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Lime Tree Lager in a Northern Brewer glass with limes around it.

Lime Tree Lager Extract Recipe Kit

SKU B11870
$49.99

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Lime Tree Lager is the perfect beer for enjoying outside on a warm summer day, or for bringing back memories of warm days during cold and dark winter evenings. A simple malt base of barley and rice paired with a modest addition of classic German Hallertau hops become the stage for the natural lime to shine. Bright, clean, and absolutely refreshing, Lime Tree Lager pairs perfectly with pools, friends, and classic American barbeque fare.

Brewing Notes:

  • Style: Lager
  • Fermentation Range: 48-56°F
  • Original Gravity: 1.041
  • SRM: 2.5
  • IBU: 12
  • ABV: 4.1%

Tasting Notes:

  • Aroma: Very faint sweet malt aroma with no hops present. Prominent lime citrus aroma prevails.
  • Appearance: Light golden straw in color with a fleeting brilliant white head. Moderate clarity due to the addition of lime.
  • Flavor: Clean, crisp fermentation characteristics with very low malt and hops present. Bright acidic lime emerges as the dominant flavor and lingers until the next sip.
  • Mouthfeel: Very light body with low mouthfeel. Clean, quick finish on the palate.

 

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Notes from Brad, Northern Brewer Head Brewer:

Lime Tree Lager is about as simple as recipes get, but don’t be fooled by the simplicity. The base of standard 2-row malt and flaked rice provide a super clean malt character while a modest dose of Hallertau hops gives just enough bitterness to keep everything in balance. The real hero of this recipe is the 100% natural crystallized lime which serves to give the resulting beer an incredibly refreshing and thirst-quenching quality. Brew this one often, as it is just as pleasing on a cold winter night as it is on a sunny, hot summer day.

Yes, this is a lager, but do not worry too much if your temperature control abilities are not all that great. The lager yeast strains paired with this recipe do indeed produce the best results when fermented in the lower 50F range, but these strains will also do well up into the mid 60F range, merely leaving behind a bit more fruity esters than it otherwise would. To successfully brew this recipe, simply try to keep the fermentation temperature as low as you can.”

Additional Information

SKU

B11870

Beer Color
Light
Original Gravity

1.041

Total Time to Make
8 weeks
Regional Style
USA
Alcohol Content

~4.1% abv

Yield
5 Gallons
Beer Style
Lager
Fermentation Type
Lager
Beer Recipe Kit Instructions
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  • 3 stars: 1 (4%)
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Matthew K.
Amazing beer

Very easy to make and great taste. Order this again

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John
Surprisingly good, no lagering required!

This is the ultimate boat beer, clean, crisp, refreshing, and drinkable. This is the one you want after mowing the grass on a hot day. Don’t worry if you can’t lager a brew, just use a clean fermenting yeast like Kveik, or SAF-04. Not perfect, but still very good. I brew it way ahead of time, like a few months, keg it, and just let it age at room temperature. Like all beers, off flavors settle down with aging, and the beer becomes truer to the lager recipe.

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Geoffrey M.
Easy and refreshing!

I made with Kviek Lutra yeast and made it as a pseudo lager. Came out amazing. *Very* lime heavy, which is what I wanted, but you can also reduce the lime additive to taste, as well!

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Manuel L.

Lime Tree Lager Extract Recipe Kit

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Christopher J.R.S.
Favorite at my hone brewery

Everyone who has ever tried this beer absolutely loves it! Easy to brew and a crowd favorite!

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Richard W.
Great Summer Lager

I’ve brewed about 50 gallons of Lime Tree Lager over this summer. It’s a refreshing, poolside crowd pleaser! I used Kviek yeast every time and have fermented between 73-95 degrees F. I recommend a cold crash before kegging/bottling for clarity.

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Buster's B.
Lime Tree Lager

Happy with the way this brew turned out. Great summertime beer. It has been enjoyed by many different style beer drinkers. Will likely brew this one again next summer!

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Mike B.
Refreshing

I've made at least a dozen Northern Brewer Recipes and this is one of my favorites. Very refreshing on a warm day. Very good clarity with a beautiful blonde color. I like to add one cup brewers crystals to increase ABV. I do three fermentations. Be sure to lager at least 4 weeks.

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Arne N.
Great beer

I have made quite a few of Northern Brewer beers. Service, quality,and of course a great beer every time. I finished a Mango Kolsch. One of the best I ever made. Now I have the lime
It is not a shandy. Great beer flavor without horrible hop aftertaste. The lime becomes a brightness specifically when you really chill it to max. Would do again. Getting ready to make Dragon Silk for 2 and time. Awesome stout
Thanks to all at Northern Brewers. You make my hobby tasty 😋.

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THOMAS H.
Lime Tree Lager Extract Recipe Kit

Hello, I brewed this kit as an Ale cause I didn't have the refrigerator to do steps 16 & 17, to lager it for 4 weeks so after the 2 week fermentation we bottled it with fizz drops for 2 weeks. I turned out pretty good

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Jeff R.
Under pressure

This one turned out amazing. It does have an amazing balance of lime. This is the first attempt at brewing under pressure and it turned out perfect. I will be brewing this again. Very light and crisp in the summer heat. Thanks.

