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Apricot Ginger Wheat Ale
My first fruit beer. I decided to use a combination of 1 three lb can of apricaot puree in the secondary fermenter, and one bottle (4 oz) of apricot extract added at bottling.
| Brewer: | Brewess | Email: | - | |||||
| Beer: | Apricot Ginger Wheat Ale | Style: | fruit beer | |||||
| Type: | Extract | Size: | 6 gallons | |||||
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Bitterness: | 25 IBU | |||||
| OG: | 1.045 | FG: | 1.014 | |||||
| Alcohol: | 4.0% v/v (3.1% w/w) | |||||||
| Boil: | 70 min minutes | SG 1.039 | 7 gallons | |||||
| 6 lb. wheat/barley DME | ||||||||
| Added two oz of grated ginger at start of boil. | ||||||||
| Hops: | 1.5 oz. Cascade (5.8% AA, 60 min.) | |||||||
| Yeast: | Wyeast 1272 | |||||||
| Log: | Brewed on 7/29. Pitched yeast at 74° and fermented at 70-72°. Racked to secondary on 8/2 on top of 1 three lb can of apricot puree. Bottled on 8/8 with one 4 oz bottle of apricot extract. Final gravity was actually 1.011. | |||||||
| Carbonation: | 3/4 cup corn sugar | |||||||
| Tasting: | Very drinkable by mid-Ausust. Good fruit flavor. Tart and dry. Continues to improve. One of my favorite beers. As good as Sam Adams Cherry Wheat. Next time, I would add ginger at end of boil and increase it to three oz. It's there, but I would like to taste it a bit more. |
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Recipe posted 08/25/98.
