killian
Well-Known Member
so Im going to be brewing with the wife & this is what Im working on.
she brewed my first extract batch with me about 4 years ago, but has had no interest in brewing sense, so Im going to show her an all grain batch tomorrow and I wanted to brew something she would be excited about. I normally brew darker beers and I think she is scared of a darker lovibond. So Im going to brew my 1st all grain wheat beer, please give me any ideas you have. Im milling the grain today right after I post so the grist cant change.
7.5 lbs two row base malt
6 lbs wheat malt
.5 lbs Munich malt
1 oz 5%alpha fuggles @ 60min
.5 oz 4% alpha hallertau @ 20min
nottingham no starter
2oz blueberry extract for 1 week in the secondary
1-2 lbs frozen blueberries for a week or two
the mash-60min @ 153-154 with 1.29qt/lb
so 4.5 gallons of strike water, losing 1.5 gallons to absorption giving me 3.1gallons from the first runnings, batch sparging with 3.5-4 gallons to collect 6.5-7 gallons for the boil.
Im not sure about the fruit & extract but I have only used extract once and ended up with gushing bottles (years ago). That batch I added the extract at bottling and the article in byo that gave me the idea for this recipe called for the extract in the secondary and the frozen I thought with a bigger grain bill I might want a little more blueberry flavor, I dont want it to be too sweet but to have some noticeable flavor.
I am a little concerned about a stuck sparge, but I havent had any problems sense I started batch sparging.
she brewed my first extract batch with me about 4 years ago, but has had no interest in brewing sense, so Im going to show her an all grain batch tomorrow and I wanted to brew something she would be excited about. I normally brew darker beers and I think she is scared of a darker lovibond. So Im going to brew my 1st all grain wheat beer, please give me any ideas you have. Im milling the grain today right after I post so the grist cant change.
7.5 lbs two row base malt
6 lbs wheat malt
.5 lbs Munich malt
1 oz 5%alpha fuggles @ 60min
.5 oz 4% alpha hallertau @ 20min
nottingham no starter
2oz blueberry extract for 1 week in the secondary
1-2 lbs frozen blueberries for a week or two
the mash-60min @ 153-154 with 1.29qt/lb
so 4.5 gallons of strike water, losing 1.5 gallons to absorption giving me 3.1gallons from the first runnings, batch sparging with 3.5-4 gallons to collect 6.5-7 gallons for the boil.
Im not sure about the fruit & extract but I have only used extract once and ended up with gushing bottles (years ago). That batch I added the extract at bottling and the article in byo that gave me the idea for this recipe called for the extract in the secondary and the frozen I thought with a bigger grain bill I might want a little more blueberry flavor, I dont want it to be too sweet but to have some noticeable flavor.
I am a little concerned about a stuck sparge, but I havent had any problems sense I started batch sparging.