- Recipe Type
- All Grain
- Yeast
- Wyeast 1056
- Yeast Starter
- If you\\'d like
- Batch Size (Gallons)
- 5.0
- Original Gravity
- 1.049
- Final Gravity
- 1.012
- Boiling Time (Minutes)
- 60
- IBU
- 53
- Color
- 8 SRM
- Primary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp)
- 14 days @ 68F
- Secondary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp)
- 5 day dry hop
- Tasting Notes
- Bright, balanced and juicy ale with major hop-driven melon flavor.
After diving down a DEEP rabbit hole exploring new hop varietals, a melon ale appeared! The base grains are based upon some unfortunate soul who posted them to a Facebook group many moons ago. If you are that person, please shoot me a message and I'll credit you!
This recipe utilizes three exciting new hops from around the world:
HBC 342 (US)
Huell Melon (DE)
Australian Summer (...Australia)
The name Yubari King comes from a variety of very expensive Japanese Cantaloupes sold for up to $21,000 USD each. Yikes!
GRIST
7lb - 2-Row
1lb - Caramel/Crystal 40
0.5lb - Maris Otter Pale
0.5lb - Biscuit Malt
MASH - Efficiency: 75%
Saccharification Rest - 157 F for 75 minutes
Sparge - Batch or Fly @ 170 F
BOIL - 60 Minutes
.5oz HBC 342 @ 15
.5oz Australian Summer @ 15
.5oz Huell Melon @ 15
1 Whirlfloc Tablet @ 15
1oz Australian Summer @ 8
1oz Huell Melon @ 8
1oz Australian Summer @ 5
1oz Huell Melon @ 5
1oz Australian Summer @ Flameout
1oz Huell Melon @ Flameout
PRIMARY
Ferment with Wyeast 1056 American Ale/WLP001 for 2 weeks at 68F
SECONDARY
Add 2oz each Australian Summer and Huell Melon, dry-hop for 5 days.
CARB
Carb to 2.4 Volumes (4.16oz corn sugar if bottle conditioning)
Brewtoad link (use to scale up/down):
https://www.brewtoad.com/recipes/yubari-king
This recipe utilizes three exciting new hops from around the world:
HBC 342 (US)
Huell Melon (DE)
Australian Summer (...Australia)
The name Yubari King comes from a variety of very expensive Japanese Cantaloupes sold for up to $21,000 USD each. Yikes!
GRIST
7lb - 2-Row
1lb - Caramel/Crystal 40
0.5lb - Maris Otter Pale
0.5lb - Biscuit Malt
MASH - Efficiency: 75%
Saccharification Rest - 157 F for 75 minutes
Sparge - Batch or Fly @ 170 F
BOIL - 60 Minutes
.5oz HBC 342 @ 15
.5oz Australian Summer @ 15
.5oz Huell Melon @ 15
1 Whirlfloc Tablet @ 15
1oz Australian Summer @ 8
1oz Huell Melon @ 8
1oz Australian Summer @ 5
1oz Huell Melon @ 5
1oz Australian Summer @ Flameout
1oz Huell Melon @ Flameout
PRIMARY
Ferment with Wyeast 1056 American Ale/WLP001 for 2 weeks at 68F
SECONDARY
Add 2oz each Australian Summer and Huell Melon, dry-hop for 5 days.
CARB
Carb to 2.4 Volumes (4.16oz corn sugar if bottle conditioning)
Brewtoad link (use to scale up/down):
https://www.brewtoad.com/recipes/yubari-king
