good summer brew

[llazy_llama]

I have a Fat Tire clone up for next weekend and then plan on a Hoegaarden clone and a Kolsch for my son's 1st birthday party in august. Don't know what will be between all those.

That's funny, I'm doing a Fat Tire clone next weekend too.

 

[yoyokid82005]

well my parents have cut me off till some of the beer is drunk. i just moved back in about xmas cause of the ecomony. i have about 5 cases of the honey porter that me and my dad made at a brew house.

 

[hcarter]

Sam Adams Summer Brew, oh you have to be kidding? You are making that? Seriously? Wow, whatever made you think of doing that? Of all the choices, why that one?


OK, now you have been given crap. Now brew what you like and what you want and tell me to...

Enjoy your Summer Brew

Thanks! I feel better now.

 

[humann_brewing]

Am I the only one who chooses beer styles without thinking about the weather? I have AC, thankyouverymuch.

Edited: Just read the bit about the porch... My ultimate relaxing beer is a stout, regardless of the weather.

I have central air, but I also have a pool and enjoy swimming around or just sitting by the pool with a beer in my hand on a Saturday afternoon.

 

[SumnerH]

i was wondering what would be a good summer beer to brew as my second beer. i dont have a clue what i want. i know something light and smooth not to heavy. a beer that i could sit on the porch and listen to the sox at night . i was thinking a wheat with some added flavorings. im willing to do a partial mash did one at a brew on premisis a while back, or a all extract. need suggestions please.
thanks
pat

I'm doing a kristalweizen. https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f12/cloning-redback-australian-wheat-beer-105929/

It's a clone of my GF's favorite beer from back home in western Australia, supposedly a very light summer lawnmower beer, more on the clove-y end of things than the banana end. Brewing on Sunday.

It's actually a pseudo-kristal, as I'm not going to filter--just irish moss, gelatin, and crash cooling.

EDIT: And this one's up immediately after (I might do them both this weekend): Wextra Belgian Summer Ale http://hbd.org/cgi-bin/recipator/recipator?item=8020

 

[KayaBrew]

I always brew 10 or 15 gallons of a Blonde Ale. Easy as hell:

7 lbs of X-Pale LME -OR- 6.5 lbs of Extra Lite DME
1 oz Cascade, boil for 60 minutes
.5 oz or more of Willamette boiled for 5 minutes (I used half an ounce in the boil, and dry hopped with half an ounce for a nice aroma)
1 packet of Notty

OG: 1.052
FG: 1.011
ABV: 5.4%
IBU: 21.4

(this is for a 6 gallon boil) adjust for partial boil

That's it!

 

[Stef1966]

Personally i dont see why one type of beer would be better during a given season, i could find a big Stout as refreshing as a pale Ale on a hot summer day as long as it's served chill.

Same goes for winter, i find equal comfort drinking any kind of good brew sitting comfortably in my cozy home watching a snow storm raging out the window...

But hey... it's just own personal way of seeing things.

 

[SumnerH]

Personally i dont see why one type of beer would be better during a given season, i could find a big Stout as refreshing as a pale Ale on a hot summer day as long as it's served chill.

I find roastier and spicier beers more to my taste in the winter (so, e.g., a stout or Belgian wit is certainly a winter beer for me), while fruitier and crisper beers are more summer beers to me (e.g. Pilseners or Hefeweizens).

But that's not hard and fast, sometimes I get a yen for something that I'd normally think of as other-seasonal. And most beers (anything from a Belgian strong to a cali common to a pale ale) don't have any seasonal attachment.

And it's up to your personal taste; I know that a lot of people would consider a wit to be a summer beer.

 

[nasmeyer]

Bells Oberon clone works with me, the real thing hits the shelves this month (Michigan/midwest states) and it makes a great summer beer. It is a wheat beer with an orange/citrus accent.

 

[Stef1966]

On a side note... i drink all year long, so, i would really miss other types of beer if i'd restrict myself to a given "Summer Beer--Winter Beer" kinda etiquette...