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porterpounder · 05-01-2012, 04:06 PM

One option I haven't seen mentioned here yet is lime leaf. A few years ago several breweries were brewing with kaffir lime leaves added into the brew. They are pretty easy to find in Asian markets and about .75-1 (fresh) oz added late in the boil of a light beer lends a pronounced lime flavor and aroma that may be what you are looking for. I have two small lime trees growing in pots I've had for 7-8 years just for the leaves.

jrusso · 05-01-2012, 06:42 PM

That's pretty interesting. Never would've thought of that. I think the main thing to get is not only the lime taste, but more the sweet lime taste. Maybe the leaves bring that out? How close to BLL does it get? I'm not looking for the exact replica but something similar, and since its homebrew...better. I don't know. I guess I'm just going to have to give it a try and see what happens.

msh227 · 05-01-2012, 07:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Skagdog

I brewed this Lemon-lime Hefe from over in the recipe section. It's lime-tastic! There is also an extract version on there (Post #18). It's very lime-y and the general consensus is that it disappears quickly...

I also have brewed the Lemon-Lime Hefe Skagdog is talking about. It is an interesting brew, however I probably won't brew it as a Hefe again simply because I'm not a big Hefe or wheat beer fan.

I'd like to take the lemon-lime hefe recipe and base it around a blonde ale or something similar. The use of the Simply Limeade is rather interesting.

Add 1.75L of Simply Limeade to your secondary like the lemon-lime hefe recipe. Should give you that lime flavor you are looking for.

Cheers!

**Skagdog** · 05-02-2012, 05:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Skagdog

I brewed this Lemon-lime Hefe from over in the recipe section. It's lime-tastic! There is also an extract version on there (Post #18). It's very lime-y and the general consensus is that it disappears quickly...

Should say post #18.... But it shows up like a smiley face when you type 8 ) together 8). Oopsie.

porterpounder · 05-02-2012, 01:29 PM

The flavor from the leaves is sweeter than zest in my experience. I don't know how close the flavor is to BLL. Never had it.

jrusso · 05-02-2012, 01:49 PM

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Originally Posted by porterpounder

The flavor from the leaves is sweeter than zest in my experience. I don't know how close the flavor is to BLL. Never had it.

Thanks for the input. Well after what seems like a long back and forth journey to make a beer that my wife wants, I'm going to brew today. I've decided to go with some dried lime peel in the boil and zest in the secondary. This may or may not turn out good at all, but after putting together everyones advice and reading some past posts about how the lime flavor seems to fall out, and the fact that I already have the peel, this seems like the way to go. The only undecided I have is whether I will use the whole ounce of peel, or just a half since i'm zesting later anyway. Anyway thanks everyone and in about a month or so i'll let you know how it went.

Chad_C · 05-02-2012, 04:37 PM

What I do to add lime to my "Summertime Lime" is zest 6 limes into 1 cup of citrus vodka, and add the juice of the limes as well. I let that soak for a week, then strain the vodka and add it directly to the keg. It imparts a noticeable lime flavor and aroma. Good Luck with your Lime Ale!

jrusso · 05-02-2012, 05:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Chad_C

What I do to add lime to my "Summertime Lime" is zest 6 limes into 1 cup of citrus vodka, and add the juice of the limes as well. I let that soak for a week, then strain the vodka and add it directly to the keg. It imparts a noticeable lime flavor and aroma. Good Luck with your Lime Ale!

I like that idea, only thing is I bottle, and i'm sure no pro at trying to figure between that and the priming sugar, so i'm a bit hesitant to try anything like that at bottling time.

dbennett78 · 05-02-2012, 06:10 PM

I just made an all grain lemon lime blonde ale that tastes pretty darn good. I like to call it a sports beer

10# 2-row mashed at 154 for 60 with 1 batch sparge to get to volume
1 oz Saaz at 60 min boil
1 oz Cascade at 5 min boil

5 gallon volume

Added zest from 4 lemons/4 limes at flameout (soaked in a bit of vodka overnight to sanitize)

Tastes great and is refreshing (and fairly cheap)

jrusso · 05-03-2012, 12:46 AM

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Originally Posted by dbennett78

I just made an all grain lemon lime blonde ale that tastes pretty darn good. I like to call it a sports beer

10# 2-row mashed at 154 for 60 with 1 batch sparge to get to volume
1 oz Saaz at 60 min boil
1 oz Cascade at 5 min boil

5 gallon volume

Added zest from 4 lemons/4 limes at flameout (soaked in a bit of vodka overnight to sanitize)

Tastes great and is refreshing (and fairly cheap)

Nice idea. I brewed it today. Recipe on page #1. What I did was throw 1/4 oz of dried lime peel with 15 minutes left and threw another 1/4 in with 5 minutes left. I'm going to use lime zest for the secondary, i'd try the lemon, but my wife only really likes the lime taste, so i'm not sure if that would work for her, i'll post good or bad how this one goes.