American Pale Ale Summer Citra Cerveza

[Biscuits]

Brewing this again tomorrow. My in-laws loved it so much the requested it for their visit. Only this time I am upping the batch size, splitting it, and half of it will have mango added to it after about a week in primary.

 

[Biscuits]

Brew day successful...minus a few mishaps, but nothing major worth noting. I ended up throwing 2 Oz. of Citra in at flameout vs. the 1.5 Oz. I had originally intended. I brewed a 3.25 gallon batch so, I guess we will see how it turns out..I am hoping for a stronger grapefruit aroma and taste this time.

 

[Biscuits]

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1 pound of fresh mangos going into 1.5 gallons of citra cerveza. Can't wait to try it!

 

[MollyHatchet]

I did my fourth batch this past Monday. This time I used an ounce of Willamette & Crystal at the 60 minute mark. If I remember correctly, this will get me around the 22 Ibu range. It will be an easy drinker something in the ball park of a Rolling Rock, or as my wife like to call it a good wing beer. I'll be back with pictures asap.

 

[Biscuits]

I just bottled my split batch, although I think I under-carbed the batch with the mango in it...I used the recommended amount for 1.5 gallons, and I think I actually had more like 1.75. Not the end of the world...but wish I would have used more sugar and done it right.

 

[bigdaddybrew]

The mango sounds like a nice addition. I have used a whole pineapple in this recipe and it was tart and tasty!

 

[Biscuits]

So, an update on the mango infused cerveza.

It's been in the bottle now about 10 days, I put one in the fridge for 2 days an poured myself a glass to see how it is progressing.

It looks great, the color is a very nice yellow/straw...pretty clear considering. Although, much like the previous batch, the head is lacking. I still haven't ruled out that this is just not enough carbonation.

The smell is very much mango. I think the combination of the late citra hops and the actual mango really shine through here.

The taste is almost shandy-like and very refreshing. I was hoping it would have been a little sweeter but overall, I am just glad it is drinkable..which it very much is.

 

[bigdaddybrew]

I have found the addition of fruit gives it a drier finish with the fruity aroma. The mango sounds like an excellant summer beer!

 

[MollyHatchet]

I realized, I need to add a picture before this keg kicks. Everyone loves this beer, it crosses both boundaries for the bmc, and the craft beer heads. I'll definitely will be keeping this one around!! CHEERS!
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[Hordak]

MollyHatchets

How did your Perle and Saaz hopped batch compare to the more citrusy hops?

 

[Shenanigans]

Might try this with Galaxy instead of Citra and something else for the 60 min addition because cascade is way too expensive here to be using for bittering.
Will probably use Perle, Aurora or Target.

 

[MollyHatchet]

MollyHatchets



How did your Perle and Saaz hopped batch compare to the more citrusy hops?

It was very stereo typical of what you'd expect from those hops. I thought the more citrusy flavored hops made it more of a thirst quencher. This recipe is a great platform to tinker with IBU levels and hop combinations the recipe is basic enough that the hops don't get to layered, or buried in the mix.

 

[Sippingainteasy]

Great beer, I made for a cookout and it went over well.

 

[bigdaddybrew]

10 gallons of Summer Citra Cerveza on tap for our summer party. Light and refreshing with a bit citrus fruit aroma. I used carapils instead flaked barley and a packet of Coopers dry yeast. Fermented fast and dropped clear. I also had an IPA and Kentucky Common on tap but the Cerveza was the big hit...

 

[bigdaddybrew]

Summer Citra Cerveza Version 3.0
Recipe Type: All Grain
Yeast: Coopers dry yeast
Yeast Starter: None, I even dry pitch (I know rehydrate yada yada.)
Batch Size (Gallons): 5
Original Gravity: 1.049
Final Gravity: 1.007
IBU: 22
Color: 3 SRM
Fermentation (# of Days & Temp): 7 days at 62f then 7 days at 68f, then Cold crash 2 days at 40f.
Tasting Notes: Refreshing lawnmower beer with a citrus hoppy nose.

Ingredients:
5 lbs 2 Row
3 lbs Flaked Corn
1/2 lbs Carapils
Mash at 148f for 60 minutes

60 minute Boil
1oz Cascade pellets (5.5% alpha) 25 min of boil
1 tsp Irish Moss 15 min of boil
1oz Centennial pellets (10% alpha) 5 min of boil
1oz of Citra pellets (12% alpha), chill wort to 170f then steep for 30 minutes

Carbonate to 2.5 volumes using your favorite calculator.

 

[Biscuits]

I love this recipe and have brewed it several times now. So far my best version so far has been a slight change in the grain/hop bill bringing the OG and IBU's up just a tad.

