Blonde Ale Miller Lite (Really Triple Hopped)

[onthekeg]

I kegged my rendition up this morning. I did a 15 gallon batch and dry hopped with 2oz Cascade in the conical. It sure tastes light! I am sure the BMC friends of mine will be slurping this up. This is the first time I used AE on anything and there is no mouth feel there at all!

 

[Schlenkerla]

I kegged my rendition up this morning. I did a 15 gallon batch and dry hopped with 2oz Cascade in the conical. It sure tastes light! I am sure the BMC friends of mine will be slurping this up. This is the first time I used AE on anything and there is no mouth feel there at all!

My home brew buddies said about same, BMC drinkers will like it since its what they are used to, but home brewers will appreciate a light beer with hop aroma and taste even though no bitterness is there.

 

[mymbtheduke]

After the first batch, I added .25lb of Crystal 10L to mine as the color was very light. It looks perfect now. Just made my 4th batch last Friday. Will add AE this Friday and keg in a couple of weeks. Just in time for Memorial Day. Even better at week 5.

I continue to brew this every so often. Makes a GOOD cheap brew. I dont worry about hops too much, just IBU's.

SInce my LHBS has these ingredients in 1lb bags, I have changed the recipe to all 2lb amounts.

2 lbs 2 row
2 lbs 6 row
2 lbs flaked maze

I have also tossed in a bit of crystal 10L or 20 L with good results. Dont need much, 1/3 lb will do it. (less if its the 20L) Usually a left over from a different brew. This will toss the color out of range a bit. Still make a great beer. I learned alot about brewing make this beer - 6 times I made this with subtle changes in grains,hops and yeast.

Here is a pic of this brew with 1/2 lb of 20L added.

Liquid gold, Lagered. That one was awesome.

 

[rod734]

How would columbus 15% work with this, keeping the IBUs at 15-17? I have a bunch of columbus whole hops.

 

[Schlenkerla]

How would columbus 15% work with this, keeping the IBUs at 15-17? I have a bunch of columbus whole hops.

Its good for the bittering. Its a high AAU hop. I used sorachi ace for all three additions and it was good.

I'd try it, its a cheap and easy recipe. Not much hops needed to hit the IBU target. If you have partial packages of other hops try them for the late additions, if nothing else use Columbus and call it 1492, 3 Ships, Columbus' Voyage Ale/Lager

1. Columbus - 60 min (Ninta Addition)
2. Columbus - 0 Min (Pinta Addition)
3. Columbus - Dry (Santa Maria Addition)

 

[MikeRoBrew1]

Could you add the Amylase to primary after a couple weeks??? Or do you have to rack

 

[Schlenkerla]

I don't know, I suppose you can. The racking is also for clarity and the next step for aging.

 

[mymbtheduke]

Could you add the Amylase to primary after a couple weeks??? Or do you have to rack

I add AE after a week in the primary. Let it sit for two more then keg on week three. Never had clarity issues. I stopped using a secondary three years ago.

 

[MikeRoBrew1]

I dont normally hurry my brews along but I have a gathering I would like to serve this at in 8 days. Currently (5/13) it has been in primary for nine days (since 5/4). I dry hopped in primary.

Alternate idea - What if I rack to keg and then add the Amylase? Force carbonate in 2-3 days after adding AE?? Your thoughts are appreciated thumbs up!!

 

[Schlenkerla]

Personally, I don't like rushing any beer. The exception to me would be hefe's. I believe the AE needs about two weeks to do its job. If you do what you propose, it will have some off tastes in the keg as the yeast eats up what gets converted by the enzyme. Not to mention this beer has an acrid dryness when its really young. A little aging an that goes away. This beer is dry clean and crisp when its ready to drink.

 

[Schlenkerla]

Maybe, skip the ae in this one. Look and see what your final gravity is now. If its close to zero just keg and forget the ae for now.

 

[mymbtheduke]

I skipped AE on my third batch and it was too sweet for the style. I think it stopped at 1.07. I wanted to see what it would be like without AE. That was a mistake. On this batch I just pitched the AE at 7 days and will let it sit for two more weeks before kegging.

 

[Schlenkerla]

I would have to agree. Skipping the AE is a not a good idea.

Having a dry beer is key. This style is low in mouth feel and any form of malt taste. Having the AE do its thing helps make this beer free from defect. I think the flavor of this beer is virtually all aroma. Its all from the relatively small amount hops.

