is 1.0 oz hops enough??

[hiphopaim5]

i wanted to achieve something that was light on the pallet. I was looking something simular to a summer ale. i wanted it be a easy drinking beer for my wife and her friends thats why i was aiming at 3.5%. do you think 4.2 % would be a little strong for them. I mean for me it would be great however i am doing this for my wife and her friends.

 

[rodwha]

The yeast you chose has a lower attenuation, which means it leaves some additional sugars unconverted to alcohol. You lost about 0.03% alcohol by using that one over an average higher attenuating yeast.

 

[rodwha]

Bud Light is around 4.5%. I'm not sure what the lower calorie light beers are.
I'd guess 4.3-4.8% ought to be OK.

 

[rodwha]

I'm going to be trying a recipe I came up with that should make an ale version of something like Bud Light for SWMBO's friends. It's targeted for 4.5% ABV with 10.6 IBU's.

I gave them a blonde and an amber, and it took forever for them to finish them. But they were also fuller in taste as I used crystal malts, and had higher alcohol contents of over 5%.

 

[tmurph6]

I wouldn't waste citra hops on a beer with almost no hop flavor/aroma.

 

[rodwha]

They each split a bottle of beer, and it took them forever! We are talking about 5 oz of beer each (x2)! I figured it was more than their pallet was accustomed to.

 

[rodwha]

Me either.
I'll be pinching off some (0.175 oz) of Willamette to make that light ale (1.9 gal batch) and using it all in a 50 min boil. No flavoring or aroma addition. It's a test batch.

 

[Rev2010]

Rodwha, just a heads up but you should be using the "Edit" post feature rather than creating a new post for every thought you want to add on. On the fourth page of this thread alone you've posted at:

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[Yooper]

i wanted to achieve something that was light on the pallet. I was looking something simular to a summer ale. i wanted it be a easy drinking beer for my wife and her friends thats why i was aiming at 3.5%. do you think 4.2 % would be a little strong for them. I mean for me it would be great however i am doing this for my wife and her friends.

You're getting way off track for your light blonde ale.

A good light blonde ale will have low IBUs (about 15-20 or so), and little hops flavor and aroma.

I like the idea of a nice light 3.5% blonde ale. I'd shoot for an OG of 1.040, 15-20 IBUs (probably .3 ounce of hops at 60 minutes, but check with some brewing calculator to make sure), and .25 ounce of hops added with 5-10 minutes left. That's it.

 

[rodwha]

Wasn't certain if he'd go back and reread it.

 

[Rev2010]

Wasn't certain if he'd go back and reread it.

Either way, most forums have rules against this. I'm not a Mod here, but dude, one page back you posted 4 posts each within one minute of each other.


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[brewguyver]

i wanted to achieve something that was light on the pallet. I was looking something simular to a summer ale. i wanted it be a easy drinking beer for my wife and her friends thats why i was aiming at 3.5%. do you think 4.2 % would be a little strong for them. I mean for me it would be great however i am doing this for my wife and her friends.

Most of the summer malt beverages (Mikes Hard Lemonade, Smirnoff ice, etc.) weigh in at 5+. As long a your finishing gravity was low, a little extra alcohol wouldn't hurt.

 

[hiphopaim5]

Thank so much for your help.... especially rodwa. everyone's advice has helped me greatly!!