Fruit Beer Lemon-Lime Hefe Weizen
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don't worry about that.. I've dumped the entire kettle into the primary before with no harm done..
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SD-SLIM
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davis119 said:
I actually only use a strainer...when I first started brewing I used a siphon but as I got in to reusing and washing yeast I started straining my wort in order to get rid of the hops and other stuff that I didn't want in my trub....in no way shape or form will this hurt your beer, actually it might have helped it because you introduced more oxygen by straining it!
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It's officially bottled after a 22 day primary!
I'm really looking forward to tasting a fully carbed and cold one in 2-3 weeks. The taste is very smooth and the lime is there, but not in your face. I think the carbonation will really get the crispness on the palate. The smoothness along with neat 7% alcohol is going to be dangerous! I'll post more notes once it's "ready". Thanks.
I'm really looking forward to tasting a fully carbed and cold one in 2-3 weeks. The taste is very smooth and the lime is there, but not in your face. I think the carbonation will really get the crispness on the palate. The smoothness along with neat 7% alcohol is going to be dangerous! I'll post more notes once it's "ready". Thanks.
SD-SLIM said:
I know the straining wont hurt it. I would use a strainer more but dumping a keggle with 6 gl in it isn't easy....... I need to resolver my pick up tube and come up with a better hop screen or use hop bags.
Just a tip. I used a veggie peeler since I don't have a zester and it worked great just took the green off and left the white......
I have tried a cheese graded before and that didn't work as well
I have tried a cheese graded before and that didn't work as well
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MMachi said:
That's a beautiful site! If you like it now, your gonna love it when it's carbed up!
JimTheHick
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Here's to you, Slim.
Damn tasty. 5 days in the bottle.
Damn tasty. 5 days in the bottle.
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JimTheHick said:
Congratulations on your brew, I'm glad you liked it! Just don't forget to keep some in the pipeline, this beer is popular on these warmer days!
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I just brewed this yesterday but turned it into a partial mash using 6 lbs of grain and 6.5 lbs of LME. I also used WLP 300 for yeast and simply lemonade rather than limeade. My SG was 1.046 which I thought was a little low but fermentation took off. 28 hours later my gravity is 1.02 and I added the simply lemonade tonight and that bumped it back up to 1.025. No clue where I should expect it to finish. Any ideas?
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speedster00 said:
Probably around 1.014...be sure that you keep your fermentation temps down with WLP300, my experience is that it's less forgiving than WLP380 and will show imperfections from high fermentation temps.
eobie
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How do you calculate the alcohol %. Adding the Limeade messes this up for me.
haha yeah i was wondering this too ..
edit....in laymans terms for me please no fancy math equations
Brewskii
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Someone needs to get a gravity sample(OG) on Simply. Pitch it with a pack of yeast on a stirplate until it attenuates and get a FG. That should give the relative potential alc. Of the limeaid for all of us.
RCBIV
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No kick from the Limeade?
I just bottled mine last Thursday, so I haven't had the complete product yet. But when I took my samples during the fermentation I really got a big kick of lime from the Limeade at the front of the sip/taste. When it was bottle day, it settled down. All in all, though, plenty of lemon-lime goodness.
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jamursch said:
I'm not sure why you are not getting a in your face lemon-lime taste...I don't think the zest will help, so what I recommend is let it complete fermentation and conditioning, then at that point if you don't get the taste you are looking for (and you bottle) add some fresh lime juice to your priming solution.
atimmerman88
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I've made my way through all 30 pages of this thread, I think I've convinced myself to brew this as my 2nd batch. The summer temps are coming so I think this will be nice for family get togethers.
Like I mentioned this is brew #2, I'm bottling my 1st brew, an IPA, this weekend.
I'm on the extract plan, following your extract recipe, it calls for pale LME, I was wondering if it could be substituted for DME ? I found the hops @ NB but they don't have a quantity of Pale LME that is reasonable for this batch....
DME would also be good to use to try and make my 1st starter as well.
Thoughts??
Like I mentioned this is brew #2, I'm bottling my 1st brew, an IPA, this weekend.
I'm on the extract plan, following your extract recipe, it calls for pale LME, I was wondering if it could be substituted for DME ? I found the hops @ NB but they don't have a quantity of Pale LME that is reasonable for this batch....
