Blonde Ale Squeeze My Lemon Summer Blonde

[Dade0]

How much lemon zest is that total?

 

[Dade0]

I think this would be great with a light ( Something that will not over power the lemon. Belgian yeast like T-58 depending on how strong you want it. Maybe a big wlp Golden Storng or Belle Saison would be good with it thoug. IT is a great base recipe.

 

[40oz]

I'm going to make a batch this weekend but I think I might alter it a bit and 5 days before I bottle I might zest up 2oz. and possibly cut up some lemon chunks and add in, soaking both in some citron vodka overnight prior.

But this might be too overwhelming in Lemon?

I've done similar for a Grapefruit IPA, but lemon might be another matter

 

[BigCrazyAl]

I'm going to make a batch this weekend but I think I might alter it a bit and 5 days before I bottle I might zest up 2oz. and possibly cut up some lemon chunks and add in, soaking both in some citron vodka overnight prior.

But this might be too overwhelming in Lemon?

I've done similar for a Grapefruit IPA, but lemon might be another matter

If I remember correctly, somewhere in this thread one person used the lemon fruit in the secondary and it added a flavor they didn't enjoy. My recommendation would be to do this to a portion of the bottles then scale it up to do all of then next time if you enjoy it. Experimenting is fun and part of why we do this, but a full batch of something we don't enjoy is never fun.

 

[BigCrazyAl]

This seriously keeps getting better. It's much smoother now with a fantastic head on it. The pictures don't do it justice but the color is golden yellow with a very slight haze. It's flavor is light leading into a slightly dry finish that hints at the lemon flavor. I want to make sure everyone knows how good this is.

I did this as my first all grain batch and I couldn't be happier.

 

[MrBlackrock]

Looks Yummy. On TODO list

 

[razorblaydesjr]

This seriously keeps getting better. It's much smoother now with a fantastic head on it. The pictures don't do it justice but the color is golden yellow with a very slight haze. It's flavor is light leading into a slightly dry finish that hints at the lemon flavor. I want to make sure everyone knows how good this is.

I did this as my first all grain batch and I couldn't be happier.

Gorgeous! This is def on my list now for my first AG brew.

 

[dendron8]

@bigcrazyal that might have been me; I added zest a few days before bottling and after conditioning it tasted like lemon pledge. That was a month or two ago, I'm going to taste it again shortly to see if that taste has mellowed.

 

[acott]

I brewed this up, SG 1.041, FG 1.010.
I opted for Lemondrop hops, with a 34 gram dry hop. I decided not to put any lemon peel in and just brew the base recipe as is.

I kegged it on Saturday and fined with gelatin, had it sitting at 30PSI until Sunday night. I've dropped it down to 13psi and hope to have a taste of it tonight. It was really nice from the fermenter so I'm hoping it's even better with some carbonation.

I'll let you know how it goes!

 

[acott]

I tired this, and it was a total let down ! The lemon must make a huge difference, mine tasted like nothing, like fizzy water with a hint of bitterness.

To fix it, I took the rind of 3 grapefruits and soaked them in 100ml of vodka for 4 days. I then added that to the keg, it really lifted it, hint of grapefruit on the nose and really coming through on the flavour.

It's not the best beer I've ever made, but definitely not the worst! It's a good base recipe for trying different fruit combinations though.

 

[40oz]

Going to try this recipe again this weekend and this time double it.

Last time I did this it seemed a lil watered down, can't seem to find my notes on what I ended up with post boil.

What is the Pre-Boil, and Post Boil?

I also see two different batch sizes on the original post. Should it have been 6.25g post boil and 5.25 in the Ferm?

Thanks

 

[BigCrazyAl]

I was about 6.5 preboil and 5.5 post according to my notes. I don't know how accurate that is though.

 

[40oz]

Okay, so you got about 4.5 - 4.75 gal in the ferm. Think that seems about right when I did this batch too. I remember it being small

 

[40oz]

Am doing a double batch of this. But no active fermentation. I've never used dry yeast before, last time I used a British white labs. Was I suppsed to double up on the dry packets (4). I'm getting mixed info when doing a search.

Thanks

 

[BigCrazyAl]

Am doing a double batch of this. But no active fermentation. I've never used dry yeast before, last time I used a British white labs. Was I suppsed to double up on the dry packets (4). I'm getting mixed info when doing a search.

Thanks

I've never done 10 gallon batches but I feel like I've read that 1 is enough if you rehydrate it before pitching. Don't quote me on that though.

 

[40oz]

I used two packets and just discovered I SHOULD have hydrated them. It’s been a week. So I guess without hydration I basically used 1 pack will cell count loss...should I hydrate one pack and insert?

 

[BigCrazyAl]

Take a gravity reading, you might be close to FG and not know it

 

[40oz]

Thanks Crazy al, I’m now halfway there, guess no need

 

[twiggs462]

This looks great. How much lemon zest do you think I would need in a 100 gallon boil?