Light lime beer, have you mastered a good recipe?

[Indyking]

Would using a commercially available sweetened lime juice, Rose's for example, be an option here as well?

Yeah, HBT brewers have used Rose's before with some success in the end of boil I think, but I believe the zests soaked in vodka would give a "cleaner" lime taste, maybe? Products like Rose are marmalades, so they have some highly concentrated sugar content besides the fruit flavor, and I think the flavor/color on them may actually be artificial?

 

[Cpt_Kirks]

Yeah, HBT brewers have used Rose's before with some success in the end of boil I think, but I believe the zests soaked in vodka would give a "cleaner" lime taste, maybe? Products like Rose are marmalades, so they have some highly concentrated sugar content besides the fruit flavor, and I think the flavor/color on them may actually be artificial?

Yeah, if you are going to add lime juice, I would suggest adding it to the glass.

 

[radtechphotogirl]

Is there a followup to all of this? I'm curious as to how the beer turned out and what recipe was used. I'm not brave enough to go there just yet, but it's knowledge I'd like to file away for a later date!

 

[alvaro15]

How long do you recommend to boil Nilo's lime ale? 60 or 90 minutes?

 

[hehawbrew]

I doubled the recipe in the photo to make a two gallon batch for SWMBO and added 3/4 of lime zest at flame out. Tried on last night and wish I would have added more zest. There is a hint of lime but I think two would have been perfect.