Theoretical Strawberry Wheat
A theoretical strawberry wheat beer meant to satisfy the thirst of an all female baby shower guest list.
Brewer: | Matthew R. | Email: | mathstew@gmail.com | |||||
Beer: | Theoretical Strawberry Wheat | Style: | American Wheat | |||||
Type: | All grain | Size: | 5.5 gallons | |||||
Color: |
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Bitterness: | 16 IBU | |||||
OG: | 1.042 | FG: | 1.008 | |||||
Alcohol: | 4.4% v/v (3.4% w/w) | |||||||
Water: | R.O. water, no minerals added. | |||||||
Grain: | 3.5 lb. American 2-row 4 lb. Wheat malt .6 lb. American crystal 20L |
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Mash: | 76% efficiency | |||||||
Mash: 155*F for 70 minutes (I mashed hot to counteract the Nottingham ale yeast's tendency to over-attenuate). | ||||||||
Boil: | 60 minutes | SG 1.031 | 7.5 gallons | |||||
Hops: | .66 oz. Cascade (6% AA, 60 min.) | |||||||
Yeast: | Nottingham dry ale yeast, rehydrated. | |||||||
Log: | Add 10 lbs fresh ripe strawberries to secondary for 10 days. Freeze strawberries first and thaw them in a sanitized container to release more fruit flavor. | |||||||
Carbonation: | Keg and force carb. | |||||||
Tasting: | Fantastic fresh strawberry nose and flavor. Uncanny fresh fruit impact. Pleased a crowd of 30+ non-beer drinkers. I'll definitely brew this one again, perhaps with a little more malt impact... but the level of strawberry would be unchanged. |
Recipe posted 04/26/10.