When you have a light beer any flaw is noticeable, it has nowhere to hide. I think the AE does a great job of cleaning up this beer. That said a few weeks chilled w/ CO2 is needed to really be ready to drink. (At maximum enjoyment.)

 

[RatCity]

Kegged it yesterday after 7 days in primary and 14 days with AE. AE did the trick...the FG was around 1.001!! It's an all sorachi batch, dry hopped with sorachi as well. Tasted light, crisp and a little lemon-y uncarbed. Delicious.

Going to give 2 weeks on CO2 to get rid of the dry / parched flavor. Excited for this one!

 

[Schlenkerla]

FWIW - I like to serve this at 42-44F with 12psi. Love the lacing on the empty glass.

 

[jtrainer]

About to embark on the 5th brewing of this, again going back to Mt Hoods for my hops (Home Grown).

My question is water. I normally use my tap water via drinking water hose measured the night before with campden tablets added. This time I was thinking I'd use 10 Gal of RO water and the rest coming from my tap water so I have some minerals.

Will ~2/3 RO water work any suggestions?

Brewing tomorrow at lunch with a long mash and finishing after work.

 

[Schlenkerla]

How did your mash go? Sorry I didnt see this earlier. The thing I would have raised was the water and mash pH. In this situation you would need to check the pH and then make adjustments with gypsum or calcium carbonate. Possibly use a buffer.

Needless to say, how did the mash go? What efficiency did you get?

 

[tlsaudio]

I wanted to use up my extra ingrediants from my last batch so I fiddled around with the numbers in PROmash and this is what I've got.
1lb Pale malt 2-row
.5lb Pale malt 6-row
.5lb Flaked corn
1lb Muntons Light DME
This still got me around 1.030 OG
Hops
.2oz Hallertau 3.9% @60 mins
.5oz Vanguard 4.4%@60 mins
.2oz Challenger 7% @10 mins
1oz Cascade (Dry hop secondary)
Total IBU 17
Yeast S-04

Like I said I'm new to this so would this taste like crap?

I didnt get any conversion from my grains in the partial mash so my OG was only 1.020 (From the DME) FG was 1.000 thanks to the AE. Still this was a very nice brew, lots of hop flavor, crisp and light. We kicked the entire 5 gallons in one night thanks to beer pong and the casual BMC drinkers. I found myself pouring a couple pints just to sip in between games! I'll be making this again soon.
Thanks for the recipe,
Terry

 

[Schlenkerla]

I didnt get any conversion from my grains in the partial mash so my OG was only 1.020 (From the DME) FG was 1.000 thanks to the AE. Still this was a very nice brew, lots of hop flavor, crisp and light. We kicked the entire 5 gallons in one night thanks to beer pong and the casual BMC drinkers. I found myself pouring a couple pints just to sip in between games! I'll be making this again soon.
Thanks for the recipe,
Terry

Not to mention this is a cheap beer to make!!!

 

[mymbtheduke]

Three weeks after adding AE in the primary it only dropped to 1.004 at 65 degs. Odd. I kegged it anyway as I need to take it to the homebrew club meeting. We shall see how it tastes. The color is perfect.

 

[Schlenkerla]

Good Luck!

If its anything like what I made people will swear its like a lager.

 

[Valis]

Hey all,

Little confused on the fermentation process here.

The Safale US-05 is an ale yeast, but the sub Wyeast 2007 is a lager yeast. I don't think either of the HBS carry the Safale US-05 here...so what to do!?!

 

[Schlenkerla]

Hey all,

Little confused on the fermentation process here.

The Safale US-05 is an ale yeast, but the sub Wyeast 2007 is a lager yeast. I don't think either of the HBS carry the Safale US-05 here...so what to do!?!

S-05 is very common yeast for clean crisp ales. Yes miller lite is a lager, but most of us can't lager year round. S-05 is a good choice for a lite ale. You can get similar results.

Try getting S-05 from somewhere else. Its one of the most common ale yeasts Maybe try Nottingham Ale Yeast if you can't get your hands on S-05.

 

[mwhc22]

hmmm i think this may be my next beer... i have been getting tired of all the normal ales i have been making for the last couple of years... i think making some lighter sunmmer drinking beers will do the trick...also it seems that a lighter beer is harder to make well with less malt and hops to hide flaws

 

[Schlenkerla]

hmmm i think this may be my next beer... i have been getting tired of all the normal ales i have been making for the last couple of years... i think making some lighter sunmmer drinking beers will do the trick...also it seems that a lighter beer is harder to make well with less malt and hops to hide flaws

If you have good sound technique and fresh ingredients its not too hard. The AE addition in the secondary, do a good bit to clean this beer up. You will be drinking this within a few weeks to a month after you rack it to the secondary. You can't say that with most lagers.

