recipie using goldings

[sam c]

i was gonna get some goldings and add a few to a geordie yorkshire bitter kit along with some dme and thought i might give extract brewing a go with the left over hops. i was wondering if anyone could suggest a recipie for a pale ale using the left over hops ( about 70g worth)? a nice refreshing, easy drinking pale ale would be perfect. any suggestions chaps?.....

[Digby Swift]

What % alpha acid are they? By easy drinking do you want one that is not that bitter but with a good deal of aroma?

[sam c]

i would like a beer that goes down easy and is not too strong.say around 4%. yer i think less on the bitter side and more on the aroma.

sorry forgot to say alpha acid is 4.5% - 5.5% from my HBS

[Digby Swift]

How about

3.5kg Pale malt extract to 1.046 for 23l

40g Goldings 90min
10g Goldings 15min
20g Goldings steep 70-80C for 20-30minutes

Should give 25-30 IBUs depending on the alpha acid.
Probably be about 4.5% depending on final gravity. Keep back some of the late hops for dry hopping in the cask if you fancy trying that.

That should be nice a quaffable but I stand down if someone more experienced with extract wants to suggest something. I have only done full mash not extract.

Hope all goes well

[sam c]

that sound great, thanks very much. do you reckon i could use 3kg malt extract rather than 3.5? only because the cans come in 1.5kg. also is 10g late hops and 10g for dry hopping ok? cheers

[Digby Swift]

Yes that would be fine, sorry I didn't realise that. In that case it would come out at around 4%. Late hops are just for flavouring, although you do get a small amount of bitterness from the 15 minute addition, so you can have as many or as little as you like. I have just done a brew with only bittering hops.

[sam c]

quality, thanks for all your advice and help.

[Digby Swift]

No problem, let us know how it turns out.

[KevP]

Keep us updated Sam, maybe some pics in the Brewday section?

[WishboneBrewery]

I'd be interested in what can be brewed with Spray malts and Hops alone...
This might make an interesting future experiment