Looking for a summer beer

[brockchance]

I want a summer beer recipe for 3 gallons batch. I've done a could kits now I want to do something on my own

 

[Kerrbrewer]

I did an interesting experiment for my 4th of july brew this year. The whole damn fam comes to my place on the 4th for river fun and bbq. I take my beer to all the family events an only my dad and nephew ever enjoy my beer. This year I made a batch that was based on the centennial blonde recipe that was loved by all.

Recipe specifics:

Style: Blonde Ale
Batch size: 6.0 gal
Boil volume: 7.5 gal
OG: 1.042
FG: 1.011
Bitterness (IBU): 19.5
Color (SRM): 4.0
ABV: 4.2%

Grain/Sugars:

5.31 lb Two-row (US), 57.4%
1.19 lb Northwestern Pale Ale Malt, 12.8%
0.81 lb Vienna (German), 8.8%
0.75 lb CaraPils, 8.1%
0.50 lb Crystal 10L, 5.4%
0.50 lb Flaked Rice, 5.4%
0.19 lb Aromatic Malt (Belgian), 2.0%

Hops:
0.30 oz Centennial Type (AA 8.4%, Pellet) 55 min, 8.2 IBU
0.30 oz Centennial Type (AA 8.4%, Pellet) 35 min, 6.9 IBU
0.25 oz Cascade (AA 8.4%, Whole) 15 min, 3.1 IBU
0.25 oz Cascade (AA 8.4%, Whole) 5 min, 1.3 IBU

Yeast/Misc:
Nottingham, 1.0 unit(s), Other

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[Clearbeer1]

Here is my adaptation of the BYO recipe for a Blonde Ale. It turned out very good and my Wife enjoyed it a lot. Fell free to use as is or modify it to your liking.


BYO Blonde Ale II

Blonde Ale (6 B)

Type: All Grain
Batch Size: 6.50 gal
Boil Size: 8.50 gal
Boil Time: 60 min
End of Boil Vol: 7.25 gal
Final Bottling Vol: 5.50 gal
Fermentation: Ale, Single Stage


Date: 17 June 2016
Brewer: JimO
Asst Brewer:
Equipment: Jim's Brewery Equip
Efficiency: 72.00 %
Est Mash Efficiency: 83.1 %
Taste Rating: 30.0


Prepare for BIAB Brewing

◯ Clean and Prepare Brewing Equipment
◯ Total Water Needed: 9.42 gal
◯
Water Prep

1.00 l Camden Tablets (Boil 60.0 mins) Water Agent 5 -
1.50 oz Perle [4.80 %] - Boil 20.0 min Hop 6 11.5 IBUs
1.00 oz Hallertauer Mittelfrueh [4.00 %] - Boil 20.0 min Hop 7 6.4 IBUs
1.00 tsp Irish Moss (Boil 10.0 mins) Fining 8 -
◯ Estimated Post Boil Vol: 7.25 gal and Est Post Boil Gravity: 1.051 SG

Cool and Transfer Wort
◯ Cool wort to fermentation temperature
◯ Transfer wort to fermenter
◯ Add water if needed to achieve final volume of 6.50 gal

Pitch Yeast and Measure Gravity and Volume

Fermentation Ingredients

1.0 pkg US West Coast Yeast (Mangrove Jack's #M44) Yeast 9 -
◯ Measure Actual Original Gravity _______ (Target: 1.051 SG)
◯ Measure Actual Batch Volume _______ (Target: 6.50 gal)
◯ Add water if needed to achieve final volume of 6.50 gal

Fermentation
◯ 17 June 2016 - Primary Fermentation (14.00 days at 67.0 F ending at 67.0 F)

 

[zgja2]

I designed this as an easy drinking hot weather beer. Just enough yeast character too peek through the hops. Very crisp and dry.

Recipe Type: All Grain
Yeast: 3711
Yeast Starter: yes
Batch Size (Gallons): 5.5
Original Gravity: 1.046
Final Gravity: 1.004
IBU: 22
Boiling Time (Minutes): 60
Color: 3.81
Primary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp): 14 days at 74F
Tasting Notes: Dry, hoppy, not bitter, farmhouse goodness

I set out to brew something that would satisfy my need for hops and still be ultra quafable. This fit the bill. For those of us who love saisons and IPAs, this is the best of both worlds.

