Light fruit beers with no fruit

[disasterjustavoided]

I'm hoping to brew a beer for a friend of mine who's coming over for New years. I'm still quite new to trying out some of the new world hops but I'm noting a lot of fruit descriptions for the hops and so I'm hoping to use those flavours to design a beer just for him (a 1 gallon batch).

My mate loves fruit beers, (Hoegaarden Peach being one of his favourites), but he hates bitterness in a beer. So I'm looking for a fruity hop with very little bitterness for this beer.

I'm not sure I have the know how or the equipment to make a lager for him but all other suggestions will be more than greatfully recived. Extract or all grain.

 

[brewbeerry]

a maris otter and simcoe SMaSH makes a peachy/mango beer (with slight hints of pineapple) when consumed in the 1st few weeks after carbonation. after about 2 months in the bottle it turns into more of a cascade taste- orange and grapefruit coming through at that point. really tropical tasting. here's my 1 gallon batch:

Maris/Simcoe SMaSH (1 gallon) 86% efficiency
1.75 lbs Maris Otter
.1 oz Simcoe 12.2% AA 60 mins
.1 oz Simcoe 20 mins
.1 oz Simcoe 10 mins
.1 oz Simcoe 1 mins
US 05 yeast

OG: 1.057
FG: 1.013

Bottling taste seriously tasted like peach nectar. It's a little hoppy but not really that bitter. Have had really good reviews by everyone who has tasted it so far (not many though because its only 1 gallon so ~9 bottles).

 

[disasterjustavoided]

Thanks brewbeery. After reading your post I started a near impossible search for Simoce in the UK. Being told that it was right next to the rocking horse S##t. I lucked upon what I think is the last 200g! Will try out your recipe and let you know how I get one!

 

[brewbeerry]

cool, hope it turns out well! i fermented with safale us 05 at ~65F. Dont have exact temperature in notes but it was in an ice bath to keep it below 70F. there is mention of peach flavor and aroma when fermenting with us05 at lower temperatures (61-64F), so if you want to enhance that maybe give it a shot:

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f163/chico-us-05-1056-perceived-peach-flavor-aroma-309272/

 

[TopherM]

How about a wheat with corriander and sweet orange peel, which is the basics of a Hoegarrden, with just a hint of peach extract.

The wheat style is typically barely hopped with a low AA nobel hop.

 

[disasterjustavoided]

By the way brewbeery, I made your beer and it was devine! Good call.

 

[brewbeerry]

By the way brewbeery, I made your beer and it was devine! Good call.

glad to hear! did you get some of the peachy/mango notes in it? still not sure where they came from. had some friends over a while back and girls really liked that one

 

[disasterjustavoided]

I know a gay couple who love all sorts of crappy commerical fruit beers and I desperately try to wean them onto good beers, so this is what I brewed for them. I got Lychees more than anything. But yes, very good, will make it again.