 

[Voskar]

This was my second all grain brew.

2.5 kg Marris Otter Pale Malt
1.0 kg Flaked Maize
30g Saaz 4.1aa 60min
20 litres
One hop addition only.

OG 1.039
I used Saaz hops instead of Cacasde.

Added Enzymes at 8 days gravity at 1.006
Finished at 1.000

After one month in the keg it tasted like Candy Floss.
Now it's 6 weeks old and it just gets better.
Very nice. 5 star recipe.

For a beer that is 1.000 gravity it's very nice.
A bit like a corona but with taste.
As in can see in the pic it's very clean now.

 

[Schlenkerla]

I had too google Candy Floss Had no clue.... As it pertains to beer I was thinking it was not good! Now I know what you mean.

When this beer is young or freshly carbonated it has a very acrid dryness, more so from forced carbonation and the fact its really flippin' dry. (FG .000) As you discoved it gets better, much better with some time chilled and kegged.

I really like this beer when its hot out and its one that doesn't drain your wallet. Either on grain or hops. Not to mention light beer drinkers love this beer.

I notice you didn't dry hop your beer. I don't think I ever made this w/o dry hopping it, but I think I'd still like it none the less.

I'm glad you had good success with this recipe!

Cheers!

 

[Voskar]

Hi Schlenkerla

Actually I made a mistake.
It was 10 weeks not 6 weeks that is got better.
Just has another one tonite with a Red Curry.
It's getting better I may have to plan another brew before I empty the keg.
May be next time triple hop to see if makes a difference.

Candy floss was the taste I got when it was green.
I assume it was from the corn?

Great result from the US-05 yeast, taste just like a lager.
It was naturally carbonated in the keg and tapped 4 weeks old.
I normally like my brews to mature for 2-3 months but tapped this one early as I dont brew in the summer so was low on stocks.

As this was me second All Grain I'm now very happy with the result and would suggest this as a good beginners all grain to do.

Thanks

 

[Vance71975]

My best friend, God love him is a DIE HARD Coors light drinker, most of my beers he cant stand, but i did this one as a Light Beer for him and he loved it.It is an ale since i dont do lagers, but i did keep it very cool for a neutral ferment(55-58 degrees). I also used Gelatin Fining in Secondary.

Real Mans Light Beer



Type: All Grain
Batch Size: 5.00 gal
Boil Size: 8.00 gal Asst Brewer:
Boil Time: 60 min

Ingredients

Amount Item Type % or IBU
3.00 lb Pale Malt, Golden Promise (Thomas Fawcett) (3.0 SRM) Grain 42.86 %
2.00 lb Pale Malt (6 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 28.57 %
1.00 lb Corn - Yellow, Flaked (Briess) (1.3 SRM) Grain 14.29 %
1.00 lb Honey Malt (25.0 SRM) Grain 14.29 %
0.75 oz Amarillo [8.50 %] (10 min) Hops 10.0 IBU
1.00 tsp Amylase Enzyme (Secondary After 30 day Primary) Misc
1 Pkgs Nottingham (Danstar #-) Yeast-Ale



Beer Profile

Est Original Gravity: 1.039 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.009 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 3.83 %
Bitterness: 10.0 IBU
Est Color: 6.1 SRM


Mash Profile

Single Infusion, Light Body
75 min Mash In Add 8.75 qt of water at 161.4 F 150.0 F
10 min Mash Out Add 5.60 qt of water at 200.2 F 168.0 F

 

[Schlenkerla]

My best friend, God love him is a DIE HARD Coors light drinker, most of my beers he cant stand, but i did this one as a Light Beer for him and he loved it.It is an ale since i dont do lagers, but i did keep it very cool for a neutral ferment(55-58 degrees). I also used Gelatin Fining in Secondary.

Vance71975,

While I appreciate the reply regarding a light beer made with AE. Your recipe is basically an all together different recipe. Its kind of like spam or an advertisement in the middle of this thread.

I am sorry, you should post it in an entirely new thread.

It might have thought differently if you commented on the benefits of AE then posted a hyperlink to your posted recipe thread.