I’m looking to go simple on a lightweight sessionable beer; basically a riff on a patersbier, but I’m not going to compete it or anything, so I’m not explicitly looking to stay on the style guide. I’m also looking for this thing to be the yeast starter for a trippel I’m planning on brewing just as soon as I can get this off the cake. This will be a 3-gallon, but the trippel will be a 5-gallon…
Here’s what I have so far…
Boil Size: 3.62 gal
Post Boil Volume: 3.12 gal
Batch Size (fermenter): 3.00 gal
Bottling Volume: 3.00 gal
Estimated OG: 1.051 SG
Estimated Color: 3.5 SRM
Estimated IBU: 25.7 IBUs
Brewhouse Efficiency: 72.00 %
Est Mash Efficiency: 72.0 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes
Ingredients:
Amt Name Type # %/IBU
5 lbs Pilsner (2 Row) Bel (2.0 SRM) Grain 1 90.9 %
0.25 oz Citra [12.00 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 2 21.4 IBUs
0.25 oz Citra [12.00 %] - Boil 5.0 min Hop 3 4.3 IBUs
1.0 pkg Trappist Ale (White Labs #WLP500) [35.49 Yeast 4 -
8.0 oz Sugar, Table (Sucrose) (1.0 SRM) Sugar 5 9.1 %
While the IBU level is in the ballpark for a Patersbier, I know Citra is not typical, but I’m not overly concerned with style guide. Since I’m planning on reusing the yeast, I’m trying to keep the hop debris to a minimum, and I like Citra in other beers, so why not.
I do know WLP500 can be fruity at the lower end of the temps, and I’m not sure if Citra would clash with or compliment that. I could also rack this to a secondary and dry hop it.
Thoughts? Suggestions?