SGTSparty
Well-Known Member
Hey all, hoping for some help from some more experienced brewers. Here's my issue:
I'm an 5 gallon all grain brewer who kegs. I'm also a working dad to a toddler and husband to a pregnant wife so brewing time can be hard to come by. That said I have a cider kit and an IPA in primary right now from the Easter holiday weekend and I have a day off coming up next Friday after a business trip and I want to take advantage of a kid free day to brew again while I have the change. The Cider and IPA will fill my two empty taps so the recipe I brew next week likely wont get tapped for a month or two. My normal summer recipe would be a blue moon clone but that's best drank young so I don't want it sitting in a keg/secondary for 6 weeks. I also don't want to do a shandy since the folk who typically drink Shandy are the same people who drink Cider and last time I did a shandy it sat on tap for ages. In a perfect world I'm looking for something along the lines of a lawn mower type beer for the early summer, something that drinks easy, under say 40 IBUs, and something that can age a little bit without losing what makes it special. I was thinking maybe a Dirty Blonde or something
Any suggestions?
I'm an 5 gallon all grain brewer who kegs. I'm also a working dad to a toddler and husband to a pregnant wife so brewing time can be hard to come by. That said I have a cider kit and an IPA in primary right now from the Easter holiday weekend and I have a day off coming up next Friday after a business trip and I want to take advantage of a kid free day to brew again while I have the change. The Cider and IPA will fill my two empty taps so the recipe I brew next week likely wont get tapped for a month or two. My normal summer recipe would be a blue moon clone but that's best drank young so I don't want it sitting in a keg/secondary for 6 weeks. I also don't want to do a shandy since the folk who typically drink Shandy are the same people who drink Cider and last time I did a shandy it sat on tap for ages. In a perfect world I'm looking for something along the lines of a lawn mower type beer for the early summer, something that drinks easy, under say 40 IBUs, and something that can age a little bit without losing what makes it special. I was thinking maybe a Dirty Blonde or something
Any suggestions?