Wedding Ale

[tresguey]

Looking to brew a batch for my wedding reception. The wife to be says the beer needs to please he majority of our guests...pffft...why can't I be happy...lol

Reception will be outdoors in Socal late June so it will be a bit warm. So my thoughts was to make kind of a cream ale with citrus in mind.

Any suggestions are welcome.

5.5 lbs 2 row
2 lbs 6 row
1 lbs carapils
1 lbs carared
0.5 lbs honey malt
1 lbs flaked maize
0.5 lbs flaked rice
.33 oz Centennial at 60 mins
1 oz Citra at 5 mins
California Ale yeast WLP001
batch size 6 gallons

 

[mcoates]

How about a lemon Kolsch? I made one a while ago and it was great

Mark

 

[Sinclaireq]

Looking to brew a batch for my wedding reception. The wife to be says the beer needs to please he majority of our guests...pffft...why can't I be happy...lol

Reception will be outdoors in Socal late June so it will be a bit warm. So my thoughts was to make kind of a cream ale with citrus in mind.

Any suggestions are welcome.

5.5 lbs 2 row
2 lbs 6 row
1 lbs carapils
1 lbs carared
0.5 lbs honey malt
1 lbs flaked maize
0.5 lbs flaked rice
.33 oz Centennial at 60 mins
1 oz Citra at 5 mins
California Ale yeast WLP001
batch size 6 gallons Flower shop Adelaide

How to use outdoors in Socal late June?

 

[BrewCat]

I just did a Citra cream ale for my nephews college graduation
I did a l oz flavor addition and also a 1 oz whirlpool addition for aroma
instead of rice I used flaked wheat with the flaked corn
came out flavorful
I know a cream ale is usually clear but I like the cloudyness with the citra

 

[Kevin58]

When I first made this it was so popular among my friends, family and co-workers that it started feeling like a job trying to keep up with their demand. After making it half a dozen times in a row I finally had to say enough. I still make it at least once every summer as a treat for those folks. It is a cream ale I put together based on a video podcast with Brad Smith of Beersmith and his guest Curt Stock. I use lemondrop hops which gives it a slight citrusy shandy-like character which makes for a very palatable-to-all summer drinker.

2-row - 70%
flaked corn - 20%
flaked rice - 10%
lemondrop hops - 60 mins, 13.1 IBU
lemondrop hops - whirlpool 180°F 10.7 IBU
Wyeast American Ale yeast #1056

Mash at 148°F
Boil duration 60 min

OG 1.056
IBU 23.8
SRM 3.4
ABV 5.6

 

[Janine]

This to me is like a summer beer so I might suggest to my neighbour trying to make something similar. I am discovering beer making is a science and an art combined.