hi! i'd like to brew a beer using wyast 3942. Since this yeast is spicy, and a bit sour (somebody says like green apple), i've thought to brew a rustic belgian blond. I will use english hops for a earthy and spicy contribution to the party and a bit of flaked rye for a rustic contribution.
It will not be a classic belgian blond but it's not important, probably it will be a hybrid of a belgian blonde and a saison. Here there is the recipe:
5 gallon
og:1067 ibu:34 srm:4,3
efficiency:65%
12.5lb belgian pils (85%)
2lb flaked rye (15%)
10oz rice hulls
0.5oz challenger 60min
0.75oz challenger 15 min
0.75oz progress 15min
0.75oz challenger flameout
0.75oz progress flameout
wyeast 3942
mash step: 30 min @110F, 30min@127F, 60 min @150F, 10 min @172F
my questions are:
1) i'm looking for not overpowering of yeast to hops and vice versa, do you think the amount of hops (especially for a observable flavor, not belgian ipa level at all) is enough?
2) do you think other malts are necessary?
3) any critique?
It will not be a classic belgian blond but it's not important, probably it will be a hybrid of a belgian blonde and a saison. Here there is the recipe:
5 gallon
og:1067 ibu:34 srm:4,3
efficiency:65%
12.5lb belgian pils (85%)
2lb flaked rye (15%)
10oz rice hulls
0.5oz challenger 60min
0.75oz challenger 15 min
0.75oz progress 15min
0.75oz challenger flameout
0.75oz progress flameout
wyeast 3942
mash step: 30 min @110F, 30min@127F, 60 min @150F, 10 min @172F
my questions are:
1) i'm looking for not overpowering of yeast to hops and vice versa, do you think the amount of hops (especially for a observable flavor, not belgian ipa level at all) is enough?
2) do you think other malts are necessary?
3) any critique?