Sin Lima Mexican Lager
Brewed: 02/21/2021 Kegged: 11/14/2020
The SheppyBrew Brew Master published a blog article in 2014 in which he publicly declared Bud Light Lime one of the "9 Beers I don't Drink".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."
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.

Sin Lima Mexican Lager --- Batch 2 |
Style |
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International Pale Lager |
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Batch Size |
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6.00 gal |
Type |
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All Grain |
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Boil Size |
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7.09 gal |
Brewhouse Efficiency |
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70.00 |
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Boil Time |
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60 minutes | Recipe Characteristics
Recipe Gravity |
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1.043 SG |
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Estimated FG |
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1.009 SG |
Recipe Bitterness |
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19.9 IBUs (Rager) |
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Alcohol by Volume |
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4.5 % |
BU : GU |
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0.460 |
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Recipe Color |
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3.5 SRM |
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Measured OG: |
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1.042 |
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| Ingredients
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 |
- |
- |
2.00 g |
Epsom Salt (MgSO4) (Mash) |
Water Agent |
4 |
- |
- |
9 lbs |
Pilsner (2 Row) Ger (2.0 SRM) |
Grain |
5 |
90.0 % |
0.70 gal |
1 lbs |
Vienna Malt (3.5 SRM) |
Grain |
6 |
10.0 % |
0.08 gal |
1.000 oz |
Perle [8.90 %] - Boil 30.0 min |
Hop |
7 |
17.7 IBUs |
- |
1.00 Items |
Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 15.0 mins) |
Fining |
8 |
- |
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1.000 oz |
Saaz [3.50 %] - Boil 5.0 min |
Hop |
9 |
2.3 IBUs |
- |
1.0 pkg |
Mexican Lager (White Labs #WLP940) [35.49 ml] |
Yeast |
10 |
- |
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1.000 oz |
Saaz [3.50 %] - Dry Hop 14.0 Days |
Hop |
11 |
0.0 IBUs |
- |
0.50 tsp |
Gelatin (Bottling 1.0 days) |
Fining |
12 |
- |
- |
Mash Profile
Mash Steps
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 Recipe Notes 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=90,Mg=14,Na=21,SO4=156,Cl=66,HCO3=104 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 |
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(1.039 SG) |
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(7.09 gal) |
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