Fruit Beer Lemon-Lime Hefe Weizen

[TorMag]

My keg of this just ran dry. So sad.

I feel your pain. I pulled my kegs out of the keezer this weekend to clean the keezer and add a raised wire bottom. Anyway saw from the condensation on the keg I have only a few pints left.

 

[JayInAmes]

Brewed this today, hit my preboil gravity at 1.041, but must not have boiled off as much as usual, wound up with 6.25 gallons into the fermenter, OG of 1.048. Propane tank was low, so maybe that was it. Glad I have the big bucket!

Already have the blowoff tube on. I figure I'll throw in the Simply Limeade on Wednesday.

 

[jmart84]

Regarding the extract recipe, is it ok to start with a 3 gallon boil and top up to 5 or should I use a 5 gallon boil?

 

[ZebulonBrewer]

Partial boil is fine. It's how I did it when I made it last year.

 

[bill402]

Forgot to take a new gravity reading after adding SL juice.

OG - 1.068
1.034 after fermentation slowed.

Added SL at 1.034. Anyone know what the SL would have brought the gravity back up to?

And how to recalculate?

 

[Culln5]

This looks awesome! However, I'm not a big fan of Hefe yeasts (yeah, I know what you're thinking, LOL). With that being said, is there a suitable yeast substitute that would work well with this recipe but eliminate the phenolic components I don't care for?

 

[Morrey]

This looks awesome! However, I'm not a big fan of Hefe yeasts (yeah, I know what you're thinking, LOL). With that being said, is there a suitable yeast substitute that would work well with this recipe but eliminate the phenolic components I don't care for?

I use US-05 which I find to be neutral in lots of beers where I am not looking for an influence of flavors from the yeast. I think it would perfectly suitable in this case provided you stay within the zone of suggested ferm temps. Supporting your thinking, I'd be a bit skeptical of combining a banana flavor along with citrus. I see how chocolate may play well with banana, but lime is a stretch. Removing banana or clove by substituting the hefe yeast for a more neutral one may make this more pleasing to my palate. BUT what the heck, each to his own and I am not a judge or jury here.

 

[gotbags-10]

I used us-05 on this as I don't really care for Hefeweizen yeast either. Didn't care for it at all. Over the top fruity/lime.Something about the yeast I think mellows that out. If I were to do it again I would use an American wheat yeast.

 

[Jwin]

I used pacman with good results. Pacman is my go to neutral yeast. It dried it out well.

 

[HomebrewingDNA]

Hey guys! Is it OK to replace the simply limeade with a homemade limeade? I don't have it available in my country... Thanks!

 

[SD-SLIM]

Yes

 

[treacheroustexan]

Funny this thread popped up. I was just talking about this recipe a few hours ago. Almost that time to brew it again!

 

[HomebrewingDNA]

And does it really have to ferment for 3 weeks in secondary?

 

[SD-SLIM]

It will take 3 weeks to ferment and fine tune itself....yoi can stop it at 2 weeks and have an ok beer

 

[BongoYodeler]

This one is on my list for the summer. I've never used a secondary, any harm in doing this in the primary only?

 

[azdavid]

Last time I brewed this I left mine in primary for the entire 3 weeks. Beer came out perfect. You'll be fine and the beer will be great.

 

[V-Fib]

Never put mine in a secondary either and have been happy.

 

[MrSpiffy]

Hey guys! Is it OK to replace the simply limeade with a homemade limeade? I don't have it available in my country... Thanks!

I thought it may be pasteurized, so it keeps the risk of infection down. But I'm not seeing anything about that on the label.

I'd say make sure you wash your hands and limes before making limeade, then go for it. Just remember sanitation and you'll be fine.

 

[TorMag]

I thought it may be pasteurized, so it keeps the risk of infection down. But I'm not seeing anything about that on the label.

I'd say make sure you wash your hands and limes before making limeade, then go for it. Just remember sanitation and you'll be fine.

I think you would be fine to pasteurize your homemade limeade. There is a thread on here somewhere about DIY pasteurization. I think you just need to bring it up to somewhere around 160 degrees. That would not harm your limeaid.

Here you go, found it. Same theroy,

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?t=193295

 

[hopularkid]

Justbrewed a 3 gallon batch. BIAB og of 1.057 target was 1.052 used lemondrop hops instead of sorachi ace & wyeast 3333 German wheat(equivalent). Do I add the limeade after a day or 3 days?View attachment ImageUploadedByHome Brew1489993796.759665.jpg

 

[hopularkid]

No fermentation. Pitched yeast late last night. Kinda worried. Changed airlock. View attachment ImageUploadedByHome Brew1490044137.885257.jpg

 

[eman14]

I want to brew this but try for more of a cranberry flavor, so I'd use a 1.75 of Simply Cranberry instead of Limeade.

Should I use the same hops or substitute with different ones?

Thanks!

 

[TasunkaWitko]

I want to brew this but try for more of a cranberry flavor, so I'd use a 1.75 of Simply Cranberry instead of Limeade.

Should I use the same hops or substitute with different ones?

Thanks!

For what it's worth, I just recently bottled a Cranberry Wheat that used Chinook and Amarillo hops. When I sampled a bit at bottling, it was simply incredible - a very good choice.

This was for a 1-gallon batch, so scale it as necessary, but I added 0.08 oz of Chinook at 60 minutes, 0.1 oz of Amarillo at 30 minutes and 0.1 oz of Amarillo at knock-out.

