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Bud Light Lime aka Sin Lima (archive)

This is the archive page for Bud Light Lime aka Sin Lima.

The SheppyBrew Brew Master published a blog article in 2014 in which he publicly declared Bud Light Lime one of the "9 Beers I don't Drink".

In 2015 ... I posted an April Fools' Day post: SheppyBrew Going Professional. One of the flagship brews of my fictional brewery was going to be "Bud Light Lime" ... which would actually be Wetta Blonde Ale.

No limes.

At some point in the summer of 2020, I thought I'd resurrect the name, and brew a Bud Light Lime.

No limes.

Light colored. Fairly light in body (for a homebrew). I wanted a fair amount of Saaz hop flavor ... which might be mistaken for lime if you had a beer called "Bud Light Lime" biasing drinkers to look for a lime flavor.

After brewing it once, the name didn't amuse me as much, so I decided to call it something else.

Since it was a Mexican Lager, I decided to go with a Spanish name. Since it had no limes, I went with "Sin Lima", which google translate tells me is "Without Lime". Sounds pretty good to me.

For more information on Bud Light Lime, see Sheppy's Blog: Bud Lite Lime.

Sin Lima Mexican Lager --- Batch 2

Style	International Pale Lager	Batch Size	6.00 gal
Type	All Grain	Boil Size	7.09 gal
Brewhouse Efficiency	70.00	Boil Time	60 minutes

Recipe Characteristics

Recipe Gravity

1.043 SG

Estimated FG

1.009 SG

Recipe Bitterness

19.9 IBUs (Rager)

Alcohol by Volume

4.5 %

BU : GU

0.460

Recipe Color

3.5 SRM

Color

Measured OG:

1.042

Measured FG:

1.009

ADF:

Measured ABV:

4.3

Ingredients

Ingredients
Amt	Name	Type	#	%/IBU	Volume
8.86 gal	Denver, Colorado	Water	1	-	-
5.00 g	Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate) (Mash)	Water Agent	2	-	-
3.00 g	Calcium Chloride (Mash)	Water Agent	3	-	-
2.00 g	Epsom Salt (MgSO4) (Mash)	Water Agent	4	-	-
9 lbs	Pilsner (2 Row) Ger (2.0 SRM)	Grain	5	90.0 %	0.70 gal
1 lbs	Vienna Malt (3.5 SRM)	Grain	6	10.0 %	0.08 gal
1.000 oz	Perle [8.90 %] - Boil 30.0 min	Hop	7	17.7 IBUs	-
1.00 Items	Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 15.0 mins)	Fining	8	-	-
1.000 oz	Saaz [3.50 %] - Boil 5.0 min	Hop	9	2.3 IBUs	-
1.0 pkg	Mexican Lager (White Labs #WLP940) [35.49 ml]	Yeast	10	-	-
1.000 oz	Saaz [3.50 %] - Dry Hop 14.0 Days	Hop	11	0.0 IBUs	-
0.50 tsp	Gelatin (Bottling 1.0 days)	Fining	12	-	-

Mash Profile

Mash Steps
Name	Description	Step Temperature	Step Time
Saccharification	Add 31.31 qt of water at 155.8 F	150.0 F	45 min
Heat	Heat to 156.0 F over 10 min	156.0 F	20 min

If steeping, remove grains, and prepare to boil wort

Recipe Notes
Formerly known as Bud Lite Lime, but I decided to change the name.
No actual limes are harmed in this beer.
Make 1.4 liter (6 cups) yeast starter a day before brew day.
Brewing salts in the mash water. This should bring Denver water profile (as defined by BeerSmith) to
Ca=90,Mg=14,Na=21,SO4=156,Cl=66,HCO3=104
Brew as directed from recipe.
Cool wort to as close to 50 degrees as possible.
Add dry hops to the fermentor before pitching yeast.
Ferment in 50's for about 5 days, let rise to high 60's for another week.
Keg carbonate.

Brewing Record

Brew Date:		Strike Temp:
Mash Temps:
Pre-boil OG	(1.039 SG)	Pre-boil Vol	(7.09 gal)
Actual Mash Efficiency		Pitch Temp
Fermentation
Day 1:
Day ...
Day ...

