something lighter

[Deebee]

i have one last batch to brew before the christening.↲I would like something fresh and not more than around 3.8 in strength.↲I was thinking a pale only brew with maybe a little wheat for head retention.↲ my first thoughts are to hop with challenger and northdown to around 24 ibu, but i have some centenial and cascades too.↲Will be using wyeast 1335.↲Any thoughts?

[OldSpeckledBadger]

I'd make it a bit hoppier than that. You won't have a lot of flavours from the malt so it will need something otherwise I think it'll turn out rather bland.

[Deebee]

I'd make it a bit hoppier than that. You won't have a lot of flavours from the malt so it will need something otherwise I think it'll turn out rather bland.

↲thanks for the input. Any suggestion as to how much hoppier?↲Do you think the centenial and cascade will be the right choice. I have another recipe idea with pale and crystal but this will turn out mid brown.

[OldSpeckledBadger]

thanks for the input. Any suggestion as to how much hoppier?

I think about 28-30 would be about right.

Do you think the centenial and cascade will be the right choice.

My dislike for American beer and American hops is well known.

I'm going to do a summer-ish beer myself in the next few days. Bittering will be to 30 EBU with 50/50 Northdown and Pilot and aroma will be Goldings.

[Manx Guy]

Hi,

IBU's around 30 sounds good and will be tasty to the initiated while not being too much for the occasional ale drinkers...

I quite like Centtenial & Cascade in Pale Ales, but they are not to everyones taste... They may be too citrusy to the un initiated (and those who dont favour US hops)

Challenger & Golding is a good combination or the Challenger and Northdown for bittering and a 10 minute Northdown is also a good one in a pale ale - there are many commercial examples

The wheat malt will add an attractive head, especially so to northerners!

let us know wht you decide and how it turns out !


Guy

[critch]

centennial and cascade are a fantastic mix id stck to about 30ibu and massively late hop with both, up to 168g per 10 gallons(84g of each,42 @ flame out and 42 @ flame out +30 on a 1 hr steep )halve the quantities for 5 gall batches


itll work trust me

[Deebee]

after looking at what i have it appears i do not have enough for a pale only brew.↲I'll use 93% pale and 7% light crystal. Will hop with fuggles and goldings at 60, 10 and flame out.↲Will be about 3.6 and 32 ibu. Yeast starter is just made, should be a light copper colour i think, don't remember the ebc of the crystal. . . Brew day friday. Pics will be posted naturally:-) thanks all.

[Manx Guy]

Bump!

How did your 'copper ale' turn out?



Guy

[Deebee]

Bump!

How did your 'copper ale' turn out?



Guy

Well .. this is all bottled up and has been cold conditioning for a week or so. I'm thinking i might try a bottle middle of next week. FV samples showed it to be more bitter than i had thought initially but this is the first time i used goldings and fuggles together . I know that fugles rounds off quite wuickly so I am optimistic about this one,.

Will be brewing a nice hefty stout after the hoidays. looking forwards to that one.

[Deebee]

This turned out to be a cracker.

caramel, and hops. it's only been bottled for 3 weeks as well so in another couple of weeks it'll be spot on.

[a-slayer]

I like using Northdown as an aroma hop, on it's own or mixed with challenger. Made a Butcombe type bitter recently with both those as late hops, a light easy to drink beer and the hop flavour was superb.