DME would also be good to use to try and make my 1st starter as well.
Thoughts??
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atimmerman88 said:
The only difference between dry malt extract and liquid malt extract, is that liquid malt extract contains 20% more water....so if you use dry malt extract, then use 20% less to make the recipe work.
Since this is your second brew and this is a little more complex...I would recommend pre-portioning all of your ingredients prior to your brew and creating a brew schedule/timeline.
Good luck and happy brewing!
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davis119 said:
The limeade only has about 200 grams of sugar in it in total, I believe. Just look at the nutritional info on the back- something like 20 grams per 8 ounces and you only add 59 ounces. So the alcohol bump is going to be pretty small. Like maybe half a percent.
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JimTheHick said:
Jim is correct 28 grams x 7 = 196 grams of sugar for simply limeade....for every gram of sugar, 1/2 of a gram of alcohol is created, so 98 grams of alcohol in a 6 gallon batch isn't that much. However I am almost certain that someone out there is going to do this math and drill this number down!
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Like I said no fancy math problem will be done by this guy. Ill take your word for it.....
I guess I just assumed since there is such a violent fermentation after the ade is added it would make a bigger difference in abv.
JonGrafto
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So if my calculations are correct, adding 4 points of gravity will yield an extra 0.53% of ABV to the final product (assuming it is sucrose and it all ferments out)
eobie
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you guys are awesome!
Brewskii
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From the Coca-Cola website it has " natural sugar" which is further defined
"Natural Sugar, also known as table sugar, is made from sugar cane or sugar beets. Sucrose is the technical name for table sugar."
"Natural Sugar, also known as table sugar, is made from sugar cane or sugar beets. Sucrose is the technical name for table sugar."
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davis119 said:
It's violent because there are a BUTTLOAD of yeast in there and you just fed them speed (sucrose)!!
atimmerman88
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10/4 - I appreciate the advice.
I'll get a time line figured out based on your original recipe. For me recipes and explicit instructions are great as I'm still learning and figuring all this fun stuff out!
I'll post it once I get it lined up for some quick approval / disapproval for all you expert s
davis119 said:
I added mine cold and it didn't seem to have any effect? I never got the Fireworks that some did though but I used WL Abbey Ale yeast not the recommended WL Hefe IV.
My sample after 10 days had very little LL flavor but I also didn't use zest during the boil.
I'm probably no help as I am all over the board here
jamursch said:I added mine cold and it didn't seem to have any effect? I never got the Fireworks that some did though but I used WL Abbey Ale yeast not the recommended WL Hefe IV.
My sample after 10 days had very little LL flavor but I also didn't use zest during the boil.
I'm probably no help as I am all over the board here
ok hmm. I used safale05
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davis119 said:
Keep in mind that any time you remove your airlock/blow off tube, that you are purging your fermentor of co2 that will need some time to build back up...as for pitching the limeade cold...you may have temporarily shocked the yeast, but they will start working again shortly after the internal temperature levels out.
So my advice, make sure your air lock/blow off tube are securely connected and leave it be..it should continue to ferment!
Hmmm... I wonder how Pacman yeast would do with this one.... I've been using it on all my beers lately and have very pleased.. just not sure about using it on a wheat beer. Thoughts?
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Mysticmead said:
Mystic I would give it a shot, I use Pacman for my pumpkin spice ales, and it's probably one of the most forgiving yeast strains I have ever worked with...I haven't tried it on this recipe, but I can't see it going bad, maybe not as complex in flavors but still probably a really good beer!
since my hops arrived I added this one to my list... a brown ale is ahead of it (Big Brew Day on May 5th) and this one will follow it...with Pacman
SD-SLIM said:
Yeah. I had alot of foam on the surface when I removed The lid. I was thinking I had to wait for it to warm up... but thought by now it would have .
But my blow off tube is secure. I get lots of bubbles when I press on the lid
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davis119 said:
Buckets are great fermentors but notorious for leaking gas around the lid...so I wouldn't worry about it too much, your beer should be fine...just remember to take readings after 3 weeks (total) to confirm it's complete. I know you will probably worry about this until you drink the beer, but assuming you have good brewing practices and good sanitation practices, adding this pasteurized juice shouldn't give your wort too much exposure to bacteria and yeast (with the exception of those that are in the air)...summary...relax, it will be amazing!
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