Zhaph
Active Member
Hey folks, decided to try my hand at a simple watermelon wheat beer the other day and I have a question about how much watermelon to add.
I used a really simple recipe since this is my first try at this style; I did a full-volume boil of 5 gallons using 1oz of Willamette pellet hops for 60min and 5lbs of Briess' Bavarian Wheat DME for 60 minutes. Wort was cooled with a coil chiller, aerated with a pump, and White Labs' Bavarian Wheat yeast was pitched.
Things are bubbling along nicely in primary, but I am wondering how much watermelon to add to secondary, and how to add it. I have a powerful blender/food processor, so I could effectively puree a bunch of watermelon and drop that in. I also plan to keg and force-carb this beer, so another option is to use a spare keg as the secondary tank and hang some big chunks of watermelon inside in a mesh bag. I do not want to use artificial flavoring/extract.
What's the best method (or is there another I've not thought of?), and how much watermelon (in cups, pounds, whatever measurement you'd like) do you think I should use? Thanks!
I used a really simple recipe since this is my first try at this style; I did a full-volume boil of 5 gallons using 1oz of Willamette pellet hops for 60min and 5lbs of Briess' Bavarian Wheat DME for 60 minutes. Wort was cooled with a coil chiller, aerated with a pump, and White Labs' Bavarian Wheat yeast was pitched.
Things are bubbling along nicely in primary, but I am wondering how much watermelon to add to secondary, and how to add it. I have a powerful blender/food processor, so I could effectively puree a bunch of watermelon and drop that in. I also plan to keg and force-carb this beer, so another option is to use a spare keg as the secondary tank and hang some big chunks of watermelon inside in a mesh bag. I do not want to use artificial flavoring/extract.
What's the best method (or is there another I've not thought of?), and how much watermelon (in cups, pounds, whatever measurement you'd like) do you think I should use? Thanks!