Ceedubya
Well-Known Member
I decided a few weeks ago that I needed a "lighter" beer for our upcoming new years eve party. One trip to the local brew supply shop, I was on my way. He talked me into this all extract american wheat style beer. I brewed it up on the 13th of this month. I left it in the Primary for 2 weeks.
This past Saturday I put it in the keg fridge to cool it, and get it ready to keg. Then, late sunday night I racked it to the keg, and force carbed at 30 psi. I tried it out last night, and with a couple more days to go on the CO2, it should be a really good beer, just what I was hoping for my friends that "don't like dark beers"
Anyway, here is the recipe. I added the majority of the dry malt extract with 10 minutes left in the boil, and I ended up with a really nice light yellow beer. I used beersmith to tweak the hops and extract additions a little to keep it within the spec I wanted.
Turtle Wheat
American Wheat or Rye Beer
Type: Extract
Date: 12/14/2008
Batch Size: 5.00 gal
Brewer: Calvin Richards
Boil Size: 2.43 gal Asst Brewer:
Boil Time: 60 min Equipment: Brew Pot (3 Gallon)
Taste Rating(out of 50): 35.0 Brewhouse Efficiency: -
Taste Notes:
Ingredients
Amount Item Type % or IBU
4 lbs 4.0 oz Wheat Dry Extract (8.0 SRM) Dry Extract 80.95 %
1 lbs Wheat Dry Extract (8.0 SRM) Dry Extract 19.05 %
0.75 oz Hallertauer [4.80 %] (60 min) Hops 8.3 IBU
0.50 oz Williamette [5.50 %] (15 min) Hops 3.2 IBU
0.50 oz Williamette [5.50 %] (3 min) (Aroma Hop-Steep) Hops -
0.50 oz Cascade [5.50 %] (3 min) (Aroma Hop-Steep) Hops -
0.25 tsp Irish Moss (Boil 15.0 min) Misc
1 Pkgs American Ale (Wyeast Labs #1056) Yeast-Ale
Beer Profile
Est Original Gravity: 1.046 SG
Measured Original Gravity: 1.046 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.011 SG Measured Final Gravity: 1.010 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 4.53 % Actual Alcohol by Vol: 4.69 %
Bitterness: 20.9 IBU Calories: 202 cal/pint
Est Color: 6.4 SRM Color: Color
This past Saturday I put it in the keg fridge to cool it, and get it ready to keg. Then, late sunday night I racked it to the keg, and force carbed at 30 psi. I tried it out last night, and with a couple more days to go on the CO2, it should be a really good beer, just what I was hoping for my friends that "don't like dark beers"
Anyway, here is the recipe. I added the majority of the dry malt extract with 10 minutes left in the boil, and I ended up with a really nice light yellow beer. I used beersmith to tweak the hops and extract additions a little to keep it within the spec I wanted.
Turtle Wheat
American Wheat or Rye Beer
Type: Extract
Date: 12/14/2008
Batch Size: 5.00 gal
Brewer: Calvin Richards
Boil Size: 2.43 gal Asst Brewer:
Boil Time: 60 min Equipment: Brew Pot (3 Gallon)
Taste Rating(out of 50): 35.0 Brewhouse Efficiency: -
Taste Notes:
Ingredients
Amount Item Type % or IBU
4 lbs 4.0 oz Wheat Dry Extract (8.0 SRM) Dry Extract 80.95 %
1 lbs Wheat Dry Extract (8.0 SRM) Dry Extract 19.05 %
0.75 oz Hallertauer [4.80 %] (60 min) Hops 8.3 IBU
0.50 oz Williamette [5.50 %] (15 min) Hops 3.2 IBU
0.50 oz Williamette [5.50 %] (3 min) (Aroma Hop-Steep) Hops -
0.50 oz Cascade [5.50 %] (3 min) (Aroma Hop-Steep) Hops -
0.25 tsp Irish Moss (Boil 15.0 min) Misc
1 Pkgs American Ale (Wyeast Labs #1056) Yeast-Ale
Beer Profile
Est Original Gravity: 1.046 SG
Measured Original Gravity: 1.046 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.011 SG Measured Final Gravity: 1.010 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 4.53 % Actual Alcohol by Vol: 4.69 %
Bitterness: 20.9 IBU Calories: 202 cal/pint
Est Color: 6.4 SRM Color: Color
