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Beer Recipes and Food => All Grain => 20 - Fruit Beer => Topic started by: Richard on August 01, 2011, 07:41:46 PM

Title: "What A Melon" Summer Ale
Post by: Richard on August 01, 2011, 07:41:46 PM

US-05

5.5lbs Two Row.
2lbs Wheat Malt.
2lbs Cooked White Rice.

1oz 4.5% Cascade @ 60
0.5oz 4.5% Cascade @ 15
0.5oz 4.5% Cascade @ 1

4.5% ABV
1.046 OG (Est) 1.012 FG (Est)
18.7IBU (Tinseth)
Pulp of one melon added to primary after fermentation has subsided.

Title: Re: "What A Melon" Summer Ale
Post by: Richard on August 01, 2011, 07:43:49 PM

See viewtopic.php?f=9&t=532 (http://nbcba.org/forum/index.php?topic=532.0) for details on fruit added... Things did not work out as planned, but I'll be repeating this recipe with pasteurised watermelon. Unlikely to make the competition now, but I'll enter the Popcorn Blonde (http://nbcba.org/forum/index.php?topic=488.0) instead :D

Title: Re: "What A Melon" Summer Ale
Post by: Kyle on August 03, 2011, 09:08:11 AM

yeah, I would definately heat-sanitize the melon pulp, otherwise, smelly, sour brew

Title: Re: "What A Melon" Summer Ale
Post by: Richard on August 03, 2011, 10:40:44 AM

Was done with campden as per advice from elsewhere; smell has gone today, so might be ok after all.