Sunny Beach Wheat

Beach time again. This is a family favorite

Brewer:	Uncle Ralph		Email:	-
Beer:	Sunny Beach Wheat		Style:	American Wheat
Type:	Extract w/grain		Size:	5 gallons
Color:	3 HCU (~3 SRM)		Bitterness:	14 IBU
OG:	1.060		FG:	1.004
Alcohol:	7.3% v/v (5.7% w/w)
Water:	1 tps - water crystals
Grain:	1 lb. Wheat malt
Steep:	Add grains to muslin sack. Steep in 1.5 gal of water maintained at 65C for 45 minutes. Slowly rinsed 1 gal of 78C water through sack in colander above boil pot.
Boil:	60 minutes	SG 1.121	2.5 gallons
	6.6 lb. Wheat extract 1 lb. Honey
	1 tsp - Irish Moss The peel of 6 large fresh oranges was added to the boil for the last 30 minutes in a muslin sack.
Hops:	1 oz. Kent Goldings (5% AA, 45 min.) 1 oz. Kent Goldings (5% AA, 15 min.) 1 oz. Kent Goldings (aroma)
Yeast:	Wyeast 1010XL American Wheat Yeast smack pack. The peel of 2 fresh oranges was finly chopped and placed in a muslin sack and added to the fermenter. Added 25 drops of beano to the fermenter.
Log:	Allow 7 days for primary fermentation using blow-off fermenter. Must use a blow-off fermenter, the beano makes the intial fermentation kick. Transfer to secondary. Add 1 tbs of finings gel to cup of cold water and allowed to swell for 30 minutes. Heated to 82C then cooled to 30C before adding to secondary. Topped to 5 gallons with coldwater. Insert standard air lock. Allow to ferment another 7 days.
Carbonation:	1 Tbs cane sugar to prime beano does the rest. Cut sugar in half since I will package in small kegs
Tasting:	The plan is to take a keg to the beach for happy hour and watch the tide come in. Who will float first, the keg or us? GAME ON!

Recipe posted 05/19/09.