Beers #3, 4 and 5

[jIM_Ohio]

I have brewed 2 beers in last few months, after taking about 4 years experience with Mr Beer.

Beer #1 was a Belgian, I messed up the hops (forgot to add at beginning of boil), so that beer is a little different.

Beer #2 was a red ale given to me as a gift. Half of that is already consumed. Had a birthday party and the beer was a HUGE hit.

Beer #3 is going to be the Belgian again, this time I will add the hops right.
Beer #4 is either a yeungling clone (wife gave me mix as a gift) or I return this and do something else. Question- this beer gives instructions for how to lager or make an ale (with same yeast) any comments?

Beer #5 I want to make as a 50th birthday present for my aunt. She likes Hefeweizen, last time I saw her she was drinking Flying Dog Hefeweizen, which had a lemon undertone if I remember correctly.

Does anyone have a partial mash or all grain recipe they might suggest for beer #5, or should I change out beer #4 and experiment before doing beer #5. I need to have beer #5 drinkable by June 22. I have another birthday party March 24, so if you know of a beer which gets created quickly (my red ale went from brew to consumption in 24 days), that would also be a good place to think.

 

[Yooper]

Beer #4 is either a yeungling clone (wife gave me mix as a gift) or I return this and do something else. Question- this beer gives instructions for how to lager or make an ale (with same yeast) any comments?

Beer #5 I want to make as a 50th birthday present for my aunt. She likes Hefeweizen, last time I saw her she was drinking Flying Dog Hefeweizen, which had a lemon undertone if I remember correctly.

For the Yeungling clone, I'd either go ahead and do it as a lager if possible. If not, I'd choose a yeast that will give a clean lager-like finish. Usually using a lager yeast at ale temperatures doesn't give the crisp "clean" flavor of a lager, so I wouldn't do that. But it depends on the yeast strain you have. Which strain is in the kit?

I don't like hefeweizen myself, but it's one of the easiest beers to do! The key is to get the proper hefeweizen yeast. Both White Labs and Wyeast have excellent strains for hefeweizens.

 

[Homercidal]

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f70/bee-cave-brewery-bavarian-hefeweizen-35679/

Seems to be a pretty popular hefe. They are easy to make and don't take much time either.

I can't say that I've ever had a Yeungling, but if it's a light beer then you can't go wrong doing as Yooper says. I don't think there is much difference between Lager and Ale if you do the ale just right. But I prefer an ale anyway, so I may be biased. Find a low temp, clean ale yeast and ferment low and slow.

 

[jIM_Ohio]

thx for both replies, keep them coming!

 

[bradford0113]

Beer #4 is either a yeungling clone (wife gave me mix as a gift) or I return this and do something else. Question- this beer gives instructions for how to lager or make an ale (with same yeast) any comments?

My opinion is to return it and do something else! You can buy Yeungling in Ohio now (pretty cheap) almost anywhere that sells beer. Make something different!