Blonde Ale Kona Big Wave Golden Ale clone

[acarlotto]

Recipe Type

All Grain

Yeast

US 05

Batch Size (Gallons)

5.5

Original Gravity

1.044

Final Gravity

1.010

Boiling Time (Minutes)

60

IBU

29.4

Color

6.3

Primary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp)

14

Tasting Notes

Big Wave is a lighter bodied golden ale with a tropical hop aroma and flavor

This stuff is so tasty and been my summer go to. I have made 4 batches and this is the recipe I feel that got the closest to real thing.

7 lbs 8.0 oz Pale Malt (2 Row) US
1 lbs 8.0 oz Caramel/Crystal Malt - 20L
0.25 oz Galaxy hops [14.00 %] Boil 60 min.
1 Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 15.0 mins)
0.50 oz Citra [12.00 %] - Boil 15 min
0.50 oz Citra [12.00 %] - Boil 5 min
Us-05 Yeast.

Mash at 150 to 152.


Dry hopped 1.5 to 2oz of citra hops ----mmmmm

Enjoy!!

 

[k1ngl1ves]

I think I love you...


I've found my next batch!

 

[Joon75]

I think this will be my next brew and I'm new to making yeast starters. Can I make a starter with US-05?


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[k1ngl1ves]

I think this will be my next brew and I'm new to making yeast starters. Can I make a starter with US-05?


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Not necessary. Just rehydrate it and you'll be fine.

 

[aryoung1980]

I just had Big Wave for the first time on Saturday. Quite enjoyable. I'll be giving this a try in a month or so .

You said you've tried multiple recipes. Did any of them use less C-20? 1.5lbs sounds like a lot but I'm willing get out of my comfort zone...which is 5-10% specialty malts.


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[acarlotto]

I just had Big Wave for the first time on Saturday. Quite enjoyable. I'll be giving this a try in a month or so .

You said you've tried multiple recipes. Did any of them use less C-20? 1.5lbs sounds like a lot but I'm willing get out of my comfort zone...which is 5-10% specialty malts.


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I have always used that amount and has always came out perfect. My neighbors came over this weekend and could not get enough of it. This is my go to house ale. Here's a some beer porn! It is clearer than the photo shows.

 

[alewhatcuresyou]

Interesting, I always figured the grassy, fruity hop flavor in Big Wave had to come from a fairly long dry hop with a variety I have not used.

 

[Joon75]

Can this style of beer be dry hopped? What kind of hops?


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[aryoung1980]

I don't see why you couldn't dry hop with the Citra


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[mmlipps]

Not necessary. Just rehydrate it and you'll be fine.

I thought it was always best to make a starter?


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[k1ngl1ves]

I thought it was always best to make a starter?


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Not for dry yeast. Just rehydrate. Some people don't even do that, just sprinkle in and move along.

You can actually do more harm than good making a starter from dry yeast.

You should almost always make a starter from liquid yeast, depending on the style. Some beer styles are supposed to be underpitched... but that's a completely different topic.

 

[fivefivesix]

Interesting, I always figured the grassy, fruity hop flavor in Big Wave had to come from a fairly long dry hop with a variety I have not used.

Can this style of beer be dry hopped? What kind of hops?


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Yes dry hop it up! I know from a source they dry hop citra in the primary a few days into fermentation.
Big Wave is a great beer!

 

[Eucrid]

Do you think upping the final addition from .5oz to a full oz would be too much? I wouldn't mind pushing the aroma a bit harder than Kona.

 

[csanborn26]

Can someone please convert to partial mash I would appreciate it very much and is this for 5g

 

[csanborn26]

How long should fermentation last

 

[Joon75]

Two weeks in primary and then I transferred to secondary for one week.


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[csanborn26]

3 weeks seems quick but I'll give it a whirl

 

[brew_ny]

Can someone please convert to partial mash I would appreciate it very much and is this for 5g

for a 5.5 gallon batch something like this

mash

1 lbs 8.0 oz Caramel/Crystal Malt - 20L

1 lbs 8.0 oz of 2 row

extract

4.5 lbs of LME or 4.2 lbs DME

0.25 oz Galaxy hops [14.00 %] Boil 60 min.
1 Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 15.0 mins)
0.50 oz Citra [12.00 %] - Boil 15 min
0.50 oz Citra [12.00 %] - Boil 5 min
Us-05 Yeast.

Mash at 150 to 152.

all the best

S_M

 

[csanborn26]

Would you do gold extract or Maris otter extract trying to match the 2 row

 

[csanborn26]

Thanks for the reply I will have to try this out

 

[dstrole]

Made this and kegged it. Came out quite good although my ABV is a little lower than the real thing at 4%. Nice and clear too.



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[aryoung1980]

That's a lovely looking pint. Thanks for the reminder that I need to brew this.


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[acarlotto]

Made this and kegged it. Came out quite good although my ABV is a little lower than the real thing at 4%. Nice and clear too.
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Nice! The last batch I made I split hops between Citra and Mosaic and it came out pretty tasty. On the next batch I will dry hop with Citra to get a little more aroma. I can't make enough of this beer, my neighbors keep drinking it all.

 

[chef_nerd]

Sorry to bring this thread back to life. I am new to brewing and this is my favorite all around beer!

Would someone care to explain the dry hopping method for this brew?

 

[alestateyall]

Sorry to bring this thread back to life. I am new to brewing and this is my favorite all around beer!

Would someone care to explain the dry hopping method for this brew?

Add 1.5-2oz of Citra hops directly to the fermenter after fermentation completes. Leave the dry hops in 5-7 days then bottle. Most people put the hops in hop sock or similar but that is optional.

 

[thadeus_d3]

I'm making a 10g batch of this tomorrow using citra and mosaic. Thanks for sharing OP.

 

[TastyAdventure]

3 weeks seems quick but I'll give it a whirl

With a 4.4% ABV ale, you could probably only do 2 weeks...

 

[TheHappyHopper]

Has anyone else brewed the recipe from the OP and agree that it is very close to the commercial version? I am looking to brew this next weekend, but I am thinking about using the Wyeast California Lager yeast.

 

[cswalker]

Exactly the recipe i was thinking of for the Club Group brew I'll be hosting next weekend! A couple of questions:
1. Yeast: US 05
Super clean profile and a highly reliable yeast, but I was thinking of Wyeast 1056 (American Ale) instead. Thoughts?
2. [edit] I'm an idiot and answered this question myself.
3. 0.25 oz Galaxy hops [14.00 %] Boil 60 min.
This may be difficult to find locally. Citra is a substitute. Did you find a specific reasoning for the use of Galaxy over Citra? I can find Sorachi Ace pretty easily?
4. 1 Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 15.0 mins)
Whirlfloc states adding their tablets any more than 10min in the boil denatures their ingredients. Also, 1 tablet per 10gallons.

 

[botigol]

1. US-05 and WY1056 are the same yeast strain, so no problem.
3. Citra and Galaxy are pretty similar, but Galaxy has brighter aromas IME. No experience with the following, but I have seen others substitute El Dorado and Mosaic for Galaxy.