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Paul M.

Lime Tree Lager Extract Recipe Kit

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Don S.
Lime tree lager

This is my favorite beer to brew. It is easy to make and tastes great. It takes a while from brewing day to drinking day, but it is worth it.

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Kyle W.

I have not brewed yet

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Christine F.
My New Favorite

Lime Tree Lager has quickly become my go-to home-brew and one of my favorites to drink (and my wife’s absolute favorite!). I’ve brewed it several times now and it always comes out crisp, clean and refreshing. Lagering and cold crashing is an extra step but one well worth it!

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James S.

This has quickly become my favorite recipe; the lager is cool and light, and the lime crystals are just the right amount of flavor that doesn’t overwhelm the taste. My ‘consumers’ all agree this is a perfect warm weather thirst quencher.

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JB
Great flavor if it's what you are looking for.

It hit me once i was dunpacking and double checking the ingredients, this is a BL lime clone. It's a flavor I enjoyed as a guilty pleasure back when. It makes for a nice straw colored brew, bordering between beer and seltzer. I'd take this recipe and vary it with different flavorings make al the BL flavors.

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Geroge P.

Lime Tree Lager Extract Recipe Kit

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Steve K.

Nice and easy to make

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kevin r.
Good Summer Drinker

I'll try to give you a detailed review of what I did and how it turned out. I took a 5 year break from brewing and this is my second batch getting back into it again. Brewed at Thanksgiving, used Saflager W34/70 lager yeast and fermented at 62F for 2 weeks, transferred to keg and put 5 psi on it. It say in my garage for 3 weeks with temps in the 30's. Then mixed up 2/3 of the lime extract in 12 ounces of boiling water and added it to keg, raised pressure to 13psi and left it for 5 more days. This was my first time lagering and first time lagering in a keg. Tasted this weekend after total of about 4 weeks in the keg.

Overall a very clean, crisp light lager. It finished for me at 4.73% ABV. If you are thinking about something like Bud Light Lime, this is a little different and for me, that's a good thing. The base beer is a little lighter and crisper. For me Bud Light Lime has too much lime in your face. I dialed the lime back to 2/3 and feel it was a good hint of lime without it being too much. The lime flavor is slightly different than BL Lime as well but again for me that's a good thing.

Overall, this is the beer you have ice cold in the middle of the summer after you just got done cutting the lawn and you come and pound a couple of these to cool down. I'll drink this down and likely brew again in May to have during the summer heat.

Overall 4 stars, hard to say what's keeping it from a 5 star other than this type of beer for me would be tough to be a 5 star taste beer. Overall good beer, will likely make again.

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Michael C.
Ok but a bit of after taste

Kit was great but the beer was only OK the lime taste was a bit overwhelming at the end and had a bit of a chemical:artificial aftertaste.

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Rick T.
Lime Tree lager

Good beer Flavoring is good

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Eric M.
Too easy

Everything is spelled out for a brewer to follow. Just kegged today and doing a natural carbonation. We will see how it turns out.

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Matthew S.
Lime Lager

This beer is crisp, light and refreshing. It is not overwhelming. We followed the recipe, but also added lime zest. Cooling the beer was more than we anticipated. But we will definitely make this again!

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James C.
Lime Tree Lager Extract Recipe Kit

Haven't Brewed yet but look forward to very soon. Sure that it will turn out great as have all other brews I have completed from NB. Thanks

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John R.
Lime Lager

We brewed the lager over a month ago and fermented for 5 weeks at approximately 40-42 F. We hit the FG and got an ABV of 4.2%. We tasted the beer last night and got very positive response. We will be serving it tomorrow night at a function. We expect many people will enjoy it. Some of the tasters who are serious beer aficionados thought the lime was too strong in taste but others who are not beer drinkers loved it. I think it is a good lager to introduce people to beer.

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george d.
Light, crisp and refreshing.

I made this as an ale instead of a lager. I have to say it didn’t disappoint. Everyone I gave it to, loved it. It is a a tasty, crisp low alcohol brew with a crisp lime flavor. This is a repeat offender. I highly recommend this one.

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Customer
Lime Tree Lager

Finally got this in the keg. Gotta say it’s pretty tasty! Wish this kit came out a little earlier in the summer though. Very light and clear beer and just the right amount of lime. Not the most exciting beer I’ve made but my first attempt at a lager.

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Kaare K.

I just started this recipe and I'm excited to see how it turns out. However, I am wondering if anyone knows how I add the lime crystals when using Fast Prime instead of priming sugar? It's my first time using Fast Prime instead of priming sugar so I don't want to screw this batch up by adding the lime incorrectly. Any assistance would be appreciated.

John A.O.

I love Lime Tree Lager. On my 3rd batch. I also use Fast Prime mostly. But I would recommend using priming sugar in boiled water, otherwise you must ensure the crystals are completely dissolved somehow. Good luck!

Jeffrey W.

Add after fermentation either way. It just needs to mix in.

James S.

Just dissolve it in boiling water and add it to the batch, just as you would if you were using priming sugar.