• Favorite
  • Discuss
  • Subscribe
Aussie Golden Ale

Aussie Golden Ale

Blonde Ale • Extract • 5 gal

grweber

Good light smooth summer ale.

July 3, 2006 pm 12:01pm

4.0/5.0 0 ratings

Ingredients (Extract5 gal)

  • 0.5 lbs Crystal Malt 20°L

    Crystal Malt 20°L

    Sweet, mild caramel flavor and a golden color. Use in light lagers and light ales.

  • 6 lbs Liquid Light Extract

    Liquid Light Extract

    A brewer can create any beer style with this extract when used as a base in conjunction with colored malts and selected hops. Contains no colored malts or hops.

  • 0.5 oz Pride of Ringwood - 10.3 AA% pellets; boiled 40 min

    Pride of Ringwood

    Moderate.

  • 1 oz Pride of Ringwood - 10.3 AA% pellets; boiled 5 min

    Pride of Ringwood

    Moderate.

  • Wyeast 1187 Ringwood Ale™

    Wyeast 1187 Ringwood Ale™

    Notorious Yeast of European origin with unique fermentation and flavor charateristics. Distinct fruit ester and high flocculation provide a malty complex profile, which clears well. Thorough diacetyl rest is recommended after fermentation is complete.

Style (BJCP)

Category: 6 - Light Hybrid Beer

Subcategory: B - Blonde Ale

Range for this Style
Original Gravity: 1.044 1.038 - 1.054
Terminal Gravity: 1.010 1.008 - 1.013
Color: 6.2 SRM 3 - 6
Alcohol: 4.5% ABV 3.8% - 5.5%
Bitterness: 22.2 IBU 15 - 28

Discussion

wombat

JS Golden Ale

2006-07-08 10:21am

I can't think of a single Aussie beer less than about 25 IBUs, but I like the sound of the recipe. I would suggest though, that maybe you boil you bittering POR hops for 60 mins and introduce a further 10g or so of Amarillo or something similar as a combination of first wort hops and 60min bittering hops in addition to removing the 5min POR aroma hops and replacing them with 15min Northern Brewer and 2min Amarillo ;) Mainly because the sweetness of the all malt beer needs a tad more than 19IBUs bitterness to balance. Just a little tip if you're looking for the James Squire Golden Ale style... which is roughly a 30 IBU beer. Maybe a bit of wheat would be nice ;) Try a tiny bit of crystal wheat malt with about 15-20% straight wheat malt... Mmmm JS Golden Ale.....

grweber

update

2006-07-11 4:21pm

Thanks for the suggestions (wombat), your comments are much appreciated. But I've already brewed it and kicked the keg! The hopping rate was definitely higher than listed here because I didn't add the extract until 15min to keep the color light and avoid any caramelization. Several tasters commented that it was lager-like because it was so smooth, yet a distinct fruitiness from the yeast was definitely present. Fermentation was a bit on the warm side (~75F) and remained in the primary for 1 month. Diacetyl seemed to be gone (at least to my palate) by kegging time.

THEBIRDMAN

RINGWOOD HOP

2007-09-19 8:36pm

Having a tuff time here in canada finding this hop..... Is there something close to 10 i can get here ?? Any idea's suggestions??? tkx in advance

grweber

Possible substitute for POR hops?

2007-10-15 11:35am

This is a tough hop to substitute for if you're really trying for a distinct Australian flavor. Best substitute I could come up with is Galena, but I haven't tried this hop myself so it's hard for me to say. I know that Alternative Beverage (ebrew.com) sells POR and they might ship to Canada.

Post a Comment

Subscribe to this discussion.