Lemon beer

[Connie]

I have drank the last of my Summer Shandy and I'm wondering if anyone has come up with a clone or something similar

[Brewbirds]

Hi Connie, We have made several beers where we didn't like the hop variety very much as a stand alone beer and I coincidentally had a slim line full of lemonade leftover from a picnic.

We been pouring a Shandy with about 1 part lemonade to 2 parts beer. It is amazingly how different a beverage it is. Very refreshing.

Hope this helps.

[Connie]

It is a start, we might have to figure one out here soon

[Bluejaye]

Ok, I'll bite. Since lemonade has sugar in it, are you saying you put 1 part lemonade and 2 parts beer in the fermentor, then pitch? Or are you saying you have a beer already carbed/conditioned, and you pour that into a 1/3rd full glass of lemonade?

[BlackDuck]

Here's a thread from HBT that gives a number of ideas and links. Maybe there is some information you can use. http://www.homebrewtalk.com/f39/summer- ... es-393343/

[Brewbirds]

Ok, I'll bite. Since lemonade has sugar in it, are you saying you put 1 part lemonade and 2 parts beer in the fermentor, then pitch? Or are you saying you have a beer already carbed/conditioned, and you pour that into a 1/3rd full glass of lemonade?

The already have beer way. The bittereing hops were a bit harsh but when we made a Shandy it tasted great.

[gwcr]

We have a variation that is a big hit with the ladies at our get togethers.

6 cans/bottles of a basic beer (Brand isn't important, but I don't use the good stuff. Either light or regular is fine).
1 can of frozen concentrated lemonade.
1 can (the empty lemonade can) of vodka (not flavored).

Stir together in your favorite beverage dispenser (we usually make a double batch). We use one that has a built in ice chamber so there is no watering down from melting ice. Similar to this one.



The popular name for this drink around here is "Strip and Go Naked".

[philm00x]

I've made a limeade hef that tastes like a sparkling limeade, but reminds you that it's a beer in the finish. With the recipe I used, there's definitely no reason you couldn't switch out the limeade for lemonade, even a raspberry lemonade, and turn out great! Better than any of those shandy beers, in my opinion.

[Brewbirds]

Oh and I did forget to say that if making the Shandy like we did by mixing beer and lemonade that the lemonade needs to go into the glass first then the beer or you get foaming issues.

Our understanding (translated: read it somewhere but can't find source) is that the Shandy is in fact blending an already brewed beer with a fruit juice and not a brewed recipe which originated and in Germany and which became popular in England (historically speaking).

I make no claims here as to superior knowledge just saying we have tried them and they are pretty darn good when it is 110 degrees outside.

[Connie]

I've made a limeade hef that tastes like a sparkling limeade, but reminds you that it's a beer in the finish. With the recipe I used, there's definitely no reason you couldn't switch out the limeade for lemonade, even a raspberry lemonade, and turn out great! Better than any of those shandy beers, in my opinion.

And would you be willing to share this recipe????

[Connie]

We have a variation that is a big hit with the ladies at our get togethers.

6 cans/bottles of a basic beer (Brand isn't important, but I don't use the good stuff. Either light or regular is fine).
1 can of frozen concentrated lemonade.
1 can (the empty lemonade can) of vodka (not flavored).

Stir together in your favorite beverage dispenser (we usually make a double batch). We use one that has a built in ice chamber so there is no watering down from melting ice. Similar to this one.



The popular name for this drink around here is "Strip and Go Naked".

This is similar to our AssCrack which we all love. Had it over the weekend during our BeerCrawl

[philm00x]

Connie, most certainly! Here's the recipe I used.

Recipe: Limeade Hefeweizen
Brewer: SD Slim
Asst Brewer:
Style: Weizen/Weissbier
TYPE: All Grain
Taste: (30.0)

Recipe Specifications
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Boil Size: 2.56 gal
Post Boil Volume: 2.34 gal
Batch Size (fermenter): 2.25 gal
Bottling Volume: 2.00 gal
Estimated OG: 1.053 SG
Estimated Color: 4.0 SRM
Estimated IBU: 12.2 IBUs
Brewhouse Efficiency: 75.00 %
Est Mash Efficiency: 75.0 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes

Ingredients:
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Amt Name Type # %/IBU
2 lbs 5.5 oz Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 1 55.6 %
1 lbs 8.0 oz White Wheat Malt (2.4 SRM) Grain 2 35.6 %
6.0 oz Vienna Malt (3.5 SRM) Grain 3 8.9 %
0.06 oz Motueka [7.00 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 4 3.9 IBUs
0.06 oz Motueka [7.00 %] - Boil 20.0 min Hop 5 2.4 IBUs
0.06 oz Sorachi Ace [12.00 %] - Boil 20.0 min Hop 6 4.1 IBUs
0.06 oz Sorachi Ace [12.00 %] - Boil 7.0 min Hop 7 1.8 IBUs
0.20 oz Lime Peel (Boil 5.0 mins) Spice 8 -
1.0 pkg German Wheat (Wyeast Labs #3333) [124.21 Yeast 9 -
0.17 gal Simply Limeade, Juice (Secondary 3.0 week Flavor 10 -


Mash Schedule: Single Infusion, Light Body, Batch Sparge
Total Grain Weight: 4 lbs 3.5 oz
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Name Description Step Temperature Step Time
Mash In Add 6.33 qt of water at 168.4 F 158.0 F 45 min

Sparge: Batch sparge with 2 steps (0.20gal, 1.28gal) of 168.0 F water



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This is for a 2.5 gallon LBK sized batch, and is all-grain, but using software (or finding a conversion chart) can be converted to extract. For the limeade, 0.17 gallon translates to 2-3/4 cups. You add the limeade into the LBK after about 4 or 5 days when the strong initial fermentation period subsides. Let it ferment for 3 more weeks after adding the limeade. One note, I used Simply brand limeade as per the recipe that I used, and the reasoning is because it does not have any artificial flavors or preservatives. It's all natural. So if you want to use a different brand, by all means, go for it but make sure it's all natural (and pasteurized, otherwise you'll have to boil it a bit to sterilize it before adding it to the beer). You can add it after racking into a secondary if you prefer, or do as I did and pour it right into the LBK, being careful not to splash a lot so you minimize the chance of aerating the beer and oxidizing it.

[Chuck N]

The beer you guys/gals are talking about. Or more correctly the beer style you're talking about is called Radler beer. I posted about it a while ago because my...Ahem...favorite local brewery came out with one and I had to try it. This is the stuff...

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It's not too bad. I just happen to be enjoying the last one of the sixer that I bought. It's a good lawn mower beer and I just got done mowing my lawn (90° and something like 200% humidity ).

Here's what Wikipedia has to say about it:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radler