Help w hoppy blonde recipe

[kyleetrotter]

Looking for some advice for a hoppy blonde recipe I'm going to brew tomorrow. Looking for a very light color and huge hop aroma w a big Galaxy kick.

According to Beersmith it should end up around 5.4% abv, 2.9 SRM, and 25 IBUs although I know the steep isn’t taken into consideration.

Treating strike water w 2:1 Gypsumhosphoric Acid

Mash at 154 for 60 mins
6 lb pilsner 2 row (50%)
2 lb flaked oats (20.8%)
1 lb white wheat (12.5%)
1 lb flaked corn (8%)
8 oz carafoam (4.2%)
8 oz vienna (4.2%)

60 min boil
.25 oz Columbus - 45 mins
.2 oz Columbus - 15 mins
.33 oz Galaxy - 10 mins
.5 oz Galaxy - 5 mins
2 oz Galaxy steep @ 170 for 30 mins

Whir floc tab @ 5 mins left in boil

1056 yeast

1 oz Galaxy dry hop for 4 days
1 oz Mosaic dry hop for 4 days

 

[Build]

Hi, With your recipe, that many oats will make a very cloudy brew. I would cut them down to 10% or less and up the carafoam if you want to add some body back. I would also eliminate the corn, but that's a personal preference against corn in beer. If you like it, then definitely keep it. I would up the Galaxy at 5 and 10 min to help enhance the huge Galaxy aroma you'll get at the end. Nice dry hop choices.

It looks like a great Summer brew.

 

[kyleetrotter]

Thanks buddy! I got advice from somebody else to drop the corn so I think I will do that and up the pilsner to make up for it. I'm not overly concerned w clear beer - I want to make it creamy smooth w the oats so I'll see how this turns out and probably kick myself for not downing them to 10% haha. Cheers!