I'm thinking of brewing this, this weekend for a party that I have coming up. Not everyone is a hop head like me. Thoughts and criticisms are welcome. Not sure how the two high AA are going to work out, but the numbers seem to balance. http://www.brewtoad.com/recipes/c-and-ts-simcoe-special
seems to be a theme of people questioning the malto, personally i really would suggest getting rid of it, add a bit of a flavorful grain like vienna or biscuit, and if your really worried about body, use some carapils.
I think you'll have plenty of body, solely because it's an extract brew. They don't exactly finish low.
I'd knock off the maltodextrin. Use .5# of the carapils, steep it and roll with it. I think your IBU's are fine for a blonde. If you want more hop flavor without bitterness, you can remove the nugget, and use simcoe and maybe another hop if you want the flavor of it and do it all late and get your bitterness that way.
I think it will be a pretty straight-forward, easy-to-drink ale. Perhaps a little on the bland side, but that might not be terrible depending on your crowd. Are you doing a full boil? What temp do you plan on fermenting at? I think these two factors will be the difference between a "meh" home brew and a good, clean-tasting beer.
Full boil and hope to ferment around 67 F. The first time I used Nottingham it blew my airlock and threw hop goo onto my ceiling I have learned to leave a little extra head space for that yeast now. Thinking of using a tube this time. I'm making this for a group of non craft drinkers, that's why it's so light.
Sounds good to me, you should go for it. Here's a Blond that I did a few months ago that turned out pretty awesome. It wasn't my favorite but friends and family helped kill the keg pretty quick. http://www.brewtoad.com/recipes/blond-ale-12
