Victory Summer Love

[InityBrew]

I finally got to brew this today. Thanks to g-star for the recipe guidance.

8lb pils
.25 carapils
.75 c10
1lb Vienna

OG. 1.053
IBU: 38.8

60 min:
0.75oz perle 9.4%

15 min:
0.5oz tettnang 6.2%,
0.5oz hallertauer 3.2%

10 min:
0.5oz hallertauer 3.2%
0.5oz tettnang 6.2%

Flame out:
1oz saaz 3%
1oz tettnang 6.2%
.25oz perle 9.4%

I mashed at 151, and will be fermenting with us05 at 64 degrees.

Pretty pumped about this one. I will report back in a couple of weeks with an update.

 

[g-star]

Looks good, let us know how it turns out.

I just brewed and American hopped version using this grain bill/yeast, using Centennial for bittering and Ahtanum for the late additions. We'll see how it compares.

 

[InityBrew]

This turned out excellent. Finished around 1.009 / 1.010

Kegged yesterday and it tasted great uncarbed.

Thanks for the guidance on the grain bill G.star.

I fermented real low with the 05 and it is incredibly smooth and flavorful.

Looking forward to trying it after it spends a week or two in the keg... If it lasts...

 

[InityBrew]

The only thing this beer is missing is the aroma.. are their any German hops that you would recommend for a dry hop?

I have some citra but am hesitant because I am not sure if it will mesh with all of the German hops I used.

Thanks

 

[g-star]

I would dry hop with Citra if possible. Victory states on their web site that they use American and German hops, and it was noted before that they claimed Citra was present when this beer was only available at the brew pub years ago.

I don't get a lot of Citra in this year's version, but I think it works nonetheless.

Cheers!

 

[NervousDad]

Excellent, I'll be making this one. Ironically I'll be getting my grains from a store that is about a mile from victory.

 

[InityBrew]

Artisan? I get my grains there all the time. Mike is always helpful, and he knows he stuff. Made it easy for me when I started out

 

[NervousDad]

Artisan? I get my grains there all the time. Mike is always helpful, and he knows he stuff. Made it easy for me when I started out

Yep, I try to get stuff there when ever I can.

 

[InityBrew]

This beer turned out great. It is not a clone of summer love, but it stands alone as one of the best beers I brewed.

Also, the citra dry hop was a great recommendation. I ended up dry hopping in the keg at 40 degrees and after a week it is glorious! Initially it had a grassy / veg taste from the hops, but tonight I pulled a pint and it has come into its own.

This will not last long.

 

[hoptualBrew]

Just wanted to thumbs up this beer & the OP intentions on cloning. Good luck.

 

[InityBrew]

Absolutely. It is close, but I couldnt get that victory crispness.. must be the water, or perhaps a different yeast

I live within ten miles, I should probably inquire...

Anyways. This recipe stands alone as an excellent beer.

I vote that g-star adds this to his recipes pull down. Definitely one of the best beers I've brewed this summer. Balanced, crisp, and delightful.

In fact, it was originally for my buddy's bachelor party weekend for our labor day trip to the mountains but I cannot stop drinking it!

 

[g-star]

Glad to hear things are turning out well for folks.

I agree, the recipe is not a clone, but a very good beer nonetheless. The real thing is lighter in color...next time I might just go with a grain bill of Pilsner and Munich and leave out the crystal malt. Also, Victory has a signature hop flavor that I find difficult to reproduce at home. I pick it up in Prima Pils, Hop Wallop, and Summer Love. Still somewhat of a mystery to me.

Cheers!

 

[g-star]

I know we're kind of past the season on this beer, but I just found this on the Victory website, and it seems to confirm the thinking of bittering/flavoring this beer with German hops, and dry-hopping with a citrusy American variety:

Q: I am a big fan of Summer Love. Is it considered a Kolsch style Ale?
A: Summer Love is not a Kolsch style ale, though we can see why you might place it near that style. It can be classified as a “blonde ale,” which is a style permitted to display a broad range of characteristics. We feel that Summer Love Ale brings both excitement and comfort to the blonde ale category. The citrusy nose promises the excitement of an IPA, while the European hops in the middle give it earthy and comfortable familiarity. After all, blondes do have more fun.

 

[greyhoundbrewing]

here are my notes from when i made this for a labor day party. the people at the party really were surprised that it was home brew and the keg was kicked rather quickly. turned out pretty good. it took a little while to come together and it was ready about a week before labor day.


23 Summer love
7.13.12

og 1.053
fg 1.015
abv 4.9
ibu 29
srm 4.6

bel. Pils 8lbs
Vienna 1lb
10L 12oz
cara-pils 4oz

60
brewers gold 0.75oz
15
spalt 0.5oz
hallertau 0.5oz
10
spalt 0.5oz
hallertau 0.5oz
0
saaz 1oz
spalt 1oz
brewers gold 0.25oz

us-05

step mash. 110, 120, 150, 170. Full 60min boil. Chilled to 80F. strained and set in basement

 

[BadWolfBrewing]

I think I might have accidentally cloned this recently. I was testing out a new brewery, and I just threw together a recipe that was meant to be an amber ale, but it turned out much lighter in color and body than I had planned. I used Hallertau for boil and flavor, and dryhopped with some amerillo I had left from a different brew. Not sure why I dry hopped, it wasn't in the original plan. I went looking for something to eat in the freezer, saw the hops, and threw them in after primary.