Brewing Notes:

02/14/2021 esheppy
Same recipe .. but renaming to Sin Lima.

02/15/2021 esheppy
Bought ingredients yesterday. Spilled some grain when milling. I think I got most of it scooped up and into the bag.

02/20/2021 esheppy
Made 6 cup starter. Will brew tomorrow.

02/21/2021 esheppy
Brew day started at 4:30. Went well. Pretty much done by 8:30. 1.042 OG. Fermentor in garage to start. Pitched at 52 degrees.

02/22/2021 esheppy
Bubbling this morning. Tilt says 1.036 at 52. Turned up the controller to match the 52. I also added more water to cooler.

02/23/2021 esheppy
1.029. 52. Bubbling strong. Bumped temp up to 53.

02/24/2021 esheppy
Bubbling a little slower. Tilt says 1.018 at 53f. Anvil controller temp matches. Bumping up a three to 54.

02/25/2021 esheppy
Bubbling even lighter. Tilt says 1.017 at 54. Bumping up the temp to 55.

02/26/2021 esheppy
Tilt says 1.015 at 55. Still bubbling a little. Bumping up a degree now. Will do it one more time later today if I remember. The controller still says 54, so maybe rising the temp won't really do anything. We'll see.

02/27/2021 esheppy
Tilt says 1.013 at 57. Turned up controller to 62, but will probably just unplug by the end of the day.

02/27/2021 esheppy
At 5:15pm ... 1.013 62 ... I unplugged the cooling pump.

03/06/2021 esheppy
Kegged. Plus a bit extra for my current Franken-beer jug. 1.009 FG (matched the plan). Sample tastes how I remember this beer is supposed to. Not sure I got extra Saaz flavor out of the fermenter hops. Chilling in the beer fridge. Will probably add gelatin tomorrow.

03/07/2021 esheppy
Added in .5 tsp gelatin dissolved in .5 cup water. Spilled some. Oh well. Chilling in beer fridge. Gave a shot of co2.

03/08/2021 esheppy
Brew day for Galena Dave's, I decided to try a pint. Obviously not carbed yet, and still hazy. But the flavor is right on.

03/11/2021 esheppy
Keep giving keg shots of CO2. I'm wondering if I have a leak, because it seems like I'm adding more gas than I feel like I should.

03/11/2021 esheppy
Poured a pint. Carbonation is pretty close. Clarity is getting better, but still needs a bit more time. The color seems more golden than the paler yellow from last batch.

03/14/2021 esheppy
Clarity pretty good now. Great carbonation. Delicious beer.

03/26/2021 esheppy
This is a great beer.

04/15/2021 esheppy
Nice clear beer. So yummy.

04/23/2021 esheppy
Compared with Mexican Logger. For some reason this is now hazy again. Not as crisp as Ska's. Not as much sulfur. Darker in color. Hop flavor is about the same. I think I need to brew this again before Mexican Logger season ends. Might add in some flaked corn. Watch the mash pH as well.

04/25/2021 esheppy
Killed the keg right after that comparison pint. Need to brew this up again.

Bud Lite Lime --- Batch 1

Style	International Pale Lager	Batch Size	6.00 gal
Type	All Grain	Boil Size	7.09 gal
Brewhouse Efficiency	68.00	Boil Time	60 minutes

Recipe Characteristics

Recipe Gravity

1.042 SG

Estimated FG

1.008 SG

Recipe Bitterness

21.3 IBUs (Rager)

Alcohol by Volume

4.5 %

BU : GU

0.506

Recipe Color

3.5 SRM

Color

Measured OG:

1.042

Measured FG:

1.010

ADF:

76.2

Measured ABV:

4.2%

Ingredients

Ingredients
Amt	Name	Type	#	%/IBU	Volume
8.86 gal	Denver, Colorado	Water	1	-	-
5.00 g	Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate) (Mash)	Water Agent	2	-	-
3.00 g	Calcium Chloride (Mash)	Water Agent	3	-	-
2.00 g	Epsom Salt (MgSO4) (Mash)	Water Agent	4	-	-
9 lbs	Pilsner (2 Row) Ger (2.0 SRM)	Grain	5	90.0 %	0.70 gal
1 lbs	Vienna Malt (3.5 SRM)	Grain	6	10.0 %	0.08 gal
1.000 oz	Perle [8.90 %] - Boil 30.0 min	Hop	7	17.7 IBUs	-
1.00 Items	Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 15.0 mins)	Fining	8	-	-
2.000 oz	Saaz [2.80 %] - Boil 5.0 min	Hop	9	3.6 IBUs	-
1.0 pkg	Mexican Lager (White Labs #WLP940) [35.49 ml]	Yeast	10	-	-

Mash Profile

Mash Steps
Name	Description	Step Temperature	Step Time
Saccharification	Add 31.31 qt of water at 153.7 F	148.0 F	90 min
Mash Out	Heat to 168.0 F over 7 min	168.0 F	10 min

If steeping, remove grains, and prepare to boil wort

Recipe Notes
No actual limes are harmed in this beer.
Make 1.4 liter (6 cups) yeast starter a day before brew day.
Brewing salts in the mash water. This should bring Denver water profile (as defined by BeerSmith) to
Ca=90,Mg=14,Na=21,SO4=156,Cl=66,HCO3=104
Brew as directed from recipe.
Cool wort to as close to 50 degrees as possible.
Ferment in 50's for about 5 days, let rise to high 60's for another week.
Keg carbonate.

Brewing Record

Brew Date:		Strike Temp:
Mash Temps:
Pre-boil OG	(1.038 SG)	Pre-boil Vol	(7.09 gal)
Actual Mash Efficiency		Pitch Temp
Fermentation
Day 1:
Day ...
Day ...

Brewing Notes:

10/30/2020 esheppy
Picked up ingredients on Wednesday. Made starter on Thursday. Will be brewing this weekend.

10/31/2020 esheppy
Filled Anvil Foundry with almost 8 gallons of water. Set it to start heating to 160 starting around 3am.

11/02/2020 esheppy
Brew day went fine. It was nice getting up to having the strike water at the right temp. Getting to boil took quite awhile. My brew house efficiency was better than expected. OG 1.042. No signs of fermentation yet. Anvil set to 52.

11/03/2020 esheppy
Tilt says 1.035 at 52. Bubbling away. Raising temp to 53.

11/04/2020 esheppy
Tilt says 1.023 at 53. Still going strong. Raised set temp to 54.

11/05/2020 esheppy
1.012 at 54. Set anvil to 55. I will probably turn off cooling later today.

11/06/2020 esheppy
Tilt says 1.009 at 57 degrees. Disconnected pump. Not much bubbling now.

11/09/2020 esheppy
Fermentation seems to be done. Tilt says 1.008 68 degrees. Will keg by the end of the week.

11/09/2020 esheppy
Took a tiny sample out of spigot. Very cloudy. Flavor is good despite the yeast soup I got. Hopefully yeast will continue to settle between now and kegging.

11/11/2020 esheppy
Another sample from the spigot. Not as cloudy, but still hazy. Flavor is awesome, although I would like a bit more saaz flavor.

11/14/2020 esheppy
Kegged. Clearer than the spigot samples I took, but still will need to give it some gelatin. FG came out at 1.010. Filled 3/4 of a gallon jug in addition to the keg. I like the flavor. I think the hops come across better than my samples from the fermentor, but still not quite as much saaz hop flavor as I was hoping for. I think next time I make this, I'll add more hops.

11/15/2020 esheppy
Added gelatin. d

11/18/2020 esheppy
Pale and fairly fizzy at this point. Clarity is better, but not quite where I want it. I think it may clear up more over next few days. Great flavor.

11/20/2020 esheppy
Yeah. Delicious. Pretty sure this beer won't last long. The Beer Model likes it too. I had to chastise her for taking some of this instead of her pumpkin beer.

12/04/2020 esheppy
Clarity is awesome. Perfect Mexican lager. I feel like I need this beer on tap 100% of the time.

12/25/2020 esheppy
Killed the keg. Love this beer. Think I'll be tweaking this recipe throughout 2021.

01/22/2021 esheppy
Been thinking about new names for this beer. At the moment, I'm thinking Sin Lima (without lime) Mexican Lager.

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