Summer Citra Cerveza Version 3.0
Recipe Type: All Grain
Yeast: Nottingham dry yeast
Yeast Starter: None
Batch Size (Gallons): 5.5
Original Gravity: 1.060
Final Gravity: 1.010
IBU: 27
Color: 4 SRM
Fermentation (# of Days & Temp): 7 days at 62f then 7 days at 68f.
Tasting Notes: Refreshing lawnmower beer with a citrus hoppy nose.

Ingredients:
6 lbs 14 Oz. - 2 Row
3 lbs 4 Oz. - Flaked Corn
10 Oz. - Flaked Barley
Mash at 150f for 60 minutes

60 minute Boil
1 Oz Cascade pellets (5.5% alpha) 25 min of boil
1 tsp Irish Moss 15 min of boil
.75 Oz Centennial pellets (10% alpha) 5 min of boil
2 Oz of Citra pellets (12% alpha), chill wort to 170f then steep for 15 minutes

*Use Acid malt to bring pH to around 5.3
Carbonate to 2.5 volumes using your favorite calculator.


I will post a picture of a pint tonight.

 

[Biscuits]

As promised. I admit, the color and grain bill seem to turn it into more of a pale ale than a cerveza. Although, the lighting in my room is terrible and it is actually lighter than in the picture.

 

[bigdaddybrew]

Looks delicious!

 

[hockeybrewer]

Bigdaddybrew I made this last year with the op recipe, now I'm going to make version 3 recipe because I'm curious about your hop schedule. How would you compare the recipes and also how would this recipe be with Amarillo instead of citra? Thanks in advance for any input!!

 

[bigdaddybrew]

I increased the amount of Cascade and put it at the 20 min "flavor" addition and increased the Centennial to make up for less Citra. Originally it was a 10 gallon recipe using 1 oz packets of Hops. I don't like to save 1/2 packages of hops. Amarillo sounds awsome!

 

[bigdaddybrew]

The original recipe used flaked barley for head retention. Later I couldn't find flaked barley and used carapils instead. The flaked barley added a fresh graininess. The carapils is more delicate and allowed the hops to share shine brighter. I have used Nottingham, Coopers and US-05. All worked well. The Coopers enhanced the fruitiness. The US-05 was the cleanest. I would use US-05 as the Coopers added a little too much apple last time I used it. Let me know about the Amarillo. Good brewing!

 

[hockeybrewer]

Thanks for the response and BTW last years brew was a huge hit especially with SWMBO! The added hops sound great for next weeks try but I still can't decide if I'll use citra or Amarillo. I'll let you know either way and I'm using notty as its my go to yeast. Cheers!

 

[Biscuits]

I just brewed up another batch yesterday. I think the next go around, I will try the carapils and maybe switch out the centennial for mosaic.

 

[hockeybrewer]

Nice biscuit!! Mosaic sounds good. I'm drinking a mosaic pale ale that's pretty good, it has a slight berry hoppy taste if that makes sense. My swmbo though I used blueberries!! I brewed this up yesterday using the op grain bill but with your most recent hop schedule. Although I replaced the citra with Amarillo, let you know the results in a couple weeks!! Cheers.

 

[Biscuits]

That sounds awesome, keep us posted! I ended up splitting this batch between 3 two-gallon fermentors. I am leaving one alone, dry hopping one with .25 Oz. Centennial and the third I am adding raisins (soaked in vodka, but will strain the vodka).

 

[hockeybrewer]

Raisins seem like an odd choice for this, have you added them before to a batch? I'm just curious because when I think of raisin flavor in a beer I'm usually thinking stout but now I'm intrigued. Keeps us updated!!

 

[Biscuits]

Raisins seem like an odd choice for this, have you added them before to a batch? I'm just curious because when I think of raisin flavor in a beer I'm usually thinking stout but now I'm intrigued. Keeps us updated!!

No, I have never done it before. There was really no rhyme or reason for me adding the raisins. I just figured since I had split the batch anyway I might as well do something funky....I looked across the kitchen and saw raisins sitting on the counter, a decision was made.

 

[Pyg]

Going to give this a shot, but looking to see what the conscious was in comparing the original recipe (.5 oz hop additions at 60 & 20 min) and the newer updated version (1 oz hop addition at 60 & 20)?
I am looking to brew an easy to drink lawnmower ale that will appeal to the BMC drinker, but will not be too bland for the craft beer drinker.

I was thinking of following the original recipe but subbing in 2 oz citra at the whirlpool, or maybe .5 oz dry hop ( no need to have left over hops)

 

[branman]

I was thinking of following the original recipe but subbing in 2 oz citra at the whirlpool, or maybe .5 oz dry hop ( no need to have left over hops)

I use 2oz at whirlpool, it's not over bearing IMO

 

[bigdaddybrew]

The newer version is actually 1 oz Cascade at 25 min and 1 oz Centennial 5 min and 1 oz Citra whirlpool.