Fruit Beer Lemon-Lime Hefe Weizen

[gotbags-10]

What about a small whirlpool hop addition?

 

[55x11]

Thanks for wonderful recipe and insightful thread of discussion!

This was my 3rd all-grain batch. It turned out fantastic!

I modified the recipe a bit - mostly in terms of hops.

6 lbs Pale Malt 2-row US
4 lbs White Wheat (used 4 instead of alb)
1 lb Vienna Malt
Yeast - Hefeweizen IV Ale WLP380
0.5 oz Saaz 60min
0.5 oz Saaz 20min
0.5 oz Cascade 20min
0.5 oz Cascade 5min
added Lime Zest (0.5oz) soaked in vodka, 1.65L Limeanade.

OG: 1.056. FG: 1.013 (after 2 weeks fermentation)

Turned out very well. Great recipe for the summer!

 

[MadHomebrewer]

So what is the final ABV after adding the limeanade?

 

[atimmerman88]

So what is the final ABV after adding the limeanade?

It's been mention about a zillion times, but it's alright.

It's adds about .5% ABV in 5 gallons. A few fine folks have worked out the sugars

 

[Adirondack47]

I just brewed this recipe (the original) for the first time 3 weeks ago and am set to bottle this weekend. I read through all 170+ pages some time back and remember there being some chatter about priming this recipe.

Should I prime at recommended rates (I usually use brewersfriend) or does this one need to be underprimed due to the limeaid addition? Any insight is greatly appreciated.

 

[SD-SLIM]

Bottle as you would normally do for a Hefeweizen....limeade will not be any impact during bottling, due to the fermentable sugars already being eaten by the yeast.

 

[atimmerman88]

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Just kicked this keg.

This stuff always goes fast every year

 

[55x11]

just FYI -this is also very good as a raddler - mix in some limeanade or lemonade, I like 50-50 or maybe 20-30% lemonade and the rest beer mix, for a more refreshing summer drink.

 

[chuckthebutcher]

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[nathan33]

2 weeks in primary. Took sample it's done. Not near the lime I was thinking would be. Lots of banana with hefe 4. More than I thought also. Give it 1 more week and keg up to see. Followed 1st recipe

 

[gotbags-10]

2 weeks in primary. Took sample it's done. Not near the lime I was thinking would be. Lots of banana with hefe 4. More than I thought also. Give it 1 more week and keg up to see. Followed 1st recipe

That's my fear with this recipe. I think I'm going to brew it with good old us-05 yeast. Neutral so that the hops and lime shine through.

 

[jgonzo108]

Brewed this up today. Had originally planned to do a watermelon wheat but good watermelons are hard to come by this late in the summer. Hope its worth the hype.

 

[MadHomebrewer]

That's my fear with this recipe. I think I'm going to brew it with good old us-05 yeast. Neutral so that the hops and lime shine through.

Sounds like a plan! Let us know how it turns out!

 

[pudland]

That's my fear with this recipe. I think I'm going to brew it with good old us-05 yeast. Neutral so that the hops and lime shine through.

Update?

 

[pudland]

2 weeks in primary. Took sample it's done. Not near the lime I was thinking would be. Lots of banana with hefe 4. More than I thought also. Give it 1 more week and keg up to see. Followed 1st recipe

Update?

 

[gotbags-10]

Update?

Sorry haven't done it yet. Next on the list. Brewed yesterday but SWMBO demanded an ipa first. I have all my ingredients and hope to brew this next week so figure a month and I'll post results.

 

[pudland]

Ok. I'm set to brew it tmorrow...

 

[pudland]

Why the 158*F mash temp?

BS2 says Est 5.4 ABV @ 148* and 4.5% @ 158*.

I know the Limeade will add sugar and bump up the ABV. Is this why?
Is it because of the Grain Bill?

I'm brewing this in 2 hours and am tweaking my steps.

Thanks

 

[55x11]

Why the 158*F mash temp?

BS2 says Est 5.4 ABV @ 148* and 4.5% @ 158*.

I know the Limeade will add sugar and bump up the ABV. Is this why?
Is it because of the Grain Bill?

I'm brewing this in 2 hours and am tweaking my steps.

Thanks

I think it should have some wheat flavor, and shouldn't be too dry. Still, I would have guessed 156-ish mash temp.

 

[pudland]

My strike water was 166*F. The temp was 153.6*F @ 30 min into the 45 min mash.
I'll take it! I was using my new igloo mash tun for the first time.
Pre boil was 1.048, post boil was 1.059. So my real numbers were 4 points higher than BS2.

