Help with Lemon Lime Hefe

[dreese1986]

I have been interested in brewing SD Slims Lemon Lime Hefe for a while. However right now I am only set up for partial boils. Would doing a partial and topping off work okay? Also if brewing a Hefe are there any steeping grains that would benefit this type of brew Recipe is as follows. Thanks for any help.
All Grain

• 6.25lbs Pale Malt (2 Row)
• 4lbs White Wheat Malt
• 1lb Vienna Malt
• ****Mash 158 for 45 minutes****
• 0.25 Motueka Hops at 60 Minutes
• 0.25 Sorachi Ace 20 minutes
• 0.25 Motueka Hops 20 minutes
• 0.25 Sorachi Ace 7 Minutes
• 0.50 Lime Zest 5 Minutes
• White Labs Hefeweizen IV Ale Yeast
• ****Start Vigorous Fermentation****
• After Vigorous Fermentation subsides, add 1.75L Simply Limeade
• ****Ferment for a minimum of 3 weeks****

Extract

• 7lbs 12.6 Ounces of Wheat Liquid Extract
• 10.7 Ounces of Pale Liquid Extract
• Follow rest of All Grain Recipe

 

[tri_clamp_ninja]

Will it work and will it result in beer? Absolutely!

Will it be an enjoyable beer? Maybe (probably) not.

If you can only do partial boils then I would highly suggest brewing in the fashion of a "double batch". This basically means you do as many full brews as you need to fill your carboy/bucket.

Let's look at an example using rounded figures (These numbers may not exactly match your situation but should help):

Say you are looking to brew a 5 gal batch but only have a 3 gal kettle.
Look at the recipe as if you were doing a full volume boil/batch/etc and cut it in half then brew it twice to fill your carboy/bucket.

Say the recipe calls for (Again, may not match exactly. This is an example)-
6 gal total water
1lb steeping grains
6lb of extract
1oz of hops @ 60mins
1oz of hops @ flame out
5.30 gal of wort into your carboy/bucket
5 gal final bottling volume

All you would have to do is look at it in half times two, meaning-
3 gal total water
.5 lb steeping grains
3lb of extract
.5oz of hops @ 60
.5oz of hops @ flame out
2.65 gal of wort into your carboy/bucket
x2 =
5.30 gal of wort total in your carboy/bucket after your double brew
5 gal final bottling volume