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Sunny Beach Wheat

Beach time yet again. Time for the beach!

Brewer: Uncle Ralph Email: -
Beer: Sunny Beach Wheat Style: American Wheat
Type: Extract w/grain Size: 5 gallons
Color:
3 HCU (~3 SRM)
Bitterness: 9 IBU
OG: 1.069 FG: 1.004
Alcohol: 8.3% v/v (6.5% w/w)
Water: 1 tps - water crystals
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.
Boil: 60 minutes SG 1.137 2.5 gallons
6.6 lb. Wheat extract
2 lb. Honey
1 tsp - Irish Moss
Hops: 1 oz. Mt. Hood (4.5% AA, 45 min.)
.5 oz. Mt. Hood (4.5% AA, 15 min.)
.5 oz. Mt. Hood (aroma)
Yeast: Wyeast 3068XL Weihenstepah Weizen Yeast smack pack.
Added 25 drops of beano to the fermenter.
6 tsp McCormic Pure Orange Extract was added to fermenter
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.
Carbonation: 1 Tbs cane sugar to prime beano does the rest. Cut sugar in half
since I will package in small kegs
Tasting: MMMMmmmmmm Happy hour on the beach, nothing better.

Recipe posted 05/30/11.