What's your favorite summer beer to brew?

[bigdaddybrew]

This has been my biggest hit in the summer...
Summer Citra Cerveza
Recipe Type: All Grain
Yeast: US-05
Yeast Starter: None
Additional Yeast or Yeast Starter: None
Batch Size (Gallons): 5
Original Gravity: 1.046
Final Gravity: 1.008
IBU: 21
Boiling Time (Minutes): 60
Color: 3 SRM
Primary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp): 7 days at 60f then 7 days at 68f
Additional Fermentation: Cold crash 2 days 40f
Secondary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp): None
Tasting Notes: Refreshing, strong citrus aroma, smooth, lager like cream ale lawnmower beer.

Ingredients:

5 lbs 2 Row
3 lbs Flaked Corn
1 lbs Flaked Barley (fluffy white head)

Mash at 149f for 60 minutes, 70% efficiency

1 tsp Irish Moss 15 min of boil

0.5 oz Cascade pellets 60 min of boil
0.5 oz Centennial pellets 20 min of boil
1.5 oz of Citra pellets at 150f of whirlpool

 

[slym2none]

A nice blonde helps ease me through the summer months. And then, whatever she likes to drink.

 

[atimmerman88]

Gotta go with @SD-SLIM LemonLime hefe off here. I try and make 10 gallons every summer. It disappears quickly

 

[bobeer]

This has been my biggest hit in the summer...
Summer Citra Cerveza
Recipe Type: All Grain
Yeast: US-05
Yeast Starter: None
Additional Yeast or Yeast Starter: None
Batch Size (Gallons): 5
Original Gravity: 1.046
Final Gravity: 1.008
IBU: 21
Boiling Time (Minutes): 60
Color: 3 SRM
Primary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp): 7 days at 60f then 7 days at 68f
Additional Fermentation: Cold crash 2 days 40f
Secondary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp): None
Tasting Notes: Refreshing, strong citrus aroma, smooth, lager like cream ale lawnmower beer.

Ingredients:

5 lbs 2 Row
3 lbs Flaked Corn
1 lbs Flaked Barley (fluffy white head)

Mash at 149f for 60 minutes, 70% efficiency

1 tsp Irish Moss 15 min of boil

0.5 oz Cascade pellets 60 min of boil
0.5 oz Centennial pellets 20 min of boil
1.5 oz of Citra pellets at 150f of whirlpool

That does look like a good lawnmower beer! I might have to try this one. Thanks!!!

 

[bobeer]

This has been my biggest hit in the summer...
Summer Citra Cerveza
Recipe Type: All Grain
Yeast: US-05
Yeast Starter: None
Additional Yeast or Yeast Starter: None
Batch Size (Gallons): 5
Original Gravity: 1.046
Final Gravity: 1.008
IBU: 21
Boiling Time (Minutes): 60
Color: 3 SRM
Primary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp): 7 days at 60f then 7 days at 68f
Additional Fermentation: Cold crash 2 days 40f
Secondary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp): None
Tasting Notes: Refreshing, strong citrus aroma, smooth, lager like cream ale lawnmower beer.

Ingredients:

5 lbs 2 Row
3 lbs Flaked Corn
1 lbs Flaked Barley (fluffy white head)

Mash at 149f for 60 minutes, 70% efficiency

1 tsp Irish Moss 15 min of boil

0.5 oz Cascade pellets 60 min of boil
0.5 oz Centennial pellets 20 min of boil
1.5 oz of Citra pellets at 150f of whirlpool

ok, got all the stuff needed to brew this up this weekend. Looking forward to it!

 

[eadavis80]

The next one...

 

[mrdauber64]

Belgian IPA with Citra hops, a Cascade Cream Ale, and normally a dry American Pale Ale. I love brewing for seasons, I never get sick of any particular beer/style that way.

 

[Simps]

If your looking for something light, refreshing and sour see my quick and dirty berliner. Takes about 1 hour to brew start to finish (not kidding) and gets requested regularly.

