First Brew In A Long Time: Light Golden Ale

[BjornJ]

Finally got around to brew a beer again, first time since... April maybe?

anyway, wanted to brew something and get back into it.
Got a new fridge after moving (thanks Canon1ball !) and a new fermenter to fit the smaller fridge. My trusty old Coopers fermenter was a bit too wide so a new one from Dave's was in order.

Thought I'd do a Dr. Smurto's Golden Ale kind of inspired thing, only as a mid-strength and toning down the late hopping a touch.

Ended up using
2 kg of pilsner malt
0.8 kg of Munich, light
0.7 kg of Munich, dark
0.4 kg of wheat malt
1.0 kg of Carapils

25 gr Cascade @60 min
15 gr Amarillo @10 min
10 gr Amarillo @5 min

For 25 litres of
OG: 1.038
IBU: 26 IBUs

pitched hydrated US-05 into 1.2 litres of wort overnight to really kick it off then pitched this onto aerated NoChill cube in fermenter this morning.
Came home tonight to big krausen on the beer, good stuff!







Great to brew again, and nice to have a small bar fridge hidden away in a kitchen cupboard.


thanks
Bjorn

 

[canon1ball]

Bjorn,

Good to see you brewing again, hope the little fridge will help you to produce a winner !.

Pete

 

[BjornJ]

Thanks Peter & Bill,
the little fridge fits beautifully after a bit of dremel work on the plastic legs

And it's fun coming home and just open the kitchen cupboard, seeing the bulging glad-wrap and the beer fermenting away!

thanks
Bjorn