Summer Ale Recipes - Suggestions?

[floydmeddler]

Hey all,

I want to get planning my summer ales. Along with my Honey and Elderflower Ale, I want to brew something (25L batch) tangy and zesty. I'm planning on using orange zest (40g-50g) and crushed coriander seeds (1 1/2 teaspoons)

Any advice on which hops to go for?

Cheers... Roll on the sun!!!!!!!!

[TheMumbler]

Bobek has a nice lemony taste which might go well with the orange.

[floydmeddler]

That's funny. I had already put that into the recipe earlier as I had a good feeling about it. Perhaps that's the one then!

Anyone disagree?

[micmacmoc]

I'm mad on GW's Exmoor Gold, wonderful stuff.
I've just brewed an elderflower, using challenger and fuggles having clarity problems with it, did yours do this?
Hoping to find a recipe using Beata and Magnum for a light summer ale that'd take chilling for my lager friends...theres a thread on this hereabouts.

[floydmeddler]

I'm mad on GW's Exmoor Gold, wonderful stuff.
I've just brewed an elderflower, using challenger and fuggles having clarity problems with it, did yours do this?
Hoping to find a recipe using Beata and Magnum for a light summer ale that'd take chilling for my lager friends...theres a thread on this hereabouts.

Yep, I have had clarity problems when using dried elderflower. Perhaps I'll use finings for this next one. I don't mind too much anyway to be honest.

[yogester]

I'm mad on GW's Exmoor Gold, wonderful stuff.
I've just brewed an elderflower, using challenger and fuggles having clarity problems with it, did yours do this?
Hoping to find a recipe using Beata and Magnum for a light summer ale that'd take chilling for my lager friends...theres a thread on this hereabouts.

I also had clarity issues but some KwickClear sorted that out in 24 hours before racking to keg.

[nigebeer]

What does the addition of crushed coriander seeds do for the beer, (apart from the taste of coriander ) I have seen it referenced before on the forum, but cannot imagine the outcome?

nigebeer

[mysterio]

I would go for either Bobek, Aurora or First Gold. These are all citrussy and fairly mild, great for fast drinking summer ales.

[Hawkinspm]

Mmmmmmmm First Gold... def a summer hop, Bobek would be nice but I use that in all beers, first gold I have saved for pale summer beers - lots of the IBU's at the end of the boil..

[floydmeddler]

What does the addition of crushed coriander seeds do for the beer, (apart from the taste of coriander ) I have seen it referenced before on the forum, but cannot imagine the outcome?

nigebeer

Not entirely sure... Will tell you in a load of weeks when I'm drinking a glass of it!