Is this a pilsener or a blonde?

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Killer Brew

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Have made an ale and a saison so far but now wanted to try an easy drinker for visitors / swilling. I'm not at the level yet to ditch the extracts or do proper lagering and while I have access to temp control I can't really tie the fridge up for weeks at a time.

So after some reading I was thinking of making the following beer. Not sure exactly what to call it but am hoping it is easy drinking!

MJ's Czech Pilsener 1.7kg
LME 1kg
Saaz 25g (5 min @ 80 degrees)
S05 yeast 11g

A week at 16 degrees then a week at ambient (around 22 degrees). Cold crash and finings 2 days before bottling. Conditioning at ambient.

Thoughts / advice?
 
At the end of the day it's a beer ;)

It's probably a bit ambitious to call an unlagered beer a pilsner. Any beer swilling mates will be cool with it but any beer snobs might call you out. I'd probably say blonde ale given your choices. Sounds like a nice summer drinker in any case.
 

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