Blonde Ale Miller Lite (Really Triple Hopped)

[Schlenkerla]

I can definitely taste the "grassy" part will it dissipate in time or here to stay? Ordering the stuff to do it again today maybe dry hop for 1 week instead of 2... still good beer and very drinkable

Yes the grassy taste will disappear, unfortunately, the beer may be gone first if you like it....

 

[Schlenkerla]

I needed a blow-off on my secondary. It bubbled like crazy for a week.

You are only one besides myself who say they needed a blow off.

 

[smartin73]

Following up from previous post. I kegged this today (my first keg too). Nice and light, tasted good too.

 

[Pratzie]

How do u guys add the amylase? Just sprinkle it in? or do something to sterilize it? Might be a stupid question, ive just never used it.

 

[Schlenkerla]

Put AE in the secondary and rack to it from the primary. Then wait about two weeks. Check the post #1

 

[jpm2024]

Just poured the first pint from my first batch! Followed recipe exactly up until secondary where I added a tiny bit of lemon peel. The result is amazingly crisp and clear with a touch of lemon! Thanks for sharing the recipe, I think I am going to call it Johnny Lite (and make it again)!!!

 

[smartin73]

My keg just kicked, time to brew another batch. Good stuff, thanks

 

[branman]

Done this recipe 3 times now, though I'm getting better taste quality out of each one the abv is very low. If I added say, 2 extra pounds of 2 row would this do the trick or a 50/50 2 row, 6 row be better? (New to all grain) thanks for any advice

 

[Schlenkerla]

Yeah add more 2 row. If that's what you want. Now this like Miller light so the flavor is pretty non existent style wise

Not to mention ABV is low since its light beer.

 

[Schlenkerla]

Done this recipe 3 times now, though I'm getting better taste quality out of each one the abv is very low. If I added say, 2 extra pounds of 2 row would this do the trick or a 50/50 2 row, 6 row be better? (New to all grain) thanks for any advice

You might try my Tasmanian Cascade Pale Ale. Might be more of what you are after. I served it at a beer fest with about thirty beers from my home brew club. My Taz beer was first to kick.

Look for it in my recipe pull down.

 

[NewJersey]

i never racked this to secondary. after about 10 days i added the AE. another week after that added gelatin finings in liquid. after like another 4-5 days i added an ounce of cascade.
i kegged it on wednesday and checked final gravity. it cranked on down to 1.001
holy hell!
i started at about 1040 (i upped my malts on purpose to get a slightly higher ABV)
smelled pretty good. i'll pull a pint in a week and post a pic!

 

[Schlenkerla]

i never racked this to secondary. after about 10 days i added the AE. another week after that added gelatin finings in liquid. after like another 4-5 days i added an ounce of cascade.
i kegged it on wednesday and checked final gravity. it cranked on down to 1.001
holy hell!
i started at about 1040 (i upped my malts on purpose to get a slightly higher ABV)
smelled pretty good. i'll pull a pint in a week and post a pic!

Awesome, you made a very good Miller High Life.

If you get a weird dry parched taste, don't sweat it. It disappears after a few weeks chilled. After that it's chuggable lawnmower beer.

You will be surprised how good this is and many of your BMC beer drinker friends will request it regularly.

 

[glick]

I brewed this all grain a few months ago for a party and it was a big hit with my BMC loving family. My sister commented that she found it "too hoppy." I had to laugh. I did sub tettnang for the cascade. Thanks for a great recipe.

 

[jmf143]

Does the AE in secondary at the same time as dry hopping cause the dry hop aroma to be pushed out of the air lock? Have you tried AE in primary, then rack 1 or 2 weeks later onto hops in secondary?

 

[jtrainer]

I do this recipe every year now, sometimes a few times a year. The ladies seem to love it as do a few of their men. Those are the men that ask for a glass of wine at a Beer n BBQ party.

I do the AE, then either dry hop on that or rack again and dry hop. I've moved my DH addition to a 5 min steep. SWMBO seems to prefer the non dry hop version.

I reasoned the AE would scrub a little of the hop flavor from the dry hopping.

 

[glick]

Brewing this again on Saturday for our annual Halloween party. Thanks for a great recipe!!

