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Sunny Beach Wheat
Beach time again. This is a family favorite
| Brewer: | Uncle Ralph | Email: | - | |||||
| Beer: | Sunny Beach Wheat | Style: | American Wheat | |||||
| Type: | Extract w/grain | Size: | 5 gallons | |||||
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Bitterness: | 11 IBU | |||||
| OG: | 1.060 | FG: | 1.004 | |||||
| Alcohol: | 7.3% v/v (5.7% w/w) | |||||||
| Water: | 1 tps - water crystals |
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| Grain: | 1 lb. Wheat malt | |||||||
| Steep: | Add grains to muslin sack. Steep in 1.5 gal of water maintained at 65C for 45 minutes. Slowly rinsed 1 gal of 78C water through sack in colander above boil pot. |
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| Boil: | 60 minutes | SG 1.121 | 2.5 gallons | |||||
| 6.6 lb. Wheat extract 1 lb. Honey |
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| 1 tsp - Irish Moss The peel of 6 large fresh oranges was added to the boil. |
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| Hops: | 1 oz. Saaz (3.75% AA, 45 min.) 1 oz. Saaz (3.75% AA, 15 min.) 1 oz. Saaz (aroma) |
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| Yeast: | Wyeast 3944XL Belgin Wit Yeast smack pack. Added 25 drops of beano to the fermenter. |
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| Log: | Allow 7 days for primary fermentation using blow-off fermenter. Must use a blow-off fermenter, the beano makes the intial fermentation kick. Transfer to secondary. Topped to 5 gallons with coldwater. Insert standard air lock. Allow to ferment another 7 days. |
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| Carbonation: | 1 Tbs cane sugar to prime beano does the rest. Cut sugar in half since I will package in small kegs |
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| Tasting: | The plan is to take a keg to the beach for happy hour and watch the tide come in. Who will float first, the keg or us? GAME ON! |
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Recipe posted 06/13/09.
