Summertime Light
I wanted to brew an easy-swilling beer for the summer (also something
that the 'Lite' drinkers could enjoy). To get the alcohol content up,
I used rock candy.
| Brewer: | Stefan | Email: | funsoul@hotmail.com | |||||
| Beer: | Summertime Light | Style: | English Light Mild | |||||
| Type: | Extract | Size: | 5 gallons | |||||
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Bitterness: | 12 IBU | |||||
| OG: | 1.034 | FG: | 1.006 | |||||
| Alcohol: | 3.6% v/v (2.9% w/w) | |||||||
| Boil: | 45 minutes | SG 1.057 | 3 gallons | |||||
| 4 lb. Light malt extract 8 oz. Rock Candy |
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| Added 1 tsp. Irish Moss 15 minutes prior to the end of the boil. | ||||||||
| Hops: | 1 oz. Fuggles (4.1% AA, 45 min.) .5 oz. Tettnanger (aroma) |
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| Yeast: | I used slurry from a previous batch (Wyeast London III). | |||||||
| Log: | primary- 6 days secondary- 4 days |
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| Tasting: | It was pretty good after 1 week in the bottle, much better after 2. Has a slight and pleasant tang to it. The color is too light for me, if I do this one again I'll use amber syrup. |
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Recipe posted 05/09/99.