Brewing a Lime Lager with Ale Yeast: Testing Escarpment Lab's 'Krispy' VS S-04

There's nothing better than a lime lager when you're doing yard work so I'm trying to make a replica of a commercial lime lager using ale yeast! *Recipe, Equipment, & HOP WTR promo code in the description*

This recipe was inspired by my new favorite flavor of HOP WTR, LIME!! I don't think my beers will have a leg to stand on compared to HOP WTR but it's worth trying!

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RECIPE
Lime lager
American-Style Lager

4.7% / 11.1 °P

All Grain

Clawhammer 120V BIAB

73.7% efficiency

Batch Volume: 11 gal

Boil Time: 45 min

Mash Water: 13.45 gal

Total Water: 13.45 gal

Boil Volume: 12.23 gal

Pre-Boil Gravity: 1.043

Vitals

Original Gravity: 1.045

Final Gravity: 1.009

IBU (Tinseth): 12

BU/GU: 0.26

Colour: 3 SRM

Mash

Strike Temp — 158 °F

Temperature — 152.6 °F — 45 min

Malts (18 lb)

9 lb (50%) — Briess Brewers Malt 2-Row — Grain — 1.9 °L

9 lb (50%) — Rahr Pilsner Malt — Grain — 1.8 °L

Hops (1 oz)

1 oz (12 IBU) — Citra 13.1% — Boil — 15 min

Miscs

10 items — lime zest from 10 limes — Flameout

10 items — lime juice 10 limes — Primary

Yeast

1 pkg — Escarpment Yeast Labs Krispy 82%

1 pkg — Fermentis S-04 SafAle English Ale 75%

Fermentation

s04 — 68 °F — 15 PSI — 14 days

krispy — 68 °F — 14 days

Carbonation: 2.4 CO2-vol

METRIC

Lime lager

American-Style Lager

4.7% / 11.1 °P

Recipe by
Flora Brewing

All Grain

Clawhammer 120V BIAB

73.7% efficiency

Batch Volume: 41.64 L

Boil Time: 45 min

Mash Water: 50.91 L

Total Water: 50.91 L

Boil Volume: 46.29 L

Pre-Boil Gravity: 1.043

Vitals

Original Gravity: 1.045

Final Gravity: 1.009

IBU (Tinseth): 12

BU/GU: 0.26

Colour: 5.9 EBC

Mash

Strike Temp — 70 °C

Temperature — 67 °C — 45 min

Malts (8.165 kg)

4.082 kg (50%) — Briess Brewers Malt 2-Row — Grain — 3.5 EBC

4.082 kg (50%) — Rahr Pilsner Malt — Grain — 3.3 EBC

Hops (28.3 g)

28.3 g (12 IBU) — Citra 13.1% — Boil — 15 min

Miscs

10 items — lime zest from 10 limes — Flameout

10 items — lime juice 10 limes — Primary

Yeast

1 pkg — Escarpment Yeast Labs Krispy 82%

1 pkg — Fermentis S-04 SafAle English Ale 75%

Fermentation

s04 — 20 °C — 1.03 Bar — 14 days

krispy — 20 °C — 14 days

Carbonation: 2.4 CO2-vol

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[prodanman]

Recently brewed a Mexican Lime Lager. Turned out great & in fact took 1st place at Homebrewing Competition

[Kveiksmithdaryl]

This recipe sounds really interesting, I've brewed using Orange Zest in the past and really loved what it did to my stout

[RobertJohnson-udbn]

I am inspired to use this recipe, lime is one of my favorite flavors always has been

[tooidiotsbrewingcompany]

I will have to give this one a try for a nice refreshing boating beer.

[jaskats]

Thanks for another great video! The Brewfather link says the recipe is no longer being shared. Was that on purpose? Thanks again.

[RetrGamingKyle]

Cool brew! Reminds me of the Elderflower Lime Mint Lutra Pseudo lager I did. It was an extract test batch with pils dme rice solids and motueka hops. Needed more lime will add the juice next time.

[nromagnola]

This is absolutely my next brew! Thanks!

[tomknight]

That zesting setup is amazing! I tried a recipe inspired by your coconut lime beer last year, summer is approaching fast so before long it's definitely time for another 🍻

[pjoter]

Watching this while drinking my first hop water 🙂

[SchmegmaOnToast]

Currently lagering a pseudo-lager I did with Lutra, it's clean AF so far. Will try this recipe next. 👍

[StingerBeeCo]

I just finished lagering a malt liquor, 11% abv, came out quite excellent

[gillachapelle]

just brewed this, scaled it to 4 gallons...fermented with dried lutra it turns out nicely

[Dayman.]

Looks great. Can you reshare the recipe link it seems to no longer work.

[eddy_with_a_y]

I’ve heard fermenting the juice, instead of adding it in after fermentation/in the keg, can get you some crazy flavours. Do you think, after doing this recipe, you would add it in at the same time again? Asking because I’m literally in the boil of this right now hahaha

[stanleygrover]

Its been below 0 degrees here at night. Hoping for 40 degrees high later this week

[brookside_brews]

please update when you figure out the BF setting for CH System. I have been having trouble dialing it in.

[SyBernot]

Hey have you tried making hop water and have you seen the vid on Oleo Citrate?

[Falariun]

I think Jus Brewin called it the "Martin Keen lean" lol.

[jacjuet]

Less talking more making beer..might make the beer come out great...stop talking..

[PetraKann]

Cant call it a lager if the temperature is not lower and the right yeast is not used which works in a different part of wort inside the fermenter. Lagering is actually a specific technique used in beer Brewing.