Fruit Beer watermelon wheat

ben the brewman · Apr 15, 2014

I think you will be just fine. I wouldn't worry about it at all.

gregorybriscoe · May 3, 2014

How long to bottle condition? 3-4 weeks is standard for great tasting homebrews!

ben the brewman · May 3, 2014

3-4 weeks sounds good to me man.

ScottWa · May 19, 2014

I brewed a Cream Ale last week using Wyeast 2565 Kolsch yeast. I am planning on lagering this like a standard Cream Ale but I have never lagered anything, I also want to add watermelon juice to this as well. In reading through this forum it seems like 3 cups of juice should be a good starting point. My question is: should I add the juice to the secondary then let it sit at about ambient temp or add the juice and lager right away for 3-4 weeks? Today is 8 days in fermenter (OG 1.048, FG as of yesterday 1.010) It seems like in order for the sugars in the juice to ferment out the best it would make most sense to let it sit in the secondary for a week or so then lager for a while. My current ambient temp is about 58-60 (basement) but it fermented at about 68 degrees in a different part of my house.

My second question is regarding lagering. Is it best to do the extended time lagering in the secondary or in a keg or does it matter? Will it clarify better if I lager in secondary then keg? Any input is much appreciated.

ben the brewman · Jul 8, 2015

I just brewed this at my brewery in Jackson, TN. The primary has slowed and I added 6 gallons of cold pressed watermelon juice from 16 watermelons yesterday! Very excited to get this beer on tap!

Jayfro21 · Jul 10, 2015

Hey guys,

Since I don't secondary is there anything wrong with putting the watermelon juice into the primary fermenter after the primary fermentation has completed? Any input would be greatly appreciated!