Watermelon Ale

[beesy]

I actually ended up doing two batches, just some small changes in them, one with a little 60degree and a little less honey. For the watermelon juice, I tried to sani a spoon and funnel and filter, but it was too difficult to make sure they juice only touched sani'd things, so I heated about 175 for 10 minutes. All the red precipitated out of the juice. I tasted the clearer part and all the flavor seemed to be in there, so I tried to leave as much of the red gunk in the pot as possible and they both seemed to turn out ok. Just my experience for what its worth.
:rockin::rockin:

 

[Professor Frink]

So I just tapped this beer tonight - holy crap, this beer is amazing! Nice and crisp on the front end, and a great taste of watermelon towards the end. Unfortunately, I'm bringing this beer to a party tomorrow, I'll definitely have to make this again!

 

[ben the brewman]

I do a watermelon wheat that gets rave reviews from my friends. Click the link in my sig....all you do is add watermelon juice to the secondary...it is awesome.

is this a extract recipe. if so is the wheat a mix of 60% 40% like most or is that just the wheat. also how do you get the watermelon juice.

 

[ben the brewman]

never mind im a stupid ass and found the answers i was looking for sorry.

 

[fishnfever]

how long do you leave this in the secondary?

 

[Professor Frink]

how long do you leave this in the secondary?

I left mine for about 2 weeks, but a week should be sufficient.

 

[ChrisKennedy]

I got a bug up my ass and put three mini watermelons into my latest kolsch, and it ain't too bad at all.

 

[ben the brewman]

brewed a batch of my own watermelon wheat and noticed that when i added it to the secondary the air lock got very active again so just for ****s and giggles i checked the specific gravity of the juice i got from it. here is what i found the specific gravity is 1.420 which on the hydrometer would read 1.042 thats quite a bit more sugar than i thought it had. im sure that this number changes from melon to melon but its a good place to start.

 

[nickydballs]

I know what you all are thinking, but I was in Bostin in August and went to the Boston Beer Works, right across from Fenway, and they had a Watermelon Ale on tap that was unbelievable on a 90 degree day. Very light and crisp with just a hint of watermelon. Any have a recipe for something like this??

The watermelon beer is awesome at boston beer works...I think its there best beer...