 

[unionrdr]

This has been my biggest hit in the summer...
Summer Citra Cerveza
Recipe Type: All Grain
Yeast: US-05
Yeast Starter: None
Additional Yeast or Yeast Starter: None
Batch Size (Gallons): 5
Original Gravity: 1.046
Final Gravity: 1.008
IBU: 21
Boiling Time (Minutes): 60
Color: 3 SRM
Primary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp): 7 days at 60f then 7 days at 68f
Additional Fermentation: Cold crash 2 days 40f
Secondary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp): None
Tasting Notes: Refreshing, strong citrus aroma, smooth, lager like cream ale lawnmower beer.

Ingredients:

5 lbs 2 Row
3 lbs Flaked Corn
1 lbs Flaked Barley (fluffy white head)

Mash at 149f for 60 minutes, 70% efficiency

1 tsp Irish Moss 15 min of boil

0.5 oz Cascade pellets 60 min of boil
0.5 oz Centennial pellets 20 min of boil
1.5 oz of Citra pellets at 150f of whirlpool

I'm wondering how good this one would be with WL029 kolsch yeast? that lager-like balance & lil crispness on the back might be good?

 

[bigdaddybrew]

I bet a Kolsch would make it even crisper!

 

[user 30639]

This has been my biggest hit in the summer...
Summer Citra Cerveza
Recipe Type: All Grain
Yeast: US-05
Yeast Starter: None
Additional Yeast or Yeast Starter: None
Batch Size (Gallons): 5
Original Gravity: 1.046
Final Gravity: 1.008
IBU: 21
Boiling Time (Minutes): 60
Color: 3 SRM
Primary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp): 7 days at 60f then 7 days at 68f
Additional Fermentation: Cold crash 2 days 40f
Secondary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp): None
Tasting Notes: Refreshing, strong citrus aroma, smooth, lager like cream ale lawnmower beer.

Ingredients:

5 lbs 2 Row
3 lbs Flaked Corn
1 lbs Flaked Barley (fluffy white head)

Mash at 149f for 60 minutes, 70% efficiency

1 tsp Irish Moss 15 min of boil

0.5 oz Cascade pellets 60 min of boil
0.5 oz Centennial pellets 20 min of boil
1.5 oz of Citra pellets at 150f of whirlpool

That looks like a good summer beer, I'm going to have to try it

 

[philipCT]

I love an IPA, but I like something a little different to celebrate summer so I like to do a Red Rye PA. I got a great recipe from a friend that is different from most Red's Rye PA clones in that it has a very moderate amount of Rye. Most other recipes I've seen have too much.

I love that little bitte that Rye gives - but it's easy to overdo it.

 

[bobeer]

I love an IPA, but I like something a little different to celebrate summer so I like to do a Red Rye PA. I got a great recipe from a friend that is different from most Red's Rye PA clones in that it has a very moderate amount of Rye. Most other recipes I've seen have too much.

I love that little bitte that Rye gives - but it's easy to overdo it.

I just made a Rye IPA with 10 lbs 2row and 1 lb rye. I gave it a sample when I dryhopped it last weekend and there's juuuuuust enough rye to give it a little bite. I think I made it about 70 ibu's and used chinook for bittering and simcoe for the whirlpool and dryhop.
I think using some Pilsner malt instead of 2row would make for a good beer too.

 

[Takuie]

Toss in some orange peel at 5 mins. Maybe even a little lemon zest.

 

[bobeer]

Toss in some orange peel at 5 mins. Maybe even a little lemon zest.

You know, I was all set to do that with the rye ipa I just made but once I sampled it there's so much hop flavor and character going on there I decided to just leave the zest out. I'm going to brew this one again for sure so I'll add it next time and do a half and half batch to compare. Right now though I just want to drink this stuff!

Maybe I'll add the zest to the summer beer I said I was going to brew this past weekend. Life got in the way and I still haven't brewed it yet.

 

[Qhrumphf]

I like doing a Saison combo. I'll use the Dupont yeast for my house ~6.5% Saison, and I'll use the Thiriez yeast for a ~3.5% Petite Saison. The Petite Saison especially is great for hot afternoons outside.

 

[unionrdr]

Yeah, the petite saison I did with 3711 yeast turned out great for a summer beer. A touch of orange zest might be good too?