HBTrublife
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So I just tasted my watermelon wheat beer and it turned out amazing so I thought I'd share my success and recipe with others that are wanting the same. I did a 10 gallon batch that was split into two 5 gallon batches that had different yeasts so that one could be a hefe and the other a watermelon wheat so here's the recipe for the 10 gallon batch:
10# Pilsner malt
10# White Wheat
1# Carapils
1# Rice Hulls
mashed in at 155 for 60 min and ran off about 12 gal for a 90 min boil
I used 3oz of Hallertau Mittlefruh at 60 min
5 gal got WB-06 which is getting bottled this week and the other 5 got Wyeast 1007 I didn't use a starter and the fermentation took off wonderfully
Once the bubbles in my airlock slowed down I racked the half with the 1007 onto 2.5 qts of freshly juiced watermelon (seedless) and 2# of rind pieces with the green skin cut off I then transferred to my carboy with a blow off tube that was constantly having to be cleaned so after 3 days I put my beer back into a 7.5 gal bucket for a couple days until the fermenting stopped I then bottled the beer into my three tap a draft bottles 2 of them receiving 1/3 cup of priming sugar (in the bucket not per bottle) and 1 I refrigerated overnight and then force carbonated with the systems CO2 regulator the following day after a few days the force carbonated beer was ready to drink and came out wonderfully using the tap a draft system.
I'm new to homebrewing and haven't had any overwhelming success stories yet so I was eager to share this one with the brewing community. Any advice or constructive criticism is greatly appreciated and I wish everyone the best of luck with their spring and summer brews!
Cheers!
Everett
10# Pilsner malt
10# White Wheat
1# Carapils
1# Rice Hulls
mashed in at 155 for 60 min and ran off about 12 gal for a 90 min boil
I used 3oz of Hallertau Mittlefruh at 60 min
5 gal got WB-06 which is getting bottled this week and the other 5 got Wyeast 1007 I didn't use a starter and the fermentation took off wonderfully
Once the bubbles in my airlock slowed down I racked the half with the 1007 onto 2.5 qts of freshly juiced watermelon (seedless) and 2# of rind pieces with the green skin cut off I then transferred to my carboy with a blow off tube that was constantly having to be cleaned so after 3 days I put my beer back into a 7.5 gal bucket for a couple days until the fermenting stopped I then bottled the beer into my three tap a draft bottles 2 of them receiving 1/3 cup of priming sugar (in the bucket not per bottle) and 1 I refrigerated overnight and then force carbonated with the systems CO2 regulator the following day after a few days the force carbonated beer was ready to drink and came out wonderfully using the tap a draft system.
I'm new to homebrewing and haven't had any overwhelming success stories yet so I was eager to share this one with the brewing community. Any advice or constructive criticism is greatly appreciated and I wish everyone the best of luck with their spring and summer brews!
Cheers!
Everett
