Adding Lime To The Recipe

I recently brewed up a batch of Linebacker Doppel Bock that called for the addition of lime zest and lime juice so I figured I may as well share it with you.

As always I first started by adding 4 cups of filtered water to a 3 quart pan and brought it to a hard boil.

While waiting for the water to boil I grated the zest of 2 small limes and put the zest into a sanitized muslin hop sack.

I then tied the muslin hop sack into a secure knot and trimmed off the excess muslin with a pair of sanitized scissors.

I then turned the heat off under the pot after the water boiled and tossed the muslin sack into the pot of hot water.

I then cut the limes in half and used a squeezer to add the juice to the hot water as well.

I then added my cans of extract to the hot water, stirred them up really good and poured the whole thing into the 2 gallon MR keg. The keg already contained 4 quarts of filtered water that I had added earlier according to the standard MB instructions.

After topping the keg off to the 8.5 quart mark with more filtered water I stirred the mixture up really well aerating the mixture in the process before pitching the dry Brewer yeast.

I pitched the dry brewing yeast, directly into the keg's 70-75F mixture of extract and adjuncts, and left it to soak in the mixture for 5 minutes.

After soaking in the mixture for 5 minutes I aerate The mixture one more time by stirring it up vigorously with a sanitized long handled spoon.

I then twisted the tops on tight and left them to ferment for the next 21 days at 70F and repeated this same process for the next 5 recipes I brewed that day.

Caribbean Lime Lager

Brewing: Caribbean Lime Lager
Features: clean, mellow and delicious (4.6% abv)
Price Range: $13.00

Overall Rating: Brewed On 12-Jun-2010

This smooth, mellow beer is slightly sweet, with just a kiss of lime. Finishes clean and dry. A bit of sunshine really brings out the flavor. Reggae music is optional. Yeah Mon!

Caribbean Lime Lager
Recipe:
1 Can Englishman's Nut-Brown Ale
1 Pouch Booster™
1 Packet Dry Brewing Yeast (under lid of beer mix)
1/4 Cup Brown Sugar
1/2 Cup Honey
2 Small Limes (with juice and grated zest)


Fermentation, Carbonation And Conditioning Times:
21 days for fermentation
21 days for carbonation
21 days minimum conditioning at 50-70F
02 days minimum in fridge

Fermentation: 22-May/12-Jun (72-81F)
Carbonation : 12-Jun/03-Jul (68-76F)
Conditioning: 03-Jul/24-Jul (50-70F)

Brewer's Comments:
This will be the first Caribbean style beer I have ever brewed.


Fermentation:
The ingredients used in this recipe require average fermentation and carbonation times in order to allow the yeast to work. I typically allow 3 weeks for fermentation at a constant 70F for all my beer recipes.


Carbonation:
Just as in the fermentation process your carbonation times will depend on the complexities of each recipe and the amount of additional ingredients that are added. As a general rule of thumb recipes containing many ingredients will take longer to carbonate than recipes with few ingredients.I let my bottles carbonate for at least 3 weeks before moving them down to the conditioning, or lagering room.


Conditioning/Lagering:
Conditioning, also known as Lagering the beer allows the beer's flavors to fully merge and mature in the bottle before drinking. In a basement, with a consistent year round temperature range of 50-65F, naturally brewed beer can be stored for up to 6-12 months as it will be preserved by the alcohol. Prior to drinking the beer should be refrigerated for 24-48 hours and served cold in a clean glass.