Don't Know What to Call It Mashup

[tomakana]

So I've accumulated some odds and ends of DME and hops and such over the last year of getting into this hobby, and I'm trying to figure out if it's worth just experimenting with a small batch. I don't want it to be undrinkable, but I also don't want to be flying completely blind. I put together the following recipe in Brewer's Friend to use some of it up. I'm not experienced enough yet to really know how this will taste - any opinions/thoughts would be appreciated...

HOME BREW RECIPE:
Title: Not Sure What To Call It Ale

Brew Method: Extract
Style Name: Blonde Ale (?)
Boil Time: 45 min
Batch Size: 2 gallons (fermentor volume)
Boil Size: 2.5 gallons
Boil Gravity: 1.005
Efficiency: 35% (steeping grains only)


STATS:
Original Gravity: 1.048
Final Gravity: 1.011
ABV (standard): 4.91%
IBU (tinseth): 30.49
SRM (morey): 5.66

FERMENTABLES:
4 oz - Briess CBW Pale Ale (10.5%)
20 oz - Dry Malt Extract - Munich - (late addition) (52.6%)
12 oz - Dry Malt Extract - Wheat - (late addition) (31.6%)

STEEPING GRAINS:
2 oz - American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt) (5.3%)

HOPS:
5 g - Horizon, Type: Pellet, AA: 11.5, Use: Boil for 45 min, IBU: 26.56
5 g - Goldings, Type: Pellet, AA: 4.3, Use: Boil for 10 min, IBU: 3.92
12 g - Liberty, Type: Pellet, AA: 4.9, Use: Dry Hop for 5 days

YEAST:
Mangrove Jack - US West Coast Yeast M44
Starter: No
Form: Dry
Attenuation (avg): 78%
Flocculation: High
Optimum Temp: 59 - 74 F
Fermentation Temp: 68 F

 

[gunhaus]

Atwater Brewing has a beer called Dirty Blonde Ale that is made with wheat, I suspect it will be in the ball park with that beer if you can find it. Your version would have a more pronounced hop presence. The commercial beer is supposed to contain orange peel and coriander but i will be danged if they are pronounced enough to say I taste them in it. That said i would try it. I really like making up beers from leftovers - and i have had some really good ones come about as a result.

 

[tomakana]

Thanks - don't think I can find Atwater's stuff near me, but I'll see. I'm figuring the munich will give it some sweetness and the wheat will add some body and head retention. The pale ale is mostly to use it up and boost the gravity a little - I've made a few pale ales with just that DME that have been pretty good, so it definitely won't hurt anything. When the weather around here clears up a little, I'll probably try it and see how it goes. It'll be my first dry hop attempt as well, so there'll be a lot of testing going on!