Mashed 3 lbs flaked wheat with 1 lb 6 row (I had some 6 row laying around and it has the high diastatic power) at 150 and batch sparged. Used an oz. of something for bittering for ~25 IBU's. When boil was 10 minutes from complete, put in 6 lbs Northern Brewer's Wheat LME. Threw in an oz. of Hallertau at flame out.
Chilled and mixed with good clean water for an SG ~1.060. (a lil over 5 gal)
Threw in about half a US-05 yeast cake from a light cream ale.
Fermented 15 days in 62-64 degree closet.
Primed with table sugar for 3.5 vols CO2.
I freaking love this beer and it all came about with stuff I had laying around or reused, other than the LME. Kinda like cleaning out the fridge and making a killer pot of chili or soup. It reminds me very much of blue moon but the citrus flavor isn't specific to orange and doesn't come from orange itself like blue moon, but rather esters and hops. I was worried that with the ABV at 6%+ for a wheat beer, it might have a bit of alcohol warmth to it, which I find undesirable unless I'm drinking liquor.
Chilled and mixed with good clean water for an SG ~1.060. (a lil over 5 gal)
Threw in about half a US-05 yeast cake from a light cream ale.
Fermented 15 days in 62-64 degree closet.
Primed with table sugar for 3.5 vols CO2.
I freaking love this beer and it all came about with stuff I had laying around or reused, other than the LME. Kinda like cleaning out the fridge and making a killer pot of chili or soup. It reminds me very much of blue moon but the citrus flavor isn't specific to orange and doesn't come from orange itself like blue moon, but rather esters and hops. I was worried that with the ABV at 6%+ for a wheat beer, it might have a bit of alcohol warmth to it, which I find undesirable unless I'm drinking liquor.
