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Author:

GreystoneHB

Boil Size: 12.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 75

Boil Gravity: 1.054

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: 1.35

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 1.25

Primary Temp: 68 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 2/27/2014 4:42 AM

Notes: After the boil is complete, begin a whirlpool in the kettle and let the knockout hops rest in the hot wort for at least 30 minutes before chilling.

Chill the wort rapidly to 68°F (20°C). Ferment at 68°F (20°C) for one week. Cool to 55°F (13°C) to settle the yeast. Dump the yeast from the bottom of the fermentor or rack to a clean, sanitized vessel. Add the dry hops and let the beer sit for an additional four to seven days at 55–57°F (13°C).

Author:

Josh (Brewer's Friend)

Boil Size: 5 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: N/A

Efficiency: 75

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: Partial Mash

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 11/13/2011 12:30 AM

Notes: Brewed on 11/12/11:
- Total volume 5.2 gal
- Pitched at 71 degrees

Racked on 11/19/11:
- Gravity @ 1.028

Author:

Perfect Brewing Supply

Boil Size: 3 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.136

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: Extract

Pitch Rate: 1.0

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: co2

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 11/23/2019 12:08 AM

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Author:

Mellow Fellow

Boil Size: 7.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 90

Boil Gravity: 1.062

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: 1.25

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: 68 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 7/2/2015 9:13 PM

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Author:

gio

Boil Size: 7.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 90

Boil Gravity: 1.077

Efficiency: 80

Mash Thickness: 1.5

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 1.0

Primary Temp: 72 ° F

Priming Method: Bottle Condition

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 10/25/2016 6:24 AM

Notes: Ferment at 64, let rise to 80 even over time over 7 days

Author:

Jon Eisen

Boil Size: 7.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 70

Boil Gravity: 1.054

Efficiency: 65

Mash Thickness: 1.5

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: 68 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 3/9/2016 12:10 AM

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Author:

JohnnyK

Boil Size: 3.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.048

Efficiency: 35

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: Extract

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: 68 ° F

Priming Method: corn sugar

Priming Amount: 1/2 cupplus 1 TBS

Creation Date: 11/22/2015 10:00 PM

Notes: I used Marris Otter LME

Fermentation temperature was optimal for the first 3 days of fermentation. Then we had a heat wave and day time temps rose to into the 80's F. Used freezer packs and a swap cooler to keep fermenter temperatures 76-78 F.

Racked to secondary on day 7 and bottled on day 35 (4 weeks in secondary).

This is a malty, easy drinking game day ale; just enough hops to produce a slight twang and low ABV so you can enjoy more many while still making it through the 4th quarter and the post-game party.

Author:

deepdisco

Boil Size: 7.59 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.053

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: 1.25

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 1/22/2022 12:19 PM

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Author:

LTS1681

Boil Size: 32 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.051

Efficiency: 60

Mash Thickness: 2.5

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: 17 ° C

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 10/23/2021 6:22 AM

Notes:

Author:

Boil Size: 28.4 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.036

Efficiency: 65

Mash Thickness: 3

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 1.5

Primary Temp: 13 ° C

Priming Method: sucrose

Priming Amount: -75.8 g

Creation Date: 11/11/2019 3:05 PM

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Author:

Hopocausto

Boil Size: 6.25 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.037

Efficiency: 60

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: BIAB

Pitch Rate: 0.5

Primary Temp: 70 ° F

Priming Method: dextrose

Priming Amount: 4.9 oz

Creation Date: 11/4/2018 9:27 PM

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Author:

bhive01

Boil Size: 6.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.037

Efficiency: 75

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: BIAB

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: 68 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 7/14/2018 9:57 PM

Notes: Revisiting this recipe after a few years. Going with a slightly malty water profile to boost sweetness perception. Adding a bit more citric acid and getting the pH down to 5.2 to give it a bit more sharpness. The citric acid is not 5%, it's powdered so it should be 100% or very near it with some sort of anti-caking agent (cornstarch if anything).

Mixing the two recipes found in the thread.
Added some crystal 10-15L to mix (this is nice as it adds residual sweetness to the beer, which balances the watermelon flavor well.

Add watermelon juice in primary vessel post krausen.

