Here's a crowd pleaser for the summer. The ladies love it too as I came up with it from toying with BierMuncher's classic
SWMBO Slayer. I call it "Evil Charlie's Dog Drool." Long story behind the name which I won't get into.
(^My awesome photoshop skills at work for the label)
5.5 gallon boil
O.G. - 1.058
Fermentables
* 2.00 lbs Flaked Wheat steeped in for 60 minutes before boil @ 150F
* 3.00 lbs Light Pilsen DME for 60 minutes of boil
* 3.00 lbs Bavarian Wheat LME for 60 minutes boil
Hops
* 1.2 oz Willamette (4.7% Alpha Acid) for 60 minutes of boil
Yeast
* Wyeast 3944 - Belgian Wit yeast
Misc
* 0.50 lbs Dark Belgian beet rock candi @ the start of the boil
* 0.50 lbs White Belgian rock candi (Yeah, I mix em. It's just what I do.)
* 1.00 oz Sweet orange peel added @ 30 minutes of boil
* 4.00 lbs of frozen strawberries added to secondary fermentor before racking
Notes:
*Honestly I don't really worry about the gravity readings at this point anymore. I just brew it and it comes out pretty dang good every time. IIRC it's about a 6% ABV beer. Just make sure to do the primary fermentation with a blow-off tube or you will have a potential yeasty/grainy mess the next morning after brew day. Fair warning.
*Blanche the strawberries after thawing them properly. Blanching involves putting the strawberries into boiling water for 2 minutes or so. This has the desired effect of both pasteurizing them and softening them up to get them to release their sweet, sweet nectar.
*I typically do the primary fermentation for 2-3 weeks before racking to secondary on top of the strawberries. Then I let them sit with the strawberries in the secondary fermentor for a single week. This is a quick beer and honestly it is best enjoyed sooner rather than later. This is a beer for the impatient brewer. I have seen this beer be fully carbed after a mere 4-5 days after bottling.
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