Friday, April 8, 2011

Watermelon Wheat - Revisited

This was the second time brewing my watermelon wheat recipe and first time kegging it.  I brewed it previously, to rave reviews I might add, and bottled it.  My original recipe added the watermelon candy oil into a secondary after 10-14 days of primary fermentation.  I found that the the watermelon flavor was too strong going right to the keg this time and it needed about a month to mellow in the keg.  In the next batch, I will add the flavoring at pitching to see if it makes a difference.  I used my CB20 system for this brew day.

Grains
5.5# 2-row
5.5# wheat
.25# c-10
.25# c-20
mash at 154

Additions


60 min boil
1 oz Amarillo at 45 min
1oz Amarillo at flame out
S-05 for 10-14 days at  66
1 dram watermelon Lorann candy oil into secondary for 10 days
OG-1056
fg-1012

Water Adjustments (tsp)
.6 Epsom Salt
.102 Chalk

Ca=36
SO4=61
Mg=17
Na=27
Cl=70
Carb=67
Hard=162
Alk=59