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I had planned on doing this three weeks ago in hopes that a wheat would be ready by Thanksgiving, but other stuff got in the way. Would be nice if this will still make that date. Any chance? OG was kind of high. Any thought on the recipe?
Dark Honey Wheat
6.6lb Wheat LME
3.3lb Amber LME
1 lb Orange Blossom Honey
8 Oz Carapils
8 Oz Caramel 40L
2 Oz Tettnanger Hops
1/4 oz Sweet Orange Peel
Wyeast 3056 Bavarian Wheat Liquid Yeast
6 1/2-Gallon Glass Primary
Steep grains in 1 ½ gal distilled water @ 155 dgrs for 40 min
60 minute boil:
amber LME before start
1 oz hops @ start
½ oz hops @ 30 min
½ oz hops and orange peel w/ 5 min to go
Flame out at 60 minutes
Add wheat LME and honey / Stir Well
Let stand covered for 10 minutes
Cool pot in ice bath
Pour onto 3 gallons chilled distilled water
Top to 5 gallons
Original Gravity 1.074
Aerate w/ Oxynator 2 x 20 seconds
Yeast pitched at 66 degrees
Ferment @ 64-68 degrees
Dark Honey Wheat
6.6lb Wheat LME
3.3lb Amber LME
1 lb Orange Blossom Honey
8 Oz Carapils
8 Oz Caramel 40L
2 Oz Tettnanger Hops
1/4 oz Sweet Orange Peel
Wyeast 3056 Bavarian Wheat Liquid Yeast
6 1/2-Gallon Glass Primary
Steep grains in 1 ½ gal distilled water @ 155 dgrs for 40 min
60 minute boil:
amber LME before start
1 oz hops @ start
½ oz hops @ 30 min
½ oz hops and orange peel w/ 5 min to go
Flame out at 60 minutes
Add wheat LME and honey / Stir Well
Let stand covered for 10 minutes
Cool pot in ice bath
Pour onto 3 gallons chilled distilled water
Top to 5 gallons
Original Gravity 1.074
Aerate w/ Oxynator 2 x 20 seconds
Yeast pitched at 66 degrees
Ferment @ 64-68 degrees