ben the brewman
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- Recipe Type
- Extract
- Yeast
- safebrew wb-06
- Yeast Starter
- no
- Batch Size (Gallons)
- 5
- Original Gravity
- 1.050
- Final Gravity
- 1.012
- Boiling Time (Minutes)
- 60
- IBU
- 23.2
- Color
- 5.1
- Primary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp)
- 7
- Secondary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp)
- 7
- Tasting Notes
- the wb-06 has a slightly tart flavor that goes well with the watermelon & dextrine
Recipe Specifications
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Batch Size: 5 gal
Boil Size: 6 gal
Estimated OG: 1.045 SG
Estimated Color: 5.1 SRM
Estimated IBU: 23.2 IBU
Boil Time: 60 Minutes
Ingredients:
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Amount Item Type % or IBU
5.50 lb Wheat LME (4 SRM) Extract 64.7%
0.50 lb Aromatic Malt , Belgium (25 SRM) Grain 2.9 %
0.50 lb Cara-Pils/Dextrine (2.0 SRM) Grain 5.9 %
1.00 lb Honey 11.8%
0.50 oz Perle [8.25 %] (60 min) Hops 19 IBU
0.25 oz Perle [8.25 %] (15 min) Hops 2.5 IBU
0.25 oz Perle [8.25 %] ( 5 min) Hops 1.6 IBU
1 Pkgs German Wheat Yeast (Safebrew wb-06) Yeast-Wheat
2.5 cups of watermelon juice
-steeped all grains @155 deg for 30 min.
-added 1 pound of LME at the start of the boil along with the .50oz perle hops
-added the rest of the LME and honey at 15 min when i also added the .25oz perle hops
-added 2.5 cups of watermelon juice in the secondary
next time i brew this im gonna use a belgin wit yeast.
im planing on entering it into a homebrew contest i will post the results when i get them back.
Differnt yeast options
Whitelabs American Hefeweizen (wlp320)
Wyeast American Wheat (1010)
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Batch Size: 5 gal
Boil Size: 6 gal
Estimated OG: 1.045 SG
Estimated Color: 5.1 SRM
Estimated IBU: 23.2 IBU
Boil Time: 60 Minutes
Ingredients:
------------
Amount Item Type % or IBU
5.50 lb Wheat LME (4 SRM) Extract 64.7%
0.50 lb Aromatic Malt , Belgium (25 SRM) Grain 2.9 %
0.50 lb Cara-Pils/Dextrine (2.0 SRM) Grain 5.9 %
1.00 lb Honey 11.8%
0.50 oz Perle [8.25 %] (60 min) Hops 19 IBU
0.25 oz Perle [8.25 %] (15 min) Hops 2.5 IBU
0.25 oz Perle [8.25 %] ( 5 min) Hops 1.6 IBU
1 Pkgs German Wheat Yeast (Safebrew wb-06) Yeast-Wheat
2.5 cups of watermelon juice
-steeped all grains @155 deg for 30 min.
-added 1 pound of LME at the start of the boil along with the .50oz perle hops
-added the rest of the LME and honey at 15 min when i also added the .25oz perle hops
-added 2.5 cups of watermelon juice in the secondary
next time i brew this im gonna use a belgin wit yeast.
im planing on entering it into a homebrew contest i will post the results when i get them back.
Differnt yeast options
Whitelabs American Hefeweizen (wlp320)
Wyeast American Wheat (1010)