Suggestions for a light Color summer beer

[Morrey]

I'll have to join forces with the Kolsch guys on this one. It seems to me that Kolsch yeast like WLP029 ferments out more closely to a lager style than some other ales making it a good and light summer choice. Don't know if it is just me, but dabbling with extract some time back, they all seemed to turn out darker than AG. Not gonna get on that bandwagon...just sayin.

 

[Morrey]

I'm surprised nobody has recommended a Saison yet. It worked for hundreds of years during the summers in France and Belgium.

Yep, another top choice. Some of the farm workers in France and Belgium were paid off in Saison beer.

 

[brewbama]

SMaSH: 8 lbs 2-row, .5 oz Simcoe at 60 min, .5 oz Simcoe at 15 min, 1oz Simcoe at 5 min, Bry-97. Mash at 150*F. Basta

 

[billspudley]

I just bottled a raspberry Hefeweizen last night.

3 lbs. Bavarian Wheat DME
2lbs. Extra light DME
.5 lbs. raw local honey
1 oz. German Tettnanger
Wyeast 3068 (Weihenstephan)

Half of each of the DME at 60 min. (1.5 wheat / 1 extra light)
All hops at 60 min.
Remaining DME (1.5 wheat / 1 extra light) at 30 min.
Honey at 5 min.

(Pitch yeast)

Add 2 lbs. of frozen raspberries after primary fermentation has ceased or krausen begins to drop. (Use more or less raspberries as desired and vary aging for more or less tart.) Remember, Hefe is already tart to begin with.

Let sit for a week or so and bottle.

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The first picture is an uncarbed sample. Nice pink hue and understated raspberry flavor and aroma.

 

[ericbw]

Just legged a batch that's 2lb pils DME, 2lb wheat DME, .75 willamette @60, .5 oz meridian at 15. Grapefruit peel and chopped grapefruit at 5.

U.S.-05.

Summer pale.

 

[brockchance]

I just bottled a raspberry Hefeweizen last night.

3 lbs. Bavarian Wheat DME
2lbs. Extra light DME
.5 lbs. raw local honey
1 oz. German Tettnanger
Wyeast 3068 (Weihenstephan)

Half of each of the DME at 60 min. (1.5 wheat / 1 extra light)
All hops at 60 min.
Remaining DME (1.5 wheat / 1 extra light) at 30 min.
Honey at 5 min.

(Pitch yeast)

Add 2 lbs. of frozen raspberries after primary fermentation has ceased or krausen begins to drop. (Use more or less raspberries as desired and vary aging for more or less tart.) Remember, Hefe is already tart to begin with.

Let sit for a week or so and bottle.

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The first picture is an uncarbed sample. Nice pink hue and understated raspberry flavor and aroma.

What size batch is this?

 

[55x11]

What size batch is this?

Looks like 5G from the photo (close to 45-50 bottles) and by my eyeball estimate this will be reasonable light wheat summer beer for 5G, maybe 4.5%?

I would NOT boil honey, ever. Boiling destroys aroma and honey is sterile to begin with, so I would add it before pitching, or maybe even at height of fermentation.

 

[billspudley]

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[billspudley]

Looks like 5G from the photo (close to 45-50 bottles) and by my eyeball estimate this will be reasonable light wheat summer beer for 5G, maybe 4.5%?



I would NOT boil honey, ever. Boiling destroys aroma and honey is sterile to begin with, so I would add it before pitching, or maybe even at height of fermentation.

The honey in the boil is for additional fermentables without adding thickness to the body. Trying to keep it as light as possible for summer.

And yes, it was a 5G batch.

 

[billspudley]

It turned out pretty nicely, it's the one on the right. On the left us a Ginger-Honey Ale.View attachment ImageUploadedByHome Brew1469630645.320325.jpg