Hope this helps -

Ron

 

[treacheroustexan]

I want to brew this but try for more of a cranberry flavor, so I'd use a 1.75 of Simply Cranberry instead of Limeade.

Should I use the same hops or substitute with different ones?

Thanks!

Please let me know how this turns out!

 

[Xernex]

No fermentation. Pitched yeast late last night. Kinda worried. Changed airlock. View attachment 393439

Be careful... I brewed it Sunday - 5 gallons in my 7 gallon brew bucket...and it blew the airlock off last night; so when it starts...it starts hard. Should have known better than to use a standard airlock and not a blow off tube

 

[toulousc]

So I have read through a lot of this thread, and thanks for posting SLIM as it looks great!

I was thinking of making a grapefruit version of this beer by using simply grapfruit instead of simply limeade, using grapefruit zest instead of lime zest, and possibly subbing Cascade for the Sorachi. I would use the same yeast, but was wondering if changing out the Sorachi Ace with Cascade would wreck the balance of this beer? Or would it be better to keep the Sorachi Ace and add some Cascade hops for flavor/aroma?

Thanks

 

[hopularkid]

Be careful... I brewed it Sunday - 5 gallons in my 7 gallon brew bucket...and it blew the airlock off last night; so when it starts...it starts hard. Should have known better than to use a standard airlock and not a blow off tube

Thanks. Fermentation started yesterday and she's bubblin away. Should I add the limeade today?View attachment ImageUploadedByHome Brew1490133498.473908.jpg

 

[hopularkid]

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[hopularkid]

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[eman14]

For what it's worth, I just recently bottled a Cranberry Wheat that used Chinook and Amarillo hops. When I sampled a bit at bottling, it was simply incredible - a very good choice.

This was for a 1-gallon batch, so scale it as necessary, but I added 0.08 oz of Chinook at 60 minutes, 0.1 oz of Amarillo at 30 minutes and 0.1 oz of Amarillo at knock-out.

Hope this helps -

Ron

Thanks!! Maybe I'll use those. How did you add the fruit? What and how much did you use?

 

[V-Fib]

So I have read through a lot of this thread, and thanks for posting SLIM as it looks great!

I was thinking of making a grapefruit version of this beer by using simply grapfruit instead of simply limeade, using grapefruit zest instead of lime zest, and possibly subbing Cascade for the Sorachi. I would use the same yeast, but was wondering if changing out the Sorachi Ace with Cascade would wreck the balance of this beer? Or would it be better to keep the Sorachi Ace and add some Cascade hops for flavor/aroma?

Thanks

You can try adding some Falconer's Flight hops late in the boil or a dry hop. I just recently used them for the first time and they scream grapefruit to me.

 

[toulousc]

Thanks, that sounds like a good addition!

 

[azdavid]

Thanks. Fermentation started yesterday and she's bubblin away. Should I add the limeade today?View attachment 393590

I would wait until fermentation has slowed a bit. I made the mistake of being impatient and added it on day 2 of active fermentation and it blew its top.

 

[hopularkid]

I added the limeade in and while trying to pry the stopper out it somehow fell in rigged a blowoff tube and it's goin! has anybody ever dropped the stopper in? Don't want it to affect the beer. The 3 gallon ones suck.

 

[TasunkaWitko]

Thanks!! Maybe I'll use those. How did you add the fruit? What and how much did you use?

I added between 1.5 and 2 cups of whole, frozen cranberries (this was for a 1-gallon batch) at knock-out; they then swelled, burst and steeped during the chill-down etc., and were strained out when I transferred to my fermenter.

For what it's worth, I also used SafAle S-05 yeast, also.

You can read about the experience so far here, if interested:

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?t=616976

Any more questions, let me know - and if you try it, keep us informed as to the results!

 

[hopularkid]

View attachment ImageUploadedByHome Brew1492158934.287360.jpg

First kegged beer. Tastes really clean. Expected more lime, my gf says it tastes like a sweet tart. I'm getting some phenols since it got a little hot while fermenting, but will be brewing this again. Very tasty summer beer. I ended up about 5% abv. Cheers!

 

[burauzaa]

I brewed this at the weekend, hit the OG perfectly, added yeast starter and away it went. Yesterday (Tuesday) the bubbling had slowed, but not completely stopped so I decided it was time to add the Limeade. I put it in and since then I've seen no activity in the airlock. Is this expected?

 

[hopularkid]

I brewed this at the weekend, hit the OG perfectly, added yeast starter and away it went. Yesterday (Tuesday) the bubbling had slowed, but not completely stopped so I decided it was time to add the Limeade. I put it in and since then I've seen no activity in the airlock. Is this expected?

No. When You add the limeade it should ferment even more aggressive. And you made a starter? No idea what could've went wrong. Any sudden temp changes? Maybe give it a stir.

 

[Jwin]

I brewed this at the weekend, hit the OG perfectly, added yeast starter and away it went. Yesterday (Tuesday) the bubbling had slowed, but not completely stopped so I decided it was time to add the Limeade. I put it in and since then I've seen no activity in the airlock. Is this expected?

What are you fermenting in? Maybe a bad seal. Doubtful that the yeast aren't going to town on that sugar water.

 

[burauzaa]

What are you fermenting in? Maybe a bad seal. Doubtful that the yeast aren't going to town on that sugar water.

In a bucket, the seal seems fine. I'll give it a week and take a reading I suppose.