Mr. D's Happypigweisen

It was a hit! Made everyone very very happy as the alcohol is hidden by the great taste.

Brewer:	Ken Dunmire		Email:	kjdunmire@yahoo.com
Beer:	Mr. D's Happypigweisen		Style:	American Wheat
Type:	Extract w/grain		Size:	5.5 gallons
Color:	10 HCU (~7 SRM)		Bitterness:	19 IBU
OG:	1.060		FG:	1.021
Alcohol:	5.1% v/v (4.0% w/w)
Water:	Good bottled water
Grain:	8 oz. Wheat malt 8 oz. Belgian CaraMunich
Steep:	Placed bagged grains in 4 gallons cold and left in until 160°. Sparged at 170° with 1 quart.
Boil:	60 minutes	SG 1.083	4.0 gallons
	8 lb. Wheat extract 8 oz. Honey
	8 oz Clover honey 15 minutes before end of boil.
Hops:	.75 oz. Hallertauer (5.25% AA, 60 min.) .75 oz. Hallertauer (5.25% AA, 30 min.) .5 oz. Hallertauer (5.25% AA, 15 min.)
Yeast:	White Labs liquid American Hefeweisen.
Log:	Plastic primary for 12 days at 65°. Glass secondary for 7 days at 65°. 1 1/4 lbs DME at bottling.
Tasting:	This beer was allready starting to condition after 3 days, and good tasting to. This stuff just kept getting better with time and was like drinking a different beer every few days. I am brewing another batch next weekend, but with a different honey. Why not!

Recipe posted 02/15/04.