Sin Lima Mexican Lager
Brewed: 8/8/2021 Kegged: 8/23/2021
I'm not totally against lime. I'm not totally against Bud Light. For some reason, I HATE Bud Light Lime. Or at least I did last time I tried it.
Does it exist anymore?
"Bud Light Lime. To be honest, I don't know what it is about Bud Light Lime. I am not against lime. I am not even totally against lime in beer. I am not completely anti-Bud Light. There is just something disgusting about Bud Light Lime to me. I've tried it. I won't make that mistake again."
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.
About this time, I bought a Anvil Foundry brewing system. This was my first recipe in the new system.
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 Anvil Foundry, see Sheppy's Blog: Anvil.
For more information on Bud Light Lime, see Sheppy's Blog: Bud Lite Lime.
For more information about Sin Lima, see Sheppy's Blog: Sin Lima.
| Sin Lima Mexican Lager --- Batch 3 (293) |
| 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 | 19.6 IBUs (Rager) | Alcohol by Volume | 4.5 % | ||||
| BU : GU | 0.452 | ||||||
| Recipe Color | 3.5 SRM |
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| Measured OG: | 1.043 | Measured FG: | 1.008 | ||||
| ADF: | 81 | Measured ABV: | 4.6 |
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 | - | - |
| 0 g | Epsom Salt (MgSO4) (Mash) | Water Agent | 4 | - | - |
| 1.00 tsp | Lactic Acid (Mash) | Water Agent | 5 | - | - |
| 9 lbs | Pilsner (2 Row) Ger (2.0 SRM) | Grain | 6 | 90.0 % | 0.70 gal |
| 1 lbs | Vienna Malt (3.5 SRM) | Grain | 7 | 10.0 % | 0.08 gal |
| 1.000 oz | Perle [7.10 %] - Boil 35.0 min | Hop | 8 | 17.3 IBUs | - |
| 1.00 Items | Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 15.0 mins) | Fining | 9 | - | - |
| 1.000 oz | Saaz [3.50 %] - Boil 5.0 min | Hop | 10 | 2.3 IBUs | - |
| 1.0 pkg | Mexican Lager (White Labs #WLP940) [35.49 ml] | Yeast | 11 | - | - |
| 1.000 oz | Saaz [3.50 %] - Dry Hop 14.0 Days | Hop | 12 | 0.0 IBUs | - |
| 0.50 tsp | Gelatin (Bottling 1.0 days) | Fining | 13 | - | - |
Mash Profile
| 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
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=85,Mg=8,Na=21,SO4=145,Cl=72,HCO3=104
Acid addition based on BeerSmith predicted pH. Should lower from 5.8 to 5.4.
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
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| Pre-boil OG | (1.039 SG) | Pre-boil Vol | (7.09 gal) | |||
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