What next?
After a string of highish gravity brews I think it’s time to brew a nice session beer. My two taps have been serving nothing but 7+% ABV beers for about two months now. By the time my next batch will be ready I think I’ll be in the mood for something a little lighter. I was thinking about a simple pale ale, but now I’m leaning towards a beer I brewed last year for my brother. I call it Mo Betta Lite. This one’s tough to categorize, it’s sort of a cross between an American Lite Lager, a Pilsner, and a Cream ale. Think of sweet pils malt accentuated by light spicy and earthy hop notes in the aroma and flavor. I use my go-to house yeast, US-05, but keep the temperature nice and cool at about 53F. This results in a very clean fermentation profile and lets the malt and hops really come through. 1.036 OG, 13 IBU
After this batch it’s about time for my annual Russian Imperial Stout, so I better take advantage of this chance to brew a lighter beer while it’s there.