Need a suggestion for a low alcohol ale

[giligson]

I have searched and searched but could not find any recipes with the query "low alcohol"
Does any one have a suggestion for a low alcohol all grain recipe with some good mouthfeel but not too sweet tasting in the 2-3% ABV range?

Should be a recipe that has actually been made rather than just made up in your head - even I can do that

 

[Laughing_Gnome_Invisible]

Look for mild or ordinary bitter. (Those are the two I would go for) 2-3% is still low for those styles, but might be a place to start.

A better suggestion would be to search for "Session ale" and "Low"

 

[passedpawn]

Ditto on the bitter. Also, a 60 shilling scottish ale is a nice malty treat with very low AVB.

 

[Poindexter]

I am about to redux my Wing Nut Pale Ale. OG 1.040, FG 1.011 = 3.5% ABV. My mom liked the first batch; but it is #4 in my brewlog and my recent tasting notes are a lot more thorough than they were back then.

I have a thread going a little fursther down this same page, https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f12/need-some-pointers-very-pale-ale-127676/

 

[Yooper]

I think a wheat beer, a cream ale, a mild, an ordinary bitter, or even a low ABV APA would be great. You could simply find any recipe you like and lower the SG to give you the correct ABV you want. You'll have to lower some of the hopping, too, if it's a big drop, but it's easy if you want to post up a recipe (one of us could do it for you), or if you have some brewing software.

For summer, I'm enjoying cream ales and other lighter beers, and having a lower ABV is great. You can mow the lawn and chug a couple, and not get lit on a couple of beers.

 

[chefchris]

Like others I would say a Mild or Ordinary Bitter. Keep in mind these styles usually call for less carbonation. I brewed Orfy's Mild, very cheap recipe and delicious.

 

[mmb]

Orfy's Mild Mannered Ale.

Mine came in at 2.9% ABV and was fantastic. I'll be brewing 10G as soon as my pump arrives.

 

[jescholler]

+1 on the Scottish 60/-.

For a recipe, you would need to listen to this podcast and jot it down:
The Brewing Network.com - :

I think Jamil has won some pretty good awards with this recipe. Let us know what you decide.

 

[Ketchepillar]

Well, this probably won't be particularly helpful, but try to make this Cigar City Humidor Series Chaveta from Cigar City Brewing - Ratebeer . Cedar aging is definitely the new thing as far as I'm concerned. I could smell that beer for hours.