my thought.

 

[jtf3456]

Do you have an idea of what my boil times should be? And what hop should I use?

 

[BOBrob]

Try 5lb Light DME, no sugar. with cascade hops. 60 min. boil / 2lb DME at 60, 1/2 oz cascade @ 45 min./ 3lb DME & 1/2 oz cascade @10 min./ 1/2 oz cascade @ flame out. The IBUs around 19, OG 1.045 & FG 1.011; These are "tastybrew" calculator numbers for a 5.5 gal. boil, so you will bottle around 4.5 after boil loss and fermentation. Just my 2 cents. I make a similar extract with light and amber (3lb each) and play with the hops for learning. Hope this helps. Cheers & welcome to HBT