h1. Grapefruit Honey Ale - One Gallon Batch

"Brooklyn Brew Shop":http://brooklynbrewshop.com/ - This was a recipe from their book titled "Beer Making Book":http://brooklynbrewshop.com/accessories/brooklyn-brew-shop-beer-making-book

* Pale ale
* brewed on Sun, May 4
* bottled on Sun, May 18. produced 8 bottles. 

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+More notes+


* during bottling, we drank some of the beer, and i disliked the taste because of the grapefruit, but DD likes grapefruit, so all is well. maybe we'll try this recipe again with a different fruit, such as the Mackinaw Peach.
* according to the book, it's suppose to have a 5.5% ABV.
* we drank a bottle on Jun 4, and it tasted fine. the strong grapefruity taste must have subsided during bottling. the fruity taste exists, but it's mild, and acceptable to me. i like the wit beer better though.
* as of Jun 15, 2014, this is an enjoyable beer. crisp and refreshing. nice for summer. it's supposedly the number one seller for the Brooklyn Brew Shop, and I can understand that. I would probably enjoy it more if it was made with an orange instead of a grapefruit.
* as the beer warms in the glass, I notice the grapefruit flavor less. 


+Ingredients+

* peel from one scrubbed and dried grapefruit, warmed in a 250-degree oven for about 20 minutes.
* English Pale malt
* Victory malt
* Caramel 10 malt
* Caramel 20 malt
* torrified wheat
* Columbus hops
* Amarillo hops
* Belgian Candi Sugar
* honey added to the boil
* English ale yeast, Safale S-04
* honey for bottling

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