Peachy Keen Wheat
Wheat Beer with Peaches and Flavor
Brewer: | David Dover | Email: | ddover@arches.uga.edu | |||||
Beer: | Peachy Keen Wheat | Style: | Fruit Wheat | |||||
Type: | Extract w/grain | Size: | 5 gallons | |||||
Color: |
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Bitterness: | 14 IBU | |||||
OG: | 1.053 | FG: | 1.010 | |||||
Alcohol: | 5.6% v/v (4.4% w/w) | |||||||
Water: | Bottled water for the fermenter; tap water for the boil | |||||||
Grain: | 8 oz. American crystal 20L | |||||||
Steep: | Steeped crystal in a grain sock up to the boil; sparged in 1 cup of hot water |
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Boil: | 60 minutes | SG 1.133 | 2 gallons | |||||
4 lb. Light malt extract 3 lb. Wheat malt (dry) |
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Added 2 tsps of crushed coriander seeds to the boil At the end of the boil, I steeped 3 lbs of pureed peaches in the wort for 15 minutes |
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Hops: | 1 oz. Liberty (4% AA, 60 min.) | |||||||
Yeast: | I used Edme ale yeast with no starter | |||||||
Log: | Racked into secondary after 10 days Racked into a second secondary after 7 days to remove any other fruit particles Bottled 5-7 days later |
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Carbonation: | 3/4 cup of corn sugar to prime 1/2 tsp of gelaten in warm water for clearing 1 bottle of Peach extract flavoring |
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Tasting: | After a week in the bottle, still sort of yeasty with hint of coriandar. There was little peach flavor at that time but is expected to come in to the picture at the end of conditioning. |
Recipe posted 11/06/97.