 

[Schlenkerla]

Good choice. Glad you guys like it enough to brew it several times. You're Welcome

 

[ssorck]

I have a question...

I brewed the extract version from the 1st post for my stepson who only drinks Bud Lite.

At 7 days I still had a good amount amount of krausen left so didn't rack. Checked on day 9, same situation so I rocked the fermenter a bit an gave it a few days more. Checked yesterday AM and krausen was gone so racked to secondary last night.

Anyway I pulled the hydro sample. Then added enzyme to the secondary and racked, put everything away. Came back to check the sample expecting 1.008-1.012 and toy surprise was at 1.001!

So IF I had checked the sample before racking (which I should have) and was that low already would you still bother with the enzyme and secondary? What would the enzyme actually add at that point?

Btw the color and flavor was spot on!

 

[Schlenkerla]

The enzyme will crunch down the gravity the last 8 points out so. If the yeast ever got it to a few points above zero, I might choose to skip the AE. I think it also helps make the beer crisp and clean. Another point worth mentioning is the AE leaves a temporary tart taste for about a week after it is done.

 

[glick]

Just finished my mash and have the wort boiling. Some how I managed to get a stuck sparge go figure!! A few weeks ago was a pumpkin ale with pumpkin in the mash and that sparge didn't stick! I did manage to hit a pre- boil gravity of 1.020 so it should be spot on after the 90 minute boil. Thanks again!

 

[Fuzzymittenbrewing]

Bam! Heres a pic. Decided to make this my fiancees first AG brew. She did a good job and the flavor keeps getting better. Thanks for a great recipe Shlenkerla

 

[NewJersey]

Awesome, you made a very good Miller High Life.

If you get a weird dry parched taste, don't sweat it. It disappears after a few weeks chilled. After that it's chuggable lawnmower beer.

You will be surprised how good this is and many of your BMC beer drinker friends will request it regularly.

ive made a ton of great beers and most people who have tried them have liked this best, haha
having little hops, a lot of filtering, gelatin, and a cold crash this was easily the clearest beer i have ever made by a mile.
ill make it again in late february

 

[Naturallight16oz]

How would this go with vanilla? Miller Vanilla?

 

[Schlenkerla]

It might work, but you would need to go very easy on the vanilla.

If you wanted a vanilla light beer I'd try this on an English Mild Recipe. I think a debittered chocolate malt would balance out better. If you over did the vanilla it could be less like a Miller Cream Soda. Makes me think a tongue in cheek, Pseudo, Cream Ale.

IMHO-Too much vanilla makes it very soda like.

 

[Naturallight16oz]

It might work, but you would need to go very easy on the vanilla.

If you wanted a vanilla light beer I'd try this on an English Mild Recipe. I think a debittered chocolate malt would balance out better. If you over did the vanilla it could be less like a Miller Cream Soda. Makes me think a tongue in cheek, Pseudo, Cream Ale.

IMHO-Too much vanilla makes it very soda like.

Wasn't really serious, Just liked the name, sounds like milli vanilli lol

 

[Schlenkerla]

Wasn't really serious, Just liked the name, sounds like milli vanilli lol

Ok, that's good. When you make light beer it's supposed to be near flavorless and flawless. To me bad light beer is really bad.

What you jokingly propose is similar to bud lime. Kind of like a sprite and beer radler.

So mix Miller light with cream soda and call it milli-vanilli.

 

[smagic14]

Does this sound ok for the hops?

1 oz cascade 60 minutes
1 iz cascade 0 minutes
And dry hop with sorachi ace along with the enzyme addition?

 

[Schlenkerla]

Does this sound ok for the hops?

1 oz cascade 60 minutes
1 iz cascade 0 minutes
And dry hop with sorachi ace along with the enzyme addition?

Yes, it sounds right. Your target IBU should be 16 to 18 from the first addition.

If you are worried about hitting the target for bitterness use a brewing calculator.

If you don't have a brewing calculator use this. http://hbd.org/recipator/

 

[Schlenkerla]

I look at my original recipe it used 0.6 oz of cascade at 60 minutes. 1oz would be a little too much for the style guidelines.

 

[smagic14]

I look at my original recipe it used 0.6 oz of cascade at 60 minutes. 1oz would be a little too much for the style guidelines.

Thanks boiling it now!