Anyways, just kegged it a few days ago, and it was really close to the original summer love from 2 years ago. Closer, actually, than previous attempts of mine to clone it on purpose. If anybody is interested, I'll post the recipe after work. Really nice beer (assuming it clears up, pretty cloudy still) with a heck of a lot of aroma.

 

[NewJersey]

this was the beer that subconsciously made me want to homebrew.
first time i had it was this past summer and i am pretty sure i detected a citrusy hop in the nose. i will likely dry hop with 1 oz of citra
i would love a lil more feedback on the grain bill here. has a consensus been reached? i'm looking for the lighter color of the victory brew
thanks all for your hard work thus far

to date ive brewed a partial sierra nevada clone, ag stone ipa clone (recipe from a book! ha), and my ag arrogant bastard clone (recipe from this forum) will be ready for carbonation in a week. all have been great so far and i look forward to brewing this summer love in the spring!

 

[g-star]

The next time I brew this, I would drop the crystal and go with something like 90/10 Pilsner/Munich, or something in that ballpark. Shoot for an OG of around 1.052 and 40-45 IBU's using clean ale yeast and German hops (Perle, Hellertauer, Spalt, etc). at 60/30/15 min. I would then dry-hop with 2oz of Citra for 7 days and package however you like.

Based on my experience with the original recipe, this seems like it might get a step closer to the real thing. Let us know how your version turns out.

Cheers!

 

[NervousDad]

Did you do a 90 minutes boil?

I have a German ale starter that needs to be used and I think it will work well with this.

 

[g-star]

Did you do a 90 minutes boil?

I have a German ale starter that needs to be used and I think it will work well with this.

I do a 90min boil whenever I use Pilsner malt, regardless of the recipe. Why take a chance with DMS?

 

[NewJersey]

whats dms?

 

[g-star]

whats dms?

Dimethyl sulfide.

Lightly kilned Plilsner malt can produce this in the boil, a long vigorous boil can help drive it off. If present in the finished beer, a cooked corn/vegetable off flavor can result.

 

[NewJersey]

thanks, man. longer boil it is then

 

[stryker_hass]

This is not an exact replica, but I brewed this twice and it is good - for the wife.
Pilsener 10lb
Cara Pils 0.5lb
Honey Malt 0.5lb (thus for you know who)
1oz Perle after collecting 1-2 gal wort
1oz Centennial at flameout
90 min boil
S-05
OG 1.052 FG 1.012

Making for 3rd time tonight.....

after I wrote this I was looking at greyhound recipe, I might actually try that next time as he seems to have done more homework......

 

[greyhoundbrewing]

Stryker. All I did was look at what the others did and adapt it to what I had. I ended up kegging and took it to a Labor Day party. They said it tasted pretty damn close. The keg was kicked very quickly. I'll make it again this year and pick up a case.

 

[greyhoundbrewing]

Also. For base malts, all I use is Belgian pils. I have never had a problem with dms and doing 60 min boils. Ever

 

[Lenny2884]

As per their website, this is made with Tettnang, Simcoe, and Amarillo. Anyone made something similar with these hops?

 

[eyedoctodd]

I brewed this yesterday with Magnum for bittering and Hallertau for the 15, 10 and 0 minute additions. Will dry hop with 4 oz of Citra when primary is done (10 gallon batch.) The only other change was C-20 instead of C-10 (LHBS was out). Well, that and I had to boil for 2 hours because of screwing up my sparge and needing to collect 14.75 gallons pre boil to get my needed gravity points.

I'll let you know how it turns out.

 

[g-star]

As per their website, this is made with Tettnang, Simcoe, and Amarillo. Anyone made something similar with these hops?

That is new information for 2013, I believe. Nice catch!

I'm thinking my attempt this year will use Tettnang in the boil and Simcoe/Amarillo in the whirlpool/dryhop.

 

[hoppyhoppyhippo]

This is the recipe I'm going for will see how it turns out.

5 pounds of Pilsen DME
2 pounds of Vienna

.5 oz Simcoe at 60
.5 oz Tettnang at 30
.5 oz tettnang at 10

.5 oz simcoe and 1 oz Amarillo (or Cascade if LHBS is out of Amarillo when I go to get supplies) to dry hop. Hopefully this will be ready in about 5 weeks from when my brother and I decide to brew.

My concern is the IBU is coming in low

 

[stack]

I had my first of the year earlier this week, such a fantastic beer. I definitely get a Kolsch or German Ale yeast characteristic out of it. Has anyone else made an attempt at this with one of these yeasts?