The picture was taken this morning, 12 hours after pitching dry yeast. Glad I made the bigger blow-off tube for this one.

 

[BrunDog]

Thought I would post up my findings after drinking this beer for a bit. It has great color and amazing head retention. Leaves a nice lacing high in the glass. It took a lot of gas to carb this sufficiently... like 20psi over a week and half period. Not sure if that is normal (I am still new-ish to kegging), my my few others (brown and red ales) needed only 12-13 psi.

I would say that the flavor is a little too much lemon/lime. It is not that either over balances the other... just a lot of it, and provides the effect of being too much citrus and not enough beer. It is too tart, especially on your first sip. Once you get accustomed to it, its not bad and I can drink it easily. I tried brightening it with a lime wedge - but that makes it too limey. A wedge of lemon on the other hand, does brighten it up and makes it more approachable.

I followed the recipe as it is, hit the numbers, and used Hefe IV with a healthy starter. Fermented in a controlled chamber in the middle bottom end of the range. It was in primary for almost a month (a little long perhaps) before being kegged. My only variation as I can tell was I used about 3 ounces of lime juice in the mash to bring the pH down a bit (figured I was using the limes, and a little citric acid helped).

So, if I were to brew this again (I will at some point), I would go with a little less lime zest and a little less limeade (maybe 3/4 bottle).

-BD

 

[55x11]

I will definitely be brewing it again for Summer'16. Maybe even before then.
I would back off the malt a bit. My HeFe turned out to be 5+% - a bit too high for a summer hefe. Perhaps higher efficiency or the addition of limeade.
I will be aiming for 3-4% next time.

 

[rideincircles]

So far my favorite batch of this is the most recent one I brought to Burning Man. There is a little left and I have another 1/2 gallon I need to add to the keg that didn't fit originally.

I ended up adding more hops, using trader joe's limeade instead of simply limeade, and then WLP 300 that I have been reusing for a while. I kept fermentation temps stable and it comes out almost like a pale in the bitterness with lots of lime flavor. The TJ limeade seems a little more tart in that regard. I think i have made this recipe about 4 times now, but keep adjusting it here or there. I may keep it where its at after this.

 

[gotbags-10]

Alright finally brewing this evening after many delays. I'm not into the traditional Hefeweizen esters so I had planned on using us-05 but revisiting that decision. I'm leaning towards wyeast 1010 American wheat, or 2565 kolsch. Obviously the kolsch is a little more neutral than the 1010. The 1010 will have some wheat characteristics but leaves a slightly tart finish from
What I hear. I'm just wondering if the tart finish along with the limeade would be too much for this beer?

 

[pudland]

3 weeks into carb'ing. Not disappointed at all! A little too much lime for me though. Next brew will try half the limeade. Cheers!

 

[SD-SLIM]

Some good news for all of you that are fans of this recipe....it's been rated one of the top 10 home brew recipes and as a result homebrew supply will start carrying this recipe in a homebrew kit! Not sure when it will be available or how much they will charge, but once they do it, you won't have to go shopping for all the individual ingredients...just click and pay!

 

[pudland]

This is my 5th.... I did notice that the lime doesn't linger after the sip.. another plus!

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[atimmerman88]

Some good news for all of you that are fans of this recipe....it's been rated one of the top 10 home brew recipes and as a result homebrew supply will start carrying this recipe in a homebrew kit! Not sure when it will be available or how much they will charge, but once they do it, you won't have to go shopping for all the individual ingredients...just click and pay!

Congratulations slim

I would agree this a an awesome recipe. All your hard work is paying off (Hopfully!)

Can't wait for next summer to make another 10 gallons

 

[A50SNAKE]

Some good news for all of you that are fans of this recipe....it's been rated one of the top 10 home brew recipes and as a result homebrew supply will start carrying this recipe in a homebrew kit! Not sure when it will be available or how much they will charge, but once they do it, you won't have to go shopping for all the individual ingredients...just click and pay!

here is the page for all:

http://www.homebrewsupply.com/beer-recipe-kits/2015-top-homebrew-talk-recipes.html

and here is your page:

http://www.homebrewsupply.com/renoenvys-lemon-lime-hefeweizen-all-grain-recipe-kit.html

I might just make this one on our clubs learn to brew day...

congrats!

 

[SD-SLIM]

I hope this kit is successful for Homebrew Supply....however I was shocked that this recipe finished behind cloned beers! I'm guessing thought that this beer will just kill it in sales and reviews!