My friend has a daughter who is turning one this summer and he asked me to make a beer for their "One in a Melon" party. I suggested a Watermelon Gose, but was asked to do a Blonde or Pale Ale. I figure this is a good enough blend to get in between. Not wanting to add any artificial watermelon flavors just yet. Definitely not looking to add real watermelon since there's not really much real flavor in watermelon itself besides sugar.
Overall Stats:
Batch Size: 6.5 gallons (fermenter)
BH Effiency: 75%
IBU: 23
OG: 1.050
FG: 1.008
Color: 4.6 SRM
Grain:
4.5lb Rahr Pale Ale (3.1L)
4.5lb Rahr 2 Row (1.9L)
2.5lb Weyermann Barke Vienna (3.4L)
0.5lb Flaked Wheat
Hops:
0.5oz El Dorado 11.6% AA at 30 min, 13IBU
0.75oz Anchovy 12% AA at 5 min, 5IBU
0.5oz Huell Melon 7.5% AA at 5min, 2IBU
0.25oz El Dorado 11.6% AA at 5 min, 2IBU
Dry Hop:
1oz Anchovy @ high krausen
0.5oz Huell Melon @ high krausen
Yeast:
Omega Sundew Ale
Target Water Profile:
Ca 56, Mg 5, Na 8, Cl 76, SO4 55, pH shooting for 5.35-5.45
Option2 I am considering for hops to increase hop flavors with reducing as much grassy flavors from dry hopping
Total IBU ~22
Hops:
0.5oz El Dorado 11.6% AA at 30 min, 13IBU
Whirlpool Hops 15 min at 176F:
1oz Anchovy 12% AA, 4IBU
0.75oz Huell Melon 7.5% AA, 1.9IBU
0.5oz El Dorado 11.6% AA, 1.9IBU
Dry Hop:
0.5oz Anchovy @ high krausen
0.25oz Huell Melon @ high krausen
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Overall Stats:
Batch Size: 6.5 gallons (fermenter)
BH Effiency: 75%
IBU: 23
OG: 1.050
FG: 1.008
Color: 4.6 SRM
Grain:
4.5lb Rahr Pale Ale (3.1L)
4.5lb Rahr 2 Row (1.9L)
2.5lb Weyermann Barke Vienna (3.4L)
0.5lb Flaked Wheat
Hops:
0.5oz El Dorado 11.6% AA at 30 min, 13IBU
0.75oz Anchovy 12% AA at 5 min, 5IBU
0.5oz Huell Melon 7.5% AA at 5min, 2IBU
0.25oz El Dorado 11.6% AA at 5 min, 2IBU
Dry Hop:
1oz Anchovy @ high krausen
0.5oz Huell Melon @ high krausen
Yeast:
Omega Sundew Ale
Target Water Profile:
Ca 56, Mg 5, Na 8, Cl 76, SO4 55, pH shooting for 5.35-5.45
Option2 I am considering for hops to increase hop flavors with reducing as much grassy flavors from dry hopping
Total IBU ~22
Hops:
0.5oz El Dorado 11.6% AA at 30 min, 13IBU
Whirlpool Hops 15 min at 176F:
1oz Anchovy 12% AA, 4IBU
0.75oz Huell Melon 7.5% AA, 1.9IBU
0.5oz El Dorado 11.6% AA, 1.9IBU
Dry Hop:
0.5oz Anchovy @ high krausen
0.25oz Huell Melon @ high krausen

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