I know when it’s hot outside and you read these blogs, I will normally say, “And summer is in full swing!”, today though it’s a bit refreshing outside from the insane heat, so kinda hard for me to say that. However, I am pretty prepared for hot days to come in the future and need a perfect beer to quench the thirst. This is the one I’ll be making just for that.
This recipe is perfect for those that do not want a beer that is too hoppy, quick to make, easy to drink, and a general crowd-pleaser . I’ve personally been handing this recipe out to some customers this summer, and only have received positive feed back. You know you have a good beer when people are telling you, “Ya and my wife even told me to make this one again!”. It’s a good beer.
The one thing about this beer is, it doesn’t have any grains. To me that’s a perk. It makes it that much quicker to make it. As always, if you are an all-grain brewer we do have a conversion chart to help you convert the DME into all-grain.
Summer Blonde Ale
3 lbs Amber DME
2 lbs Light DME
1 oz Hallertau Hops (60min)
.5 oz Cascade Hops (15min)
.5 oz Cascade Hops (1min)
Safale 04
OG: 1.042
FG: 1.009
SRM: 7
IBU: 24
ABV: 4.3%
Directions
- Take 2.5 gallons of water put on stove
- Add all your DME
- Bring to boil
- In the beginning of the boil add Hallertau hops
- Boil for 45 min
- Add .5 oz Cascade hops
- Boil for 14 min
- Add .5 oz Cascade hops
- Boil for 1 min
- End boil, put in fermenter, fill up to 5 gallons, pitch yeast
Primary Fermenter – 7 days
Bottle – 21 days
Conclusion
What I like about this beer is that is has a nice aroma, and a decent flavor. It is really a great beer for those days where you find yourself sweating by just walking up to the mailbox to get your mail. I hope that you will make and share with friends and family.
Side Note: If you wanted to add grains to it to make it a bit more complex I would stay away from anything too sweet or to heavy in flavor. My suggestions of somethings you could add to it would be :
Vienna – light in color a bit of a bready flavor
Carapils – no color change, just helps with head retention. Doesn’t contribute to flavor changes either.
Victory/Biscuit – Adds a bit of color, but will give a biscuit aroma or flavor. It would make it a bit more filling of a beer.
Flaked Barley – Gives a bit of head retention and also helps with mouth-feel
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