Fruit Beer Lemon-Lime Hefe Weizen

[byfli]

SD-Slim,
I want to thank you for your attention to this thread, answering all the questions and giving advice, very helpful! I bottled my split batches (wlp380 and wyeast 333 compare) on the weekend and did a little sampling. 1st the limeade flavor is very prominent, I like it, but I would not want any more. 2nd the color of mine looks lighter than the pictures posted in the thread. Lastly at this point I have to say the yeasts are very close. I botted them on 2 different days so tasting was not side by side. I will report back with pics and final results in a few weeks. I think it is a fabulous beer and one of the best I have made to date.

Thanks for the help and the recipe, btw are you going to post any other recipes that you have mentioned in these threads?

 

[bberg]

Agree with the previous post.

Well done SD-Slim. All of my friends enjoy it and i can't wait to brew it again next summer.

Cheers!

 

[CanAusBrewer]

No idea why but mine finished super high (1.020) with an OG of 1.051 (before the addition of homemade limeade). I have no idea why. I have never had a beer finish this high before. I primed for 3 volumes with table sugar and the bottles have been carbing for 11 days and they are still overly sweet. I can still get a bit of that fermentation aroma so I am aware they will need more time in the bottle.

I know that high FGs tend to happen more in big beers but I have brewed plenty of double IPAs with US05 and the highest any of them has finished is 1.016. For this beer I used Mangrove Jack's Bavarian Wheat Yeast and fermented at 17 deg C for 18 days. I did this batch as a partial mash BIAB with 3 kg of grain and 1.5 kg of wheat LME. Any idea what might have caused the high FG and how to avoid it in the future? I still have so much Motueka and Sirachi Ace that I will need to make a few batches of this haha.

Additionally, I am going away for a few weeks overseas. Do you reckon this will dry out in the bottle while I am away or will it continue to taste like lemon lime Gatorade?

Never mind my fears. This beer turned out great and I think it is supposed to be a bit sweet considering it is a hefe. I did find that this beer, though highly carbonated does not have great head retention at all. Is that standard for a hefe?

 

[bford]

Just bottled mine on Sunday.... the small sample I had was really great!

Can't wait for it to carb up in the bottles.... Giving it three weeks and a couple of days before trying one.

 

[TasunkaWitko]

Bookmarked!

 

[JonesSoda6]

We have brewed this one a few times and at our last competition it scored a 43.5 in fruit beer cat.
Only problem with it is we run through it so quick

 

[jgren]

Brewed this in a variation over the summer and i have to say this is the best beer to have on the beach or boat!

 

[jgren]

Simply limeaid is great addition for the hefe, I have also used newmans own and got almost spot on results.

 

[tmm786]

Brewed this for the first time about a month ago. Everything has seemed fine, but I took a sample today that measured in at 1.024 (about 50% attenuated). Could this be thrown off because of the Simply Limeade being added and not able to be fermented? It tastes pretty good, but don't know if I need to try to get a few more gravity points out of it.

 

[bford]

Gave three bombers of this to three different friends for Christmas.... all have since asked when I'll be brewing it again...

Probably sometime in February.

 

[atimmerman88]

I saw these popped up again at Farmhouse Brewing:

http://www.farmhousebrewingsupply.com/lemon-drop-4-oz-2014-new-hop/

Curious if anyone has use them and/or Slim's thought's for them in this brew

 

[loudrail]

For a 10 gallon batch, do you just double the ingredient, including the hops??

 

[bolus14]

For a 10 gallon batch, do you just double the ingredient, including the hops??

Yes, I believe this was asked earlier in the thread, I know cutting it in half was asked and the consensus was to cut everything in half.

 

[gotbags-10]

Also curious about the lemon drop hops from farmhouse! I regularly order from there.

 

[SD-SLIM]

Lemon drops are ok, but they are not as strong/flavorful as Sorachi Ace

 

[CanAusBrewer]

Lemon lime hefeweizen that's been in primary for 10 days. Anyone else think this is infected? It tastes fine still and I saw something similar on my last IPA and that tasted fine in the primary as well. Still haven't tried it in the bottle as its too young.

 

[mmlipps]

Lemon lime hefeweizen that's been in primary for 10 days. Anyone else think this is infected? It tastes fine still and I saw something similar on my last IPA and that tasted fine in the primary as well. Still haven't tried it in the bottle as its too young.

How's the fermentation action going? Change?

 

[CanAusBrewer]

It has completely settled down a few days before this popped up. Still dormant at the moment. OG: 1.055, FG: 1.015. This is the second time I have made this beer and it still tastes good. I'm just worried it will spoil in the bottle.

 

[SD-SLIM]

That's not infected....just relax and let it finish off!

 

[CanAusBrewer]

Hopefully bottle it this weekend and see how it turns out. I need to serve this and my IPA to thirsty patrons at a home brew event so really hoping it's not ruined.

 

[bolus14]

Nope not ruined. All the wheat beers I've done have that look after the first week or so. Must be the proteins or something in wheat, but I would pretty much guarantee there's nothing wrong.

 

[cfedgo]

I brewed up a batch of this yesterday and am getting ready to add the limeade - what's the best way to sanitize it before pouring into the fermenter? Boil, just sanitize the bottle, or any other ideas?

 

[atimmerman88]

I brewed up a batch of this yesterday and am getting ready to add the limeade - what's the best way to sanitize it before pouring into the fermenter? Boil, just sanitize the bottle, or any other ideas?

Def don't boil it!!!

I've done this a handful of times and just pull the cap and the top with a quick hit of star San, pull the seal and pour away. Your beers already fermenting like crazy so your risks are fairly low

 

[GenIke]

I brewed up a batch of this yesterday and am getting ready to add the limeade - what's the best way to sanitize it before pouring into the fermenter? Boil, just sanitize the bottle, or any other ideas?

Just pour it in. You'll be fine.

 

[SD-SLIM]

Everyone above is correct, basically just pour it in...you can sanitize the exterior of the bottle, but the interior and inside the cap and threads was sanitized by the manufacturer so in my mind there was no need to sanitize it anymore....however do whatever will help you not worry!

 

[cfedgo]

Thanks for all of the replies, took the advice above and just sanitized the outside of the bottle a bit...fermentation is going crazy now!

 

[Doed]

I need to make this again. It has been a while since the last batch.

 

[Bmoney1215]

Just brewed up 15 gallons of this, I added lemon lime to 2 of them and raspberry-lemon to the other. It is definitely lookin good in there after adding the juice I will let you know how it turns out. Funny thing the SWMBO just came in the room and said "your beer is making funny noises gulp gulp gulp". Anyway thanks for the recipe will post some pictures after keg day in a couple weeks!

 

[cochise99]

Hey all newbie here. I want to brew this tonight and don't have time to go through all the posts about it to find out but what is a vigourous fermentation and what temp should the beer be fermented at?

 

[Bmoney1215]

Hey all newbie here. I want to brew this tonight and don't have time to go through all the posts about it to find out but what is a vigourous fermentation and what temp should the beer be fermented at?

Vigourous fermentation is about 12 hrs after you use the yeast to about three days after. One way to tell is by seeing how much air lock activity you have, if it is bubbling rapidly that means your fermentation is in full swing. Another way to tell is when you open up your lid and there is a lot of foam which people call krausen. As for the yeast it depends on the strain if using the hefeweizen IV people where fermenting around 63F to 65F I believe, if you had to ferment higher it could cause different flavors from the yeast that could mask your lemon lime flavor. Hope that helps my friend, best of luck brewing! !