Not Your Ma's Raspberry Wheat

Brewer:	Raven Brewing		Email:	-
Beer:	Not Your Ma's Raspberry Wheat		Style:	Wheat w/Fruit Beer
Type:	Extract w/grain		Size:	5 gallons
Color:	7 HCU (~6 SRM)		Bitterness:	18 IBU
OG:	1.052		FG:	-
Alcohol:	-
Grain:	1 lb. Wheat malt .5 lb. American crystal 10L .5 lb. British Carastan .5 lb. Flaked rye
Steep:	bag Malts and Flaked Rye put in cold water heat to 160F turn off heat let steep for 30 min.
Boil:	minutes	SG 1.086	3 gallons
	6 lb. Wheat extract
	add 1tsp Irish Moss with 15 min left in boil. after 60 min boil remove hops add 1 1/2 pound of both Raspberries and Currents let steep for 30 min.
Hops:	1 oz. Mt. Hood (4.5% AA, 60 min.) 1 oz. Mt. Hood (4.5% AA, 15 min.)
Yeast:	Wyeast American Wheat used pint starter,Use blow off tube
Log:	Primary 1 week, rack to secondary over 1/2 pound Raspberries and Currents leave for one week. bottle with 3/4 cup corn sugar.
Tasting:	The Color is actually a nice reddish because of the fruit. I wasn't sure about this one I brewed this because I had a lot of both raspberries and currents in freezer after tasting it I can't stop drinking it.

Recipe posted 03/03/09.