American Wheat Beer Choptiany Wheat

6D. American Wheat or Rye Beer

2.5kg 2-row Pale Malt
2.5kg American Wheat Malt

1oz Sterling 5.5%AA 60m 24.2 IBU
0.5oz Sterling 5.5%AA 10m 2.1 IBU
0.5oz Sterling 5.5%AA 0m 0.0 IBU

Single Temperature Infusion mash
60m @ 152˚

Wyeast 2565 Kölsch

Made this for a friend, kept 12 of them. A nice floral-citrus hop note, bread and crackers, dry and light. Refreshing. A really nice light sweet Kölsch fruit note adds a lot to it. This recipe owes a lot to Jamil; it was also our test-run for Sterling hops. They passed.

This isn't a terrifically original or interesting recipe, but it works out really well into a nice, balanced beer. I like them a little more adventurous, but this might be our most successful recipe to date. It's worth posting because the Sterling-Kölsch-Wheat marriage is just so wonderful.

Did you get the stirling hops local?

Freshops via Noble Grape.

I've talked to Josh at lazyacres, though, and he plans to sell through the Noble Grape this year.

-Kai

edit: he doesn't grow sterling. I guess it's freshops then.