From Aslin Beer in Alexandria, Virginia, here’s a homebrew-scale recipe for the watermelon version of their paleta-inspired El Frutero, featuring additions of sea salt, habañero, and lime.
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Courtesy of Aslin Beer in Alexandria, Virginia, this is a recipe for the watermelon version of El Frutero, inspired by fruit-and-chile paletas, those Mexican frozen treats made with fresh fruit. It gets a bunch of watermelon at flameout for flavor, with careful additions of habañero, lime, and salt to help evoke the Mexican treats.
ALL-GRAIN
Batch size: 5 gallons (19 liters)
Brewhouse efficiency: 72%
OG: 1.050
FG: 1.011
ABV: 5.1%
IBUs: N/A
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