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Title: Smithwicks Challenge winner
Post by: Donny on July 11, 2017, 02:26:21 PM
Jamaican Me Crazy

15 Liters

2.2kg  Marris Otter
0.2kg  Carapils Malt Briess
0.2kg  Chateau Cara Blond


7.5g Citra @ 30min
7.5g Galaxy @15min

American Dream liqiud yeast

7 days primary @ 19C
rack onto lime zest from 10 limes  (leave the zest soak in vodka for 2 days before hand) and 6 pulped mangos

5 days secondary @ 19C followed by 3 days @ 22C

cold crash for 2 days and racked onto 30g of Galaxy hops for 7 days.

bottle primed and conditioned
Title: Re: Smithwicks Challenge winner
Post by: johnrm on July 12, 2017, 12:28:10 AM
Good man, thanks for recipe.
Congrats again!
Title: Re: Smithwicks Challenge winner
Post by: Skittlebrau on July 12, 2017, 10:15:50 AM
Thanks for Sharing. Interesting recipe.
Title: Re: Smithwicks Challenge winner
Post by: Gerryjo on July 12, 2017, 11:58:34 AM
Interesting recipe for sure...

Gerry

Title: Re: Smithwicks Challenge winner
Post by: DEMPSEY on July 12, 2017, 07:27:16 PM
A good sounding recipe that and a cracking name for it. :)
Title: Re: Smithwicks Challenge winner
Post by: Donny on July 12, 2017, 10:39:22 PM
Cheers lads. A lot of people love the name alright.
Title: Re: Smithwicks Challenge winner
Post by: coolkidirish on September 18, 2017, 12:31:35 AM
Great looking recipe, was it a 60min or just a 30min boil?
Title: Re: Smithwicks Challenge winner
Post by: Donny on September 18, 2017, 12:50:26 PM
60min boil
Title: Re: Smithwicks Challenge winner
Post by: coolkidirish on February 09, 2018, 09:09:05 PM
I'm going to try this tomorrow, have the ingredients now :)

What ABV did it turn out at? I think Beersmith is estimating about 4.4%, does that sound about right?

Thanks again for sharing the recipe
Title: Re: Smithwicks Challenge winner
Post by: Hingo on February 11, 2018, 12:25:05 AM
Lovely beer, judged it at the event really pulls off that tropical fruit tone
Title: Re: Smithwicks Challenge winner
Post by: Donny on March 07, 2018, 12:49:49 PM
Quote from: coolkidirish on February 09, 2018, 09:09:05 PM
I'm going to try this tomorrow, have the ingredients now :)

What ABV did it turn out at? I think Beersmith is estimating about 4.4%, does that sound about right?

Thanks again for sharing the recipe

4.5% was the abv in the end.
Title: Re: Smithwicks Challenge winner
Post by: Ceedee on March 08, 2018, 05:52:14 PM
Can anyone recommend an alternative yeast for this? Having a hard time finding American Dream. Is it known by another name ?
Title: Re: Smithwicks Challenge winner
Post by: BrewDorg on March 09, 2018, 04:10:39 PM
Dry: Safale US-05

Liquid: White Labs WLP001 California Ale, Wyeast 1056 American Ale
Title: Re: Smithwicks Challenge winner
Post by: Ceedee on March 12, 2018, 01:33:48 PM
One last question before I click the Checkout button...The hops, were they pellet or leaf ? Want to make sure I get the weight/quantity correct.

Thanks, really looking forward to brewing this as a nice Summer beer, if we get the weather.
Title: Re: Smithwicks Challenge winner
Post by: Donny on March 12, 2018, 02:19:47 PM
Yeah it's a thirst quencher alright. The hops were pellets. Let me know how it goes for you. Don't be afraid to use tinned mango for the fruit addition, il be adding tinned mango to the current batch next week. Trying to simplify the recipe a little. Less mess more success.
Title: Re: Smithwicks Challenge winner
Post by: Ceedee on March 12, 2018, 02:29:10 PM
Cheers for that, ingredients ordered. Will definitely post a follow-up once it's been brewed.

I guess there's less infection risk with using tinned mango and you're guaranteed ripe fruit with none of the hassle of cutting around that big daft stone.
Title: Re: Smithwicks Challenge winner
Post by: DEMPSEY on March 12, 2018, 03:50:12 PM
just a note on using fruit is that the skin has yeast in it.
Title: Re: Smithwicks Challenge winner
Post by: Ceedee on March 28, 2018, 11:07:41 AM
Just racked this into secondary with the mangos and lime. Used tinned as I figured more sanitary than fresh. The smell is amazing!! It'll be hard to keep this one until the end of conditioning  ;)
Title: Re: Smithwicks Challenge winner
Post by: Ceedee on May 15, 2018, 10:25:32 PM
An update on this. It's been conditioning for five or six weeks now and it's turned out pretty good.

I used tinned Mango and it looked like one tin was just over one fresh Mango worth of fruit, so I used five tins...this turned out to not be enough as there is just the faintest hint of Mango in the beer whilst the lime is quite strong. It's definitely drinkable and the Mrs thinks it's tasty, which is always a bonus  ;)

So if anyone is planning to use tinned, use more than you think. I'm going to brew this again but will up the Mango and maybe reduce the lime zest by one or two limes.
Title: Re: Smithwicks Challenge winner
Post by: Donny on May 17, 2018, 07:34:37 PM
I made a version of this very recently. I put way too much mango in and now it over powers everything  ;D Glad it turned out well for you. Id love to try a bottle.
Title: Re: Smithwicks Challenge winner
Post by: Ceedee on May 17, 2018, 10:19:25 PM
PM me an address and I'll stick a bottle or two in the post, no bother! Would appreciate the feedback
Title: Re: Smithwicks Challenge winner
Post by: DEMPSEY on May 18, 2018, 11:53:52 AM
what tinned mango did you use
Title: Re: Smithwicks Challenge winner
Post by: Ceedee on May 18, 2018, 03:41:43 PM
Tesco Mango slices in syrup.

https://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/products/260631736 (https://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/products/260631736)

I rinsed off the syrup as I didn't want the extra sugar, then I mashed them in a sterilised fermenter with a potato masher.
Title: Re: Smithwicks Challenge winner
Post by: DEMPSEY on May 18, 2018, 10:50:19 PM
would this beer be a best served young or would it age well. :-\