Single Hop (Citra) Blonde

[Skittlebrau]

Wanting a nice easy drinking session ale for the summer. How about this? It's a bit of a user-upper, hence the weird amounts of torrified wheat, munich and pilsner. Anyone see any glaring problems? Using S-04 because I've got some and haven't used it yet and want to try it out.

Meersbrook Blonde

Original Gravity (OG): 1.039 (°P): 9.8
Final Gravity (FG): 1.010 (°P): 2.6
Alcohol (ABV): 3.83 %
Colour (SRM): 4.5 (EBC): 8.8
Bitterness (IBU): 27.9 (Average)

73.62% Maris Otter Malt
20.54% Pilsner
2.92% Munich I
2.92% Torrified Wheat

1.4 g/L Citra (15% Alpha) @ 15 Minutes (Boil)
0.8 g/L Citra (15% Alpha) @ 5 Minutes (Boil)
1.8 g/L Citra (15% Alpha) @ 0 Minutes (Aroma)


Single step Infusion at 67°C for 90 Minutes. Boil for 60 Minutes

Fermented at 18°C with Safale S-04


Recipe Generated with BrewMate

[CestrIan]

Looks good! I tried Oakhams single hopped Citra at the weekend and it was a nice easy drinking hop bomb. The only problem was it killed my taste buds and I couldn't taste anything else afterwards so had to stick to it all night. Not a bad thing though!

[keith1664]

Personally I'd save the S-04 and go with US-05. I've not really liked S-04 in any pale, hoppy beers I've brewed.

[Skittlebrau]

Someone said that in another thread I pisted. I'm keen to try it for myself though, unless you think it'll be undrinkable...

[Monkeybrew]

Looks good! I tried Oakhams single hopped Citra at the weekend and it was a nice easy drinking hop bomb. The only problem was it killed my taste buds and I couldn't taste anything else afterwards so had to stick to it all night. Not a bad thing though!

I had a bottle of this brew on Saturday night as my first drink, and as you say, nothing came close after that.

It's a lovely hop though

[CestrIan]

us05 will give a clean crisp taste that lets the hops shine through. S04 will produce a more than passable ale though. If that's what you've got then give it a go.

[Skittlebrau]

Think I'm convinced to use US-05 for this now. Will mash at 68 C to combat the ludicrously high attenuation.

[leedsbrew]

Think I'm convinced to use US-05 for this now. Will mash at 68 C to combat the ludicrously high attenuation.

good call!

[Cazamodo]

did you try this? Hoe did it come out. I love oakhams citra, and have 500g of Citra hopas I havent even opened yet so dying to try and find a good citra recipe!

[Skittlebrau]

I did and it was aweseome!

[Fido97]

I tried the Styrian Stunner recipe but switched most of the hops to Citra and the end product is superb. Needs another name though!!

[Cazamodo]

Ive just ordered some Munich and torrified so hope to have this brewed up next week! How did the citra come through? I love the grapefruit citrus flavours in oakham, hopefully I can replicate them.

[TC2642]

I do this for 25ltrs use 80gms Citra at 60/90mins and 20gms 15mins or at knockout for a 4.5% with some wheat malt and S05 and it tastes 'most excellent'.

[Fido97]

Hi, can anyone direct me to the recipe for Oakhams single hopped citra? Cheers

[Cazamodo]

Looking around google, this is one of the very few that come up, so I thought I'd try it and see how it comes out!