Sunday, August 7, 2011

Watermelon Wheat - Perfected

On a bar hopping tour with my sister last winter, we stopped in at the POPE and they had 21A Hell or Highwatermelon Wheat on tap.  I smirked, she smirked back, and then she said, I know, but you should try it.  On tap, it is a heck of a beer.  I became consumed with trying to replicate the beer and scoured my message boards for recipes.  Then I stumbled upon the magic ingredient suggested by another board member, Lorann candy oil.  I made a test batch and the flavor imparted by this little dram of candy oil was perfect.  I know 21A highly guards this recipe and say that they use real watermelon, but I would bet some good money that they use this flavoring in their beer.  This was my third batch and I have now declared it perfect.  I subbed pils for 2-row and Notty for S-05 and the tweaks were exactly what I wanted.  My wife has declared it the best beer that I make.  I used my single kettle e-BIAB setup with a full volume continuous recirculation.

Grains
5.5# pils
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
1 dram watermelon Lorann candy oil at pitching
Notty at 66 for 30 days, keg and serve
OG-1056
fg-1010

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

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

2 comments:

  1. This beer is so good, it doesn't even matter what season it is. Lorann candy oil. Money.

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  2. I second that! I'm a new brewer and I've not only tried it but tried making it. It's a great tasting beer!

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