Recipe Type: All Grain
Yeast: S-05
Yeast Starter: no
Additional Yeast or Yeast Starter: no
Batch Size (Gallons): 5.5
Original Gravity: 1.053
Final Gravity: 1.008
IBU: 22.2
Boiling Time (Minutes): 60
Color: 5.7
Primary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp): 21 days @ 65F
Secondary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp): n/a
Tasting Notes: Nice, rounded spiciness from the rye malt. Delicious on a hot summer day.

Valley Road Summer Ale
6-D American Wheat or Rye Beer
Author: Marc L
Date: 6/12/10

Size: 5.5 gal
Efficiency: 84.38%
Attenuation: 84.8%
Calories: 173.52 kcal per 12.0 fl oz

Original Gravity: 1.053 (1.040 - 1.055)
Terminal Gravity: 1.008 (1.008 - 1.013)
Color: 5.7 (3.0 - 6.0)
Alcohol: 5.89% (4.0% - 5.5%)
Bitterness: 22.2 (15.0 - 30.0)

Ingredients:
2.5 lb Pale Wheat Malt
1.5 lb Rye Malt
3 lb Vienna Malt
.5 lb Honey Malt
1.5 lb Wheat Flakes
.5 lb Rice Hulls
1 tsp Ferm-Cap S - added during boil, boiled 60 min
14.17 g Centennial (8.7%) - added during boil, boiled 60 min
28.35 g Cascade (5.4%) - added during boil, boiled 10 min
1 ea Whirlfloc Tablets (Irish moss) - added during boil, boiled 10 min
1 lb Honey
14.17 g Cascade (5.4%) - added during boil, boiled 0 min
11 g Fermentis US-05 Safale US-05

Schedule:
Ambient Air: 70.0 °F
Source Water: 60.0 °F
Elevation: 0.0 m

00:05:00 Mash in - Liquor: 4.25 gal; Strike: 165.9 °F; Target: 150 °F
01:20:00 Rest - Rest: 75 min; Final: 147.2 °F
01:20:00 Sparge - first runnings: 0.0 gal sparge @ 168.0 °F, 0.0 min; Sparge #1: 3.82 gal sparge @ 190.0 °F, 0.0 min; Total Runoff: 6.78 gal

Notes


1.053>1.008
84%
7g>5.5g

Results generated by BeerTools Pro 1.5.3

I just brewed a second batch of this yesterday using all Northern Brewer hops. .5 oz @ 60, 1 oz. @ 10, and .5 oz @ 5. We'll see how it turns out.