Blonde Ale

[Stevesbrew]

So I'm about to brew a Blonde Ale and wanted to know what can I add to it to make it a have a more interesting taste profile. I'm thinking maybe some herbs such as coriander, but not too sure. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

 

[bboyeruga]

Coriander would be good. I'd also recommend some kind of citrus i.e. lemon zest, orange zest. I also wonder how a small bit of cinnamon or all spice would taste...

 

[Stevesbrew]

Since you mentioned citrus, I wonder how lime zest would work with the coriander. I know I like it when cooking mexican food.

 

[WiseEyes]

I just did a blond ale that was all late hopped.

9 pounds 2 row
.5 honey in boil to lighten body

then 1oz cascade 30 min
1oz cascade 12 minutes
1 oz spalt 1 minute

its good stuff fermented with s-05

 

[Stevesbrew]

I thought of adding a lot of hops to it too. I just bottled and started drinking an IPA last night. Looking for something different, but I can never turn down a good hoppy beer.

 

[WiseEyes]

It is the first time that I have done it in such a light beer. The bitterness is really smooth. It is really unique tasting in such a light beer.

 

[bboyeruga]

Just had another idea for this. A bit of ginger root would be awesome too. I don't know how you'd incorporate it though.

 

[Stevesbrew]

bboyeruga, you have me thinking. That might be awesome

 

[WiseEyes]

you know i had a beer called good juju ginger that was so good and spicy. I was going to add that to my too brewlist. here is the info on it.

http://www.lefthandbrewing.com/beers/good-juju

and looking at your extract bill i would say that really all you would have to do is add the ginger.

 

[Cyclman]

Do an open, warmish fermentation for the first few days. You'll get lots of good stuff out of the Belgian yeast without having to add anything.