Pomegranate Biker Radler
Brewed: 05/20/2018 Kegged: 06/19/2018
Just for the record, I don't think what I made is actually a Radler. I'm not sure I understand the style at all. My interpretation is that it is actually just a blend of fruit soda and beer. In fact, some of what I've read makes me think that the idea is to mix beer with soda as you're drinking it.
Anywho ... in May of 2018, I asked my wife what she would like me to make next.
One of her friends husband had recently made a shandy. The SheppyBrew Beer model doesn't really like lemony beer, and she asked me if a shandy could be some other juice (like pomegranate)
I thought it could be, but she did some research and decided that if it has some other juice in it ... it is actually a Radler.
I don't know. But, I don't really care either.
I designed a beer with a Kolsch base and told my wife to pick out the juice she would like to have me add.
Originally, our plan was Pomegranate juice. What she ended up getting was Pomegranate Blueberry.
As I write this, I'm not sure how it will turn out. I'm not sure I know how much juice to add, so I suspect I'll err on the side of not enough.
| Pomegranate Biker --- Batch 1 |
| Style |
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Fruit Beer |
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Batch Size |
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6.25 gal |
| Type |
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All Grain |
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Boil Size |
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8.55 gal |
| Brewhouse Efficiency |
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70.00 |
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Boil Time |
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90 minutes | Recipe Characteristics
| Recipe Gravity |
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1.049 SG |
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Estimated FG |
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1.013 SG |
| Recipe Bitterness |
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25.9 IBUs (Rager) |
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Alcohol by Volume |
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4.8 % |
| BU : GU |
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0.525 |
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| Recipe Color |
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4.0 SRM |
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| Measured OG: |
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1.050 |
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Measured FG: |
1.014 |
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| ADF: |
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72 |
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Measured ABV: |
4.7 |
| Ingredients
Ingredients
| Amt |
Name |
Type |
# |
%/IBU |
| 4.00 g |
Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate) (Mash 60.0 mins) |
Water Agent |
1 |
- |
| 10 lbs |
Pilsner (2 Row) Ger (2.0 SRM) |
Grain |
2 |
81.6 % |
| 1 lbs 8.0 oz |
Vienna Malt (3.5 SRM) |
Grain |
3 |
12.2 % |
| 0.500 oz |
Magnum [12.70 %] - Boil 60.0 min |
Hop |
4 |
22.2 IBUs |
| 0.500 oz |
Hallertauer [4.00 %] - Boil 20.0 min |
Hop |
5 |
2.4 IBUs |
| 1.00 Items |
Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 15.0 mins) |
Fining |
6 |
- |
| 1.00 tsp |
Yeast Nutrient (Boil 15.0 mins) |
Other |
7 |
- |
| 0.500 oz |
Hallertauer [4.00 %] - Boil 10.0 min |
Hop |
8 |
1.4 IBUs |
| 1.0 pkg |
Kolsch Yeast (Wyeast Labs #2565) [124.21 ml] |
Yeast |
9 |
- |
| 12.0 oz |
Frozen Pomegranate Juice (6.0 SRM) |
Sugar |
10 |
6.1 % |
Mash Profile
Mash Steps
| Name |
Description |
Step Temperature |
Step Time |
| Mash In |
Add 14.38 qt of water at 168.2 F |
156.0 F |
45 min |
Batch sparge with 2 steps
(Drain mash tun , 6.33gal) of 168.0 F water
Recipe Notes
Make a
starter a day or two before brew day.
4g gypsum in the mash water. This
should bring Denver water profile (as defined by BeerSmith)
to
Ca=59,Mg=8,Na=21,SO4=116,Cl=23,HCO3=104
Mash and boil as
instructed.
Cool to below 60 degrees F. Maintain this temperature for a day
or two, then let the yeast rise as it wants.
Ferment for 2 weeks.
Rack to
secondary on top of the Pomegranate juice concentrate. Allow secondary
fermentation.
Keg and carb to about 2.5 volumes.
Brewing Record
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(1.039 SG) |
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(8.55 gal) |
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