I bought the ingredients and I'll be brewing this one in the driveway in a couple hours. I decided that I wanted the fruitiness that comes with London III and Strisselspalt to complement the lemon-lime of the Moteuka.
I'm calling it Sommergarten Amber. It meets 10.B American Amber and barely makes 10.A American PA. It could use another 15 IBUs for a 10.A.
Grain Bill
7lb Belgain 2 row
1.5oz Crystal 60L
12oz torrified wheat
6oz biscuit malt
Hops
0.5oz Motueka, 7.4% AA, 60 minutesf
0.5oz Motueka, 7.4% AA, 40 minutes
0.35oz Motueka, 7.4% AA, 20minutes
0.35oz Motueka, 7.4% AA, 5 minutes
0.3oz Motueka, 7.4% AA, flameout
1oz Strisselspalt, 2.3% AA, 60 flameout
Mash 150F
Wyeast 1318 - London Ale III
OG = 1.052
FG = 1.014
ABV = 5.0%
IBU = 30
SRM 12.5
EDIT: I had a terrible brew day.
1. Hit the 122F protein rest.
2. Missed the 150F rest. Over shot it to 160F.
3. Ran to the freezer and quickly added some ice. In my panic, overshot the cooling to 135F.
4. Used the rest of the mash water to get it back to 150F.
5. Pulled a decoction to raise it to 168F to mash out.
6. Decided to extend the boil to 90 minutes because of the ice addition.
7. Hops went as scheduled.
8. Because I boiled too long, I only collected 4.25 gallons of wort. OG = 1.059. So, it's likely to end up around 5.6%.
The good news is it looks and tastes great. Very nice caramel color to it.