Two empty buckets crying for summer love

[WillieBananas]

Hello all! Im currently putting together my "grocery " list for my next trip to the LHBS. Was wondering if anyone had any suggestions for what I should brew. Was intending on brewing two separate brews. One good for hot summer days with low abv. The other for warm summer nights with a higher abv. Im not set up for AG yet. However I think Im ready to venture into partial mash territory. Tried and trusted recipes, or maybe something new we could put together in this thread .Either way.Thanks WillieB

On second thought, am I to early to brewing beer for summer?

 

[kombat]

Kolsch, an American Wheat Ale, and Biermuncher's Centennial Blonde are my summer beers. I'll be brewing them in March.

 

[JimRausch]

I second Biermuncher's Centennial Blonde. I would also add Wayne's Blue Moon for an easy drinking lawnmower type. My 3rd would be some version of a Brown ale- NBs Caribou slobber, or Denny's Waldo Lake amber are 2 good choices. But there are tons of good brown/amber recipes. OR, here's an idea- check out Ken Leonard. He has some fantastic recipes.

 

[Jayhem]

Kolsch, an American Wheat Ale, and Biermuncher's Centennial Blonde are my summer beers. I'll be brewing them in March.

I'm in 100% agreement here!

I am brewing a Kolsch tomorrow for my spring/summer brew! It's light, refreshing and only 4.5% abv. A Kolsch tastes better 2-5 months after brewing so this is a perfect time to brew one.

I think a good IPA or IIPA is perfect for a high ABV summer beer. Use lots of dry hop! :rockin: The hop aroma in IPA's fades fast so it is best to brew this style 1-2 months before intended consumption.

 

[billl]

"On second thought, am I to early to brewing beer for summer?"

Depends what you are brewing. Most lighter, low ABV beers can easily be turned around in 6-8 wks. Some style appreciate some extra time in the bottle while others are best fresh.

Of course, those low ABV summer beers go down really easily on hot summer days, so if you brew 1 now, you'll probably want to brew another month or 2 anyway.

 

[WillieBananas]

Thanks guys! I'm going to go for the Centennial Blond and this Caramel amber (https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f66/caramel-amber-ale-167880/) followed by a Kolsch. Has anybody tried the Caramel Amber recipe? It seems pretty highly rated.

 

[Jayhem]

Thanks guys! I'm going to go for the Centennial Blond and this Caramel amber (https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f66/caramel-amber-ale-167880/) followed by a Kolsch. Has anybody tried the Caramel Amber recipe? It seems pretty highly rated.

I brewed that Caramel Amber! It was nice but personally I think it would benefit from a bit less Caramel malt, I'd cut it to 1 lb. The candy sugar is key, I made my own following the link in that thread. It would be a great recipe to dry hop as well if you want a bit of hop aroma which I think is perfect for a spring beer!