Low Alcohol Brews

[FlourPower]

Does anyone have a recipe for a very low alcohol brew like Badger's Harvester ale at 2.5%

I'm basically looking for something very sessionable at 2.5 to 3.5% ABV. Something that still has a good flavour.

[dave-o]

I would suggest using some aromatic malt, mashing at quite a high temperature and using a yeast with low attenuation.

[mshergold]

Let us know how you get on Flour Power.

[colonial]

I recommend dry-hopping too. Not too much , but enough to add a forward hop flavour. Balance is the key in a low alcohol brew.

Kelburn's Goldihops one of the best low-alcohol ales (3.6%) that I have ever had. Very, very impressive - malt and hops shine through; not watery at all.

Yes, please keep us all in the know. Best of luck.

[boingy]

It's actually quite hard work to get plenty of flavour into a lower strength beer. I've tried and failed

[WishboneBrewery]

It's actually quite hard work to get plenty of flavour into a lower strength beer. I've tried and failed

Wish me luck then, I've been brewing a 2.8% today!

[FlourPower]

Oooh let us know how it goes!

[WishboneBrewery]

will do, its here viewtopic.php?f=24&t=32316

[coatesg]

Definitely mash high, and use some flavoursome speciality malts - if you're not brewing a dark mild, this becomes tricky - amber malt is a possibilty, as is having a good charge of late hops for some hop flavour. I'd also use a lower attenuating yeast like WLP002, which allows a slightly higher OG for the same ABV.

I've brewed a few good low ABV beers - the lowest was a dark mild at 2.8% - 1035OG with Windsor and quite a lot of crystal malts - lots of flavour and a high FG of 1013 that definitely helped.