FLORIDA SUNSHINE HONEY WHEAT

I LOVE THE TASTE OF AN ORANGE ZEST IN A GLASS OF WHEAT BEER. SO, I ADDED THE ZEST AND THE JUICE OF TWO ORANGES. IT ADDED A FRESH CRISP TASTE ALONG WITH THE ORANGE BLOSSEM HONEY.

Brewer:	BILL ERWIN		Email:	-
Beer:	FLORIDA SUNSHINE HONEY WHEAT		Style:	American Wheat
Type:	Extract w/grain		Size:	5.5 gallons
Color:	2 HCU (~3 SRM)		Bitterness:	11 IBU
OG:	1.052		FG:	1.012
Alcohol:	5.2% v/v (4.1% w/w)
Water:	AS USUAL I USED SOFTENED WATER FROM MY HOUSE SYSTEM.
Grain:	0.77 lb. German Vienna
Steep:	STRUCK THE GRAINS WITH COLD WATER RAISED THE TEMP. TO BOILING. I DID AN OPS, I LET THE WATER BOIL PRIOR TO GETTING THE GRAIN OUT.
Boil:	60 minutes	SG 1.095	3 gallons
	5.11 lb. Wheat extract 2.04 lb. Honey
	1t OF IRISH MOSS THE LAST 15 OF THE BOIL. 2 LBS OF ORANGE BLOSSOM HONEY, ZEST AND JUICE LARGE ORANGES.
Hops:	1 oz. Tettnanger (3.8% AA, 60 min.) .5 oz. Tettnanger (3.8% AA, 15 min.)
Yeast:	WHITE LABS WLP 300 (HEFEWEIZEN)
Log:	COOLED TO BELOW 80 DEGREES, PITCHED YEAST. PRIMARY (SWAMP METHOD) FEMENTATION LASTED ABOUT 10 DAYS. SECONDARY WAS PLACED INTO REFRIDGERATOR FOR ABOUT 4 DAY, RACKED INTO CORNEY KEG AND FORCED CARBONATED AT ABOUT 25PSI
Carbonation:	2.5 volumes	Keg: 14.9 psi @ 45°F
Tasting:	AFTER ABOUT 48 HOURS, THE BEER TASTED CRISP WITH A SWEET AFTER NOTE, LOW HOPS WITH NO BITTERNESS. I COULD BARELY MAKE OUT THE ORANGE TASTE. IT SHOULD BE MORE PROMINATE AFTER IT AGES. I WILL NEXT TIME AROUND, AND THERE WILL BE, HOLD THE PRIMARY TEMP. A LITTLE LOWER AND HOLD ON SECONDARY FOR A FEW MORE DAYS, ABOUT 10. I RUSHED IT. I COULD NOT WAIT TO DRINK IT. OVER ALL THE BEER IS PLEASENT AND WILL BE MADE AGAIN AS A SUMMER BEER.

Recipe posted 03/27/03.