Belgian Blonde Ale

[Hebertjoshua]

Looking to brew a Blonde Wheat ale with a belgian blonde yeast and citrus hops at 5 min and dry hopping. Thinking of using Wyeast 3463. Any suggestions or opinions?

 

[sptaylor70]

Forbidden Fruit is a great yeast - big fruit, big spice, it would make a lovely wit. But it struck me, when I used it, as more of a fall/winter beer yeast, Wyeast's description notwithstanding. I've made several wits with 3944 Celis yeast, and one with WB-06, all of which came out more lightly fruity and spiced.

Biermuncher's SWMBO Slayer is very popular. Swami75 has clone recipes for both Hoegaarden and Celis White here. Or you could shoot for a saison, like this one, from Zymurgy, May/June, 2008:

Springtime in Amarillo
Volume 5.5 gallons
Ingredients
7 lbs. Pilsner/pale malt
4 lbs. wheat malt
8 oz. aromatic malt
8 oz. turbinado sugar [I use piloncillo or light brown]
1.25 oz. Amarillo, 60 min.
0.5 oz. Amarillo, 20 min.
1 oz. Amarillo, flameout
Yeast Any saison, but Wyeast 3711 French should play up the citrus most.
OG 1062, SRM 8, IBU 46

 

[ddrrseio]

i would definitely recommend checking out allagash blonde for a demonstration in how simple a great belgian blonde can be - i believe it's 100% pils