Summers Pleasure

This is an American Wheat beer. It comes in at 6-percent abv with a lightly spicy, estry, tangy and tart, wheaty flavor just balanced with the bitterness.

Brewer:	Michael Parks		Email:	witbeer@juno.com
Beer:	Summers Pleasure		Style:	American Wheat
Type:	Extract w/grain		Size:	5 gallons
Color:	6 HCU (~5 SRM)		Bitterness:	25 IBU
OG:	1.058		FG:	1.012
Alcohol:	5.9% v/v (4.6% w/w)
Water:	Tap or bottled water
Grain:	2 lb. American 2-row 1 lb. Wheat malt
Steep:	Use a single step infusion starting at 150-152°WITH 1 gallon of water. Steep grains in grain bag for 30-45 minutes, tea bag grains every 15 minutes. Discard grain bags and sparge with 1 gallon of water at 170°
Boil:	90 minutes	SG 1.072	4 gallons
	3.3 lb. Light malt extract 3.3 lb. Wheat extract
	Add 2 more gallons of water and extract to the wort and bring to a boil and let it do the rest. Since this is wheat, please no Irish moss or any other clarifying agent.
Hops:	2 oz. Saaz (3.75% AA, 60 min.) .60 oz. Saaz (3.75% AA, 20 min.)
Yeast:	Recommended an American wheat strain such as Wyeast 1010 or White Labs WLP320
Log:	Ferment for 1 week or until fermentation stops. Transfer to secondary fermenter for one additional week.
Carbonation:	2/3 to 3/4 of corn sugar to 1 pint of water. Boil for five minutes and add to bottling bucket slowly.

Recipe posted 02/20/06.