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Brewing Discussions => All Grain Brewing => Topic started by: colm89 on January 28, 2021, 08:35:28 PM

Title: Rascals fruitopolis recipe advice
Post by: colm89 on January 28, 2021, 08:35:28 PM
Keen to have a go at whipping up something similar to the above and was pleased to see they at least list the raw ingredients on their website:

Malt: Pale, Crystal, Wheat.
Hops: Magnum, Amarillo, El Dorado, Mandarina Bavaria.
Yeast: WLP001
Other: Orange Zest, Tropical Fruit Purees.
ABV: 4.3%

So whipped up the following (8 litre batch):

Fermentables (1.42 kg)
1.05 kg - Pale Malt 6.5 EBC (73.9%)
210 g - Wheat Malt Pale 3.9 EBC (14.8%)
160 g - Crystal Light 88.5 EBC (11.3%)

Hops (120 g)
60 min - 4 g - Magnum - 12% (18 IBU)
15 min - 8 g - Amarillo - 9.2% (13 IBU)
15 min - 8 g - Mandarina Bavaria - 8.5% (12 IBU)
0 min - 12 g - Amarillo - 9.2%
0 min - 12 g - El Dorado - 15%
0 min - 12 g - Mandarina Bavaria - 8.5%
Dry Hops
4 days - 22 g - Amarillo - 9.2%
4 days - 22 g - Mandarina Bavaria - 8.5%
4 days - 20 g - El Dorado - 15%

Miscellaneous
15 min - Boil - 0.5 items - Whirlfloc
15 min - Boil - 8.44 g - Yeast Nutrients
5 min - Boil - 20 g - Orange Peel, Sweet
Secondary - 2.5 ml - Passionfruit Puree

Yeast
0.5 pkg - White Labs California Ale WLP001

Would be keen to hear your input as to whether I'm at least on the right track!
Title: Re: Rascals fruitopolis recipe advice
Post by: Water_Wolf on January 28, 2021, 10:01:54 PM
I'm surprised it doesn't have some lactose in it...
Title: Re: Rascals fruitopolis recipe advice
Post by: DEMPSEY on January 29, 2021, 04:55:58 PM
If there is lactose in it then this would be listed on the tin.