One of my firends that has enjoyed drinking my homebrew bought some ingredients for a wheat recipe he found in John Palmer's book. He said if I brewed this recipe that I could keep half of the batch for myself. Here is the recipe printed in 3rd editon of How to Brew (page 215):
Extract recipe for 5 gallons
3.3 lbs. Wheat LME in boil
3.3 lbs. Wheat LME at knockout
Hops: 27 IBUs total
0.5 oz Sterling hops at 60 min.
0.75 oz Liberty Hops at 30 min
1 oz Liberty Hops at finish
Yeast: Nottingham Dry Yeast
Now here is the question: My buddy gave me an extra 1 lb bag of malted wheat that he thought I could either steep or use in a partial mash for this recipe.
1) If I partial mash prior to extract I know I will need to add something else to help with the conversion. Should that be an equal amount of 2 row or 6 row?
2) If partial mashing is not an option would anything be gained by steeping the malted wheat grains prior to extract addition? Can anything else be done with these grains?
3) If I do a partial mash should I try to raise the final volume to 6 gallons?
4) Is my keeping 1/2 of the beer a fair exchange for the labor of brewing and bottling?
Thanks for taking the time to read through this post.
Extract recipe for 5 gallons
3.3 lbs. Wheat LME in boil
3.3 lbs. Wheat LME at knockout
Hops: 27 IBUs total
0.5 oz Sterling hops at 60 min.
0.75 oz Liberty Hops at 30 min
1 oz Liberty Hops at finish
Yeast: Nottingham Dry Yeast
Now here is the question: My buddy gave me an extra 1 lb bag of malted wheat that he thought I could either steep or use in a partial mash for this recipe.
1) If I partial mash prior to extract I know I will need to add something else to help with the conversion. Should that be an equal amount of 2 row or 6 row?
2) If partial mashing is not an option would anything be gained by steeping the malted wheat grains prior to extract addition? Can anything else be done with these grains?
3) If I do a partial mash should I try to raise the final volume to 6 gallons?
4) Is my keeping 1/2 of the beer a fair exchange for the labor of brewing and bottling?
Thanks for taking the time to read through this post.