I tried this in the Beginners forum and got no responses. I hope this double post is not a violation of board rules:
Looking for something light, with a little sweet flavor, with little hop character. Something I will drink but the wife will like also. Here is my (very experimental) idea for a lighter ale:
Partial Mash (5 gallon batch):
2.0 lbs. Light DME
3.3 lbs Light LME (late addition)
2.0 lb Vienna Malt
1.0 lb Crystal Malt 10L
0.5 lb Wheat Malt
0.25 oz. Nugget Hop (60 minutes)
0.50 oz. Orange Zest (10-5 minutes)
2 Vanilla Beans (15 minutes)
SafeAle S-05 yeast
Hoping this keeps IBU at or under 15 and ABV at around 4.5% - 6% (I have not calculated the fermentables yet to see if I hit that range).
Thoughts? Am I getting too cute with both the vanilla beans and the substitution of late addition hops for the orange zest?
EDIT: is the 2 lb of Vienna silly compared to just more DME to give a little boost to the ABV? I don't know why, but I like at least some fermentable sugar coming from my grains...makes me feel like I made "real" beer.
Looking for something light, with a little sweet flavor, with little hop character. Something I will drink but the wife will like also. Here is my (very experimental) idea for a lighter ale:
Partial Mash (5 gallon batch):
2.0 lbs. Light DME
3.3 lbs Light LME (late addition)
2.0 lb Vienna Malt
1.0 lb Crystal Malt 10L
0.5 lb Wheat Malt
0.25 oz. Nugget Hop (60 minutes)
0.50 oz. Orange Zest (10-5 minutes)
2 Vanilla Beans (15 minutes)
SafeAle S-05 yeast
Hoping this keeps IBU at or under 15 and ABV at around 4.5% - 6% (I have not calculated the fermentables yet to see if I hit that range).
Thoughts? Am I getting too cute with both the vanilla beans and the substitution of late addition hops for the orange zest?
EDIT: is the 2 lb of Vienna silly compared to just more DME to give a little boost to the ABV? I don't know why, but I like at least some fermentable sugar coming from my grains...makes me feel like I made "real" beer.