1st biab ale?? any ideas/recipes

[omese]

hi folks, im loking to do my 2nd biab, im a keen lager drinker but wanted to move onto doing a nice ale, something nice and summery not really a fan of ale but can drink it, quite like the co-op bumblebee ale its nice in summer, does anyone have a recipe for a nice golden or summery ale

cheers

[Beer O'Clock]

Sounds like the perfect scenario for a 4% SMaSH.

Pale Ale Malt 3.7Kg

Hop of choice to 35 IBU.

SO-4 for fruitier/malty or US-05 for dryer/hoppy.

To formulate your recipe, try using some free software like Beersmith or BrewMate.

Good luck.

[lambert]

Have a look a American Cream Ale recipes - there are loads to search for on the web. Most (?) use flaked maize in the grain bill. I've recently done one and it's Ok - it's more "lager-y" than "ale-y". Mash at around 64C and use US-05 yeast.
An alternative is to look for some Kolsch recipes - once again loads of recipes them around.

Enjoy!

[jimp2003]

Sounds like the perfect scenario for a 4% SMaSH.

Pale Ale Malt 3.7Kg

Hop of choice to 35 IBU.

SO-4 for fruitier/malty or US-05 for dryer/hoppy.

To formulate your recipe, try using some free software like Beersmith or BrewMate.

Good luck.

+1 to this idea. Just using the Pale malt will give you something light and a good base for whatever hop you choose to go for.

[Bribie]

I got fed up with doing real lagers which can take months, so my house beers now include a "Yorkshire Gold" which is a simple base malt and hops brew, which you can add some sugar to if you want something stronger, or keep it at around 4% for a quaffer. It hits that lager spot on a hot day. I use the liquid yeast Wyeast 1469 West Yorkshire, but in your case US-05 or Wyeast 1056 (close cousin, I find it's "cleaner") would be fine. (edit: what I mean is that if you are looking for more lagery then use the American but if looking for a bit more UK Summer Aley then try a liquid UK style yeast)



Yorkshire gold keg batch

Recipe Specs
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Batch Size (L): 21.0
Total Grain (kg): 4.300
Total Hops (g): 60.00
Original Gravity (OG): 1.051 (°P): 12.6
Final Gravity (FG): 1.011 (°P): 2.8
Alcohol by Volume (ABV): 5.19 %
Colour (SRM): 4.6 (EBC): 9.1
Bitterness (IBU): 28.8 (Average)
Brewhouse Efficiency (%): 75
Boil Time (Minutes): 60

Grain Bill
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4.000 kg Pale Malt Perle Bairds (93.02%)
0.300 kg Cane Sugar (6.98%)

Hop Bill
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40.0 g Challenger Pellet (4.5% Alpha) @ 60 Minutes (Boil) (1.9 g/L)
20.0 g Bobek (Styrian Goldings) Pellet (5.9% Alpha) @ 10 Minutes (Boil) (1 g/L)

Single step Infusion at 66°C for 60 Minutes.
Fermented at 18°C with Wyeast 1469 - West Yorkshire Ale

Recipe Generated with BrewMate