Best Style For A Lawnmower Beer.

[Dave70]

With roughly an acre of lawn to mow and some perilously high retaining walls to navigate, the term has taken on a literal meaning for me.
Is there a style that lends itself to low alc - say under 4% - that's not to difficult to get the balance right?
Is it a matter of reducing the raw ingredients until you end with the desired ABV then mashing either slightly higher (or lower) to manipulate the fermentables?
I prefer a little more malt profile than hop in my regular beer's, if that helps.

cheers.

 

[manticle]

Saison

 

[warra48]

I love a Mild for my low/mid ABV beers. Drinks beautifully, without getting me off my face.

MILD
Batch Size: 22.50 L
Brewhouse Efficiency 80%

3000.00 gm Pale Malt (2 Row) UK (5.9 EBC) Grain 83.33 %
200.00 gm Crystal Malt - 60L (Thomas Fawcett) (118.2 EBC) Grain 5.56 %
200.00 gm Crystal Medium (145.0 EBC) Grain 5.56 %
100.00 gm Carafa Special T2 (1150.0 EBC) Grain 2.78 %
100.00 gm Wheat Malt, Dark (Weyermann) (13.8 EBC) Grain 2.78 %
24.00 gm Northern Brewer [6.60 %] (60 min) Hops 17.9 IBU
6.00 gm EKGoldings [4.80 %] (60 min) Hops 3.3 IBU
14.00 gm EK Goldings Plug [4.30 %] (10 min) Hops 2.3 IBU
1 Pkgs London ESB Ale (Wyeast Labs #1968) [Starter 125 ml] Yeast-Ale

Mash at 69 to 70C for 60 min. Boil 60 min.

Measured Original Gravity: 1.038 SG
Measured Final Gravity: 1.010 SG
Estimated Color: 33.8 EBC (23.6-49.3 EBC) Color [Color]
Bitterness: 23.5 IBU (10.0-25.0 IBU) Alpha Acid Units: 6.6 AAU
Actual Alcohol by Volume: 3.64 %

 

[Mayor of Mildura]

Dark mild. this is a cracker. Mash high 69-70 and dry hop with ekg or styrians. Too easy.

 

[Mayor of Mildura]

I love a Mild for my low/mid ABV beers. Drinks beautifully, without getting me off my face.

MILD
Batch Size: 22.50 L
Brewhouse Efficiency 80%

3000.00 gm Pale Malt (2 Row) UK (5.9 EBC) Grain 83.33 %
200.00 gm Crystal Malt - 60L (Thomas Fawcett) (118.2 EBC) Grain 5.56 %
200.00 gm Crystal Medium (145.0 EBC) Grain 5.56 %
100.00 gm Carafa Special T2 (1150.0 EBC) Grain 2.78 %
100.00 gm Wheat Malt, Dark (Weyermann) (13.8 EBC) Grain 2.78 %
24.00 gm Northern Brewer [6.60 %] (60 min) Hops 17.9 IBU
6.00 gm EKGoldings [4.80 %] (60 min) Hops 3.3 IBU
14.00 gm EK Goldings Plug [4.30 %] (10 min) Hops 2.3 IBU
1 Pkgs London ESB Ale (Wyeast Labs #1968) [Starter 125 ml] Yeast-Ale

Mash at 69 to 70C for 60 min. Boil 60 min.

Measured Original Gravity: 1.038 SG
Measured Final Gravity: 1.010 SG
Estimated Color: 33.8 EBC (23.6-49.3 EBC) Color [Color]
Bitterness: 23.5 IBU (10.0-25.0 IBU) Alpha Acid Units: 6.6 AAU
Actual Alcohol by Volume: 3.64 %

Great minds think alike

 

[Pennywise]

Saison would be a good one. I've been making quite a few lower alc beer lately, got stuck into my Bastadised Blonde Ale yesterday while pulling weeds out, only about 4% and very lightly hopped with Nelson.

Edit: I was thinking a Mild also, but I reckon after being in the sun all day, a pale refreshing not so malty beer would be great

 

[vykuza]

Or how about a Kolsch? Serve it traditionally in the small glasses (200ml or so) and that way you're never left with a warm beer in the sun because it's gone in two or three slurps.

It's also light and refreshing and not too high in alcohol content.

 

[Dave70]

Saison

Saison, eh..
I found this one by Tony in the DB.
It's turning me on slightly.

http://www.aussiehomebrewer.com/forum/inde...st&id=42914