Pucker up Lemon Wheat

This is a great summer beer. Light and refreshing. I am not normally a "fruit beer" fan but this is my one exception.

Brewer:	D&C Brewery		Email:	longspeak9@aol.com
Beer:	Pucker up Lemon Wheat		Style:	American Wheat
Type:	Extract w/grain		Size:	5 gallons
Color:	6 HCU (~5 SRM)		Bitterness:	28 IBU
OG:	1.054		FG:	1.010
Alcohol:	5.7% v/v (4.5% w/w)
Water:	Living in Colorado there is no real need for water treatment.
Grain:	.5 lb. American crystal 40L
Steep:	Add the grains to ~6 gallons of water and steep until the water reaches 160 degrees.
Boil:	60 minutes	SG 1.045	6 gallons
	6 lb. Wheat extract 1 lb. Honey
Hops:	1 oz. Cascade (6% AA, 60 min.) .5 oz. Tettnanger (4.5% AA, 30 min.)
Yeast:	I used White labs ready to pitch yeast California V.
Log:	One week in the primary fermenter at ~68 degrees. Two weeks in the secondary. And about two weeks in the