Fruit Beer watermelon wheat

[SteveStLoo]

Here's a picture of the first day in secondary, already bubbling (about every 10 seconds..)

Looks delicious!

 

[SteveStLoo]

One more week in secondary

 

[ben the brewman]

looking good man looking good. did you end up using 5 cups of juice?

 

[SteveStLoo]

I poured one cup at a time into my secondary, but I lost count at either 4 or 5.. so I poured in another 1/2 cup.. so I either ended up with 4-1/2 cups or 5-1/2 cups.. either way it looks really red and really delicious!

 

[jhollender]

Do you use regular priming sugars before bottling with this? I didn't see it on the recipe. Ever tried Muntons Kreamy-X Primer for head retention?

 

[ben the brewman]

it was done with regular priming sugar.

 

[SteveStLoo]

I used priming sugar too.

I tasted it before I bottled it.. it was VERY tangy.. but im excited to try it. 2-3 more weeks baby!

 

[ben the brewman]

im pretty sure its the yeast that gives it the tart flavor im gonna try a differnt one next batch.

 

[SteveStLoo]

Yes! After 2 weeks in primary, I put another in the fridge, and tasted it..

Let me just say, if this were eBay, I would be writing something like.. "GREAT PRODUCT FAST SHIPPING WILL DO BUSINESS AGAIN A+++++++"

Awesome recipe dude!

 

[ben the brewman]

im glad you like the recipe. do you think its to tart or does it go just right with the watermelon flavor. your the second person i know to brew it other than me and both of you loved it. thanks for the compliment

 

[jhollender]

Which yeast did you use? I am going to be brewing this around Wednesday when my sanitizer gets here. Any tips?

 

[Shonuff]

You could pitch some Bret in the secondary and make a Watermelon funk clone lke the 21st Amendment.

 

[ben the brewman]

i used this yeast 1 Pkgs German Wheat Yeast (Safebrew wb-06) Yeast-Wheat and it came out great just slightly tart but lots of wheat beers have a tart flavor

 

[jhollender]

OK, I finally have this going in my primary. I used the Wyeast American Wheat 1010, I'll let you know how it turns out.

 

[ben the brewman]

im glad this recipe is getting good reviews. two of my friends made it and they thought it was great. i just thought about it but im not sure if watermelons are in season right now i dont know if you looked first or know. keep me posted on how it goes.

 

[SteveStLoo]

Well 3 weeks in bottles has passed (That makes 1.5 weeks Primary, 3 weeks secondary, and 3 weeks bottles total..)

That beer is pretty dang tart.. but very, very good.. I haven't given any away yet but I definitely will be, and ill let you know what people think. I will definitely warn them about the tart factor. Other than that its very tasty.. not something you chug but you definitely enjoy every last sip..

Good work. Ill let you know what my friends think.

 

[ben the brewman]

this might be a good choice for yeast to wyeast 3944 Belgian Witbier. it might do away with the tartness.

 

[jhollender]

I racked the beer onto the watermelon juice last night. I will bottle next week and let you know how it turns out.

 

[Pivzavod]

I racked the beer onto the watermelon juice last night. I will bottle next week and let you know how it turns out.

Let me know how it turns out. This recipe looks interesting and I might try it some day. Watermelons are refreshing and not tarty.

 

[ben the brewman]

the only thing that i think is making them tarty is the yeast being used. like i mentioned above im gonna try a belgian wit yeast next.

 

[HotBreakZymurgy]

watermellon juice? i plan on making this recipe for a christmas present for my family how can i get watermellon juice?

 

[ben the brewman]

it wont be ready for this christmas but if you can find a watermelon you need to squeeze the meat of the melon to get the juice out of it.

 

[SkylerChaBro]

This sounds interesting, I may try it sometime!

I'm currently waiting on a brew to finish primary (a freak wheat where i put in way too much malt, 9lbs not including the 1lb honey actually with no Irish moss). Once that is finished this will be a strong candidate for what comes next!

Only thing is I am only as far as extract and have not steeped grains before, I'm curious to do so though!

 

[SourHopHead]

I found a watermelon extract from a candy company and added it to the keg. Aroma is awesome but the flavor is lacking. Try giving 21st Amendment a call and ask what they use.

 

[ben the brewman]

This sounds interesting, I may try it sometime!

I'm currently waiting on a brew to finish primary (a freak wheat where i put in way too much malt, 9lbs not including the 1lb honey actually with no Irish moss). Once that is finished this will be a strong candidate for what comes next!

Only thing is I am only as far as extract and have not steeped grains before, I'm curious to do so though!

steeping grains is very easy. get all of the grains crushed and put them into a muslin bag. put them into 2 or 3 gallons of water (depending on how big of pot you have) get the heat up to 155 deg and hold for 30 min to 1 hour. remove the grains and rinse them with 1 gallon of 170 deg water and your back to regular extract brewing after that.

 

[SkylerChaBro]

My current brew is still going (it's over 2 weeks now!) but I should be coming up to racking into secondary over strawberries in one more week.

I may tweak it a bit and I'll let you know what I do. I'm also thinking about using WLP 320 and seeing how that turns out. Wyeast 3944 seems like it may still be tart unless I'm missing something.

I'm using WB-06 currently and I'm surprised it's still surviving, last I checked gravity was around 1.03, down from 1.07-1.08).

 

[ben the brewman]

im not sure if wyeast 3944 would be tart or not. i havnt had a belgin wit that was tart ever. wlp320 would also be a good choice. let me know

 

[jmwst1]

Does anyone have any feedback on the other yeast alternatives? I am going to try this out and wanted to see what yeast I should go with...

 

[ben the brewman]

jhollender used the american wheat yeast and said it wasnt to tart.

 

[absolutbmc]

I am interested in making a Watermelon beer. Has anyone tried making a Watermelon Pale ale? I see that everyone is talking about a Watermelon Wheat. I had a Watermelon Ale in the past and it was good. I am wondering which would be better