Jamaica Mon'

Brewing: Jamiaca Mon'
Features: smooth, malty and delicious (6.0% abv)
Price Range: $20.00

Overall Rating: Brewed On 12-Jun-2010

A palm tree, a steel drumbeat, waves crashing softly on the beach, and a frosty mug of this coppery malt ale, and you're in paradise. Brew it now and enjoy it all summer, or year-round! Yeah Mon!

Jamaica Mon'
Recipe:
1 Can Classic American Blonde Ale
1 Can Mellow Amber UME
1 Pouch Booster™
1 Packet Dry Brewing Yeast (under lid of beer mix)


Fermentation, Carbonation And Conditioning Times:
21 days for fermentation
21 days for carbonation
21 days minimum conditioning at 55-70F
02 days minimum in fridge

Fermentation: 12-Jun/03-Jul (68-76F)
Carbonation : 03-Jul/24-Jul (68-76F)
Conditioning: 24-Jul/14-Aug (55-70F)

Brewer's Comments:
This will be the second Caribbean style beer I have ever brewed. I sampled this brew before bottling and it will make a nice refreshing drink on a hot summer day. I've added this recipe to my reorder list already, this will be one of my favorite warm weather beers.


Fermentation:
The ingredients used in this recipe require average fermentation and carbonation times in order to allow the yeast to work. I typically allow 3 weeks for fermentation at a constant 70F for all my beer recipes.


Carbonation:
Just as in the fermentation process your carbonation times will depend on the complexities of each recipe and the amount of additional ingredients that are added. As a general rule of thumb recipes containing many ingredients will take longer to carbonate than recipes with few ingredients.I let my bottles carbonate for at least 3 weeks before moving them down to the conditioning, or lagering room.


Conditioning/Lagering:
Conditioning, also known as Lagering the beer allows the beer's flavors to fully merge and mature in the bottle before drinking. In a basement, with a consistent year round temperature range of 50-65F, naturally brewed beer can be stored for up to 6-12 months as it will be preserved by the alcohol. Prior to drinking the beer should be refrigerated for 24-48 hours and served cold in a clean glass.