To make watermelon juice. Put whole watermelon fruit into bleach solution to sanitize the outside. Starsan a chopping board, large bowl, knife, and brew bag. Chop up fruit to remove peel and add to bag in the bowl. Bleach/Starsan/iodophor your hands and squeeze the flesh through the bag into the bowl to get juice. Add 2 liters of juice (about 1/2 gallon) to 5 gallons (1 gallon total for two 5 gallon carboys).

This gives a strong watermelon flavor when using a seeded, fully ripe watermelon. If you like watermelon only a little bit, I would cut it by half. I like watermelon a lot so I wanted it front and center. This one goes over very well during the late summer.

From thread:

I decided to not use the watermelon extract that came with the kit and opted for real watermelon instead. I chose the Wyeast 1010 American Wheat yeast option.
Let the primary fermentation process go the full 2 weeks.

For secondary fermentation, I bought a seedless watermelon at the store and put all the watermelon meat into a ninja blender. I did not use any of the rind at all since my research indicated that using the rind may cause an undesirable flavor. I pureed all the watermelon and threw it in the bottom of my bottling bucket. I then racked the fermented beer on top of the watermelon puree. I also chose to NOT boil the puree before adding it to the bucket. I read that boiling watermelon could also cause some really nasty flavors and aromas.

Did everything turn very red??? YES. Did that go away??? YES! The sugars in the watermelon kicked off a secondary fermentation. I let the watermelon/beer mixture ferment for another 5 days. I probably could have gone 7, but did not want to run any risk of the fruit turning into a vinegar taste. On the 5th day, I kegged the beer and chilled it for 24 hours before force carbonating.

Every time I transferred the beer (primary to secondary, secondary to keg), I ran the beer through a sanitized colander. The result was SPECTACULAR. My neighbors and I did a blind taste test with my beer and some Hell or High Watermelon, and my beer blew away the competition. I was concerned that using the real fruit would make the beer too sweet or have an overpowering watermelon taste. Totally not the case at all. The watermelon flavor is subtle. It was described as a great wheat beer taste with a nice watermelon undertone. Now that the weather here in DC has hit the 80's and low 90's, this beer is a great drink on a hot day!

Could sub California Ale Yeast White Labs WLP001 for 1010

Author:

Wazza

Boil Size: 45 Litres

Boil Time: N/A

Boil Gravity: 1.047

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: 21 ° C

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 9/20/2016 5:33 PM

Notes: 2/3 eaters (Wintergem and mums), 1/3 cookers from Sal&Wayne's orchard

Author:

ElkinsBrew

Boil Size: 7.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 70

Boil Gravity: N/A

Efficiency: 72

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: BIAB

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 2/22/2012 12:39 AM

Notes: OG: 1.048
FG: 1.011

Author:

allanf

Boil Size: 9 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.034

Efficiency: 80

Mash Thickness: 1.4

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 1.75

Primary Temp: 53.1 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 10/3/2015 8:23 PM

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Author:

SchuBrew

Boil Size: 7.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.035

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: 50 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 2/27/2015 8:51 PM

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Author:

Ozarks Mountain Brewery

Boil Size: 8.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.04

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: 1.5

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.75

Primary Temp: 62 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 2/9/2015 9:12 PM

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Author:

Fjord & Fjell Nano Brewery

Boil Size: 27 Litres

Boil Time: 90

Boil Gravity: 9.2

Efficiency: 65

Mash Thickness: 2.3

Sugar Scale: Plato

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 1.5

Primary Temp: 13 ° C

Priming Method: Dextrose

Priming Amount: 120 g

Creation Date: 12/26/2014 10:53 PM

Notes: Starter: 2l 10P stir plate for 2 days
Pitching: 19 deg C

Author:

Herb Adams

Boil Size: 11 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: N/A

Efficiency: 80

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 3/2/2011 7:57 PM

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Author:

boonzes

Boil Size: 5 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: N/A

Efficiency: 50

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: Extract

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: 68 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 2/23/2013 7:34 PM

Notes: loosely inspired by north coast red seal but added an extra 1/2 lb of DME and a half lb of maple syrup. my OG reading was 1.085, which, if the conversions here are accurate, should actually set the final abv around 8.5%. can't wait!