American Pale Ale Recipe - Watermelon Session Pale Ale

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Watermelon Session Pale Ale

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All Grain
4 Gallon(s)
6 Gallon(s)
60 min
72%
All Grain American Pale Ale homebrew recipe. This homebrew recipe uses the following ingredients: 2-Row - US, Munich - Dark 20L - US, White Wheat - US, Flaked Oats - US, Nelson Sauvin Hops, Mt. Hood Hops, Propagate Labs LLC Strain 340 Homebrew Yeast, Wyeast London Ale III 1318 Homebrew Yeast, Watermelon.

Fermentables

75% - 2-Row - US
5.5
37
1
Mash
14% - Munich - Dark 20L - US
1
35
20
Mash
7% - White Wheat - US
0.5
40
2
Mash
5% - Flaked Oats - US
0.35
37
1
Mash

Hops

Nelson Sauvin
1
Pellet
Boil
60 min(s)
11.9
57.1
Nelson Sauvin
1
Pellet
Boil
30 min(s)
11.9
43.9
Mt. Hood
0.25
Pellet
Boil
10 min(s)
5.3
2.3

Yeast

Propagate Labs LLC Strain 340
70%
Wyeast London Ale III 1318
73%

Other Stuff

Watermelon
1
lb
Primary

Mash Steps

Saccharification Rest
Direct Heat
149.5
60 min

Special Instructions

1.
Mashed in @ 149.5f.
2.
Pre boil gravity of 1.033.
3.
Added 1oz Nelson Sauvin hops @ 60min
4.
Added 1oz Nelson Sauvin hops @ 30min
5.
Added .25oz Mt. Hood hops @10min
6.
Post Boil Gravity of 1.046.
7.
Added Yeast and added Watermelon.
8.
Fermenting at 75f. Started within 3 hours of pitch.
9.
Final Gravity of 1.006 5.2% ABV

Tasting Notes (1)

Laker616

Tasted on 7/21/2019 by Laker616

Notes:

Watermelon flavor is more sour than sweet for sure. Nice bright hop bitterness and wheat notes and haze. Very dry and hoping the sweeter takes some of the dry bite out!

Recipe Facts

Watermelon Session Pale Ale
American Pale Ale
  • 4.00 Gallons Liters Batch Size
  • 6.00 Gallons Liters Boil Size
  • 60  min Boil Time
  • 1.049 OG
  • 1.014 FG
  • 103.3 IBU (tinseth) Bitterness
  • 2.11 BG:GU
  • 5.5° SRM Color
  • 72% Efficiency
  • 4.5% ABV Alcohol
  • 163 per 12oz Calories
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