FERMENTABLES:
4.1 lb - German - Pilsner (39%)
4 lb - American - Wheat (38%)
1 lb - German - Vienna (9.5%)
0.5 lb - Flaked Rye (4.8%)
0.5 lb - Flaked Wheat (4.8%)
0.42 lb - German - Acidulated Malt (4%) (this is for ph correction with my water YMMV)

HOPS:
0.25 oz - Magnum Boil for 60 min, IBU: 14.98
0.5 oz - Cascade Boil for 5 min, IBU: 2.79
0.5 oz - Citra, Boil for 5 min, IBU: 4.38
1 oz - Cascade, Boil for 0 min
1 oz - Citra, Boil for 0 min
1.5 oz - Citra, Dry Hop for 4 days
1.5 oz - Cascade, Dry Hop for 4 days

MASH GUIDELINES:
1) Temp: 152 F

 

[Lanky94]

This is my next one I will try thanks to Rob walker on one of the Brit forums.
A Williamette Summer Ale.

You will have to scale it down

http://forum.craftbrewing.org.uk/viewtopic.php?f=62&t=4591

 

[brockchance]

Those are both all grain recipes and I'm in extract sectoon

 

[TorMag]

Those are both all grain recipes and I'm in extract sectoon

Most people don't look at what section you posted in, the just look to the right on newest Forum Threads and respond. In the future, you might want to clarify in your post. Just trying to help....

 

[myelo]

BierMuncher's Centennial Blonde is really good. And easy. I just did an all-grain version but here's the extract conversion.

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/showpost.php?p=426430&postcount=10

It's for a 5 gallon batch so for a 3 gallon, just multiply everything by 0.6.

By the way, most all-grain versions can be converted to extract version. So if you find one you like and need help converting just let us know.

 

[brockchance]

Cool thanks!!

 

[ericbw]

For a summer ale, you can use all pils, light, or wheat extract OR a combination.

3lbs DME (briess golden light is my preference)

.5 oz bittering hops at 60 minutes (any 5% ish hops - I love willamette).

. 25 oz willamette at 15 minutes

.5 oz Saaz at 0 (or .75 if you want)

Ferment with US-05 for 3 weeks.

Do you need more instructions?

If you steep grains, I would add half a pound of Vienna or a quarter pound of Crystal 20 to steep. Or both.

That's how I like blonde, but that's personal preference.

 

[BlueHouseBrewhaus]

I did a pseudo-Sams's Summer Ale extract version years ago. This was a 5 gal batch so you would have to scale it.

Steep in 1.5 gal:
1 lb torrified wheat
8 oz Carapils

Bring up to 2.5 gal boil and add:
2 lb Wheat DME
3.3 lb Pils LME (15 min)
Zest of 3 lemons (15 min)
4 g Seeds of Paradise (5 min)

Topped to 5 gal in fermenter and used Wyeast 1010 American Wheat.

I used early additions of Hallertauer and late additions of Saaz to get to about 15 IBU.

The final result was very similar to the real thing. For a lot of people, SA Summer Ale is as close as they get to a summer "craft" brew. It was definitely a crowd favorite.

 

[ericbw]

If you're going for something light that appeals to a lot of people, keep the bitterness low (under 20-25 IBU), but you can add a lot of late hops and/or dry hop to give it a strong aroma. Sometimes that's a nice surprise. Boulevard's Unfiltered Wheat is like that - strong aroma, but low bitterness.

And a lot of people borrow from the saison by using spices, fruit, or fruit peels at the end of the boil. You can use a cleaner yeast (i.e. not Belgian) and that's what a lot of summer ales seem to be like.

Just some other thoughts.

 

[brockchance]

For a summer ale, you can use all pils, light, or wheat extract OR a combination.

3lbs DME (briess golden light is my preference)

.5 oz bittering hops at 60 minutes (any 5% ish hops - I love willamette).

. 25 oz willamette at 15 minutes

.5 oz Saaz at 0 (or .75 if you want)

Ferment with US-05 for 3 weeks.

What batch size is the for? I'm assuming not 5 with only 3 pounds of malt just want toncheck

 

[ericbw]

What batch size is the for? I'm assuming not 5 with only 3 pounds of malt just want toncheck

That's a 3 gallon batch at 1.045. It should get down to 1.008-1.010 for the FG.

If you add steeping grains like crystal, the OG will be a little higher and the FG will be a little higher.

And it is 3 pounds of dried malt extract, not liquid. It would take a little more with liquid.