My niece is turning one and my brother and sister in law want this type of beer bottled as a gift. My plan is to make a hefe and then put some raspberries in after primary. Then add some lemonade. I just need help on the grains and procedures for making a beer like this. Any help would be great.
Radler with raspberries and lemonade
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Schumed
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Stay away from a hefe ...you want a clean light crisp ale to mix with to make a radler ...cream ale with Kolsch yeast is a winner
Schumed
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Lemon zest towards the end of the boil sounds nice ..raspberries in secondayb
Schmoltsbeer
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Radler is usually a mix of lemon-lime soda and a light lager (Helles, or Pilsner). A light-colored, light-bodied ale would probably work too. Bottling may prove difficult unless you are pasteurizing, or filtering and pressure filling your bottles. In Germany you can buy bottled versions (Moenshoff, and some other brands) however, it is usually made on the spot when ordered at a restaurant.
Schmoltsbeer
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In my opinion, yes. But they are definitely very similar in concept. All Shandy I have had, have had fruit infusions in the brewing process and or are mixed with fruit juice (lemonade), Radler to me is more like a soda.
Schmoltsbeer
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Here is a good lemon-beer recipe that you might want to tweak with some berry's of your choice in secondary. I made it once last year and it was definitely delicious. I would add slightly more lemon zest than this recipe called for because it was just slightly lemon-y.
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f62/squeeze-my-lemon-summer-blonde-52886/
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f62/squeeze-my-lemon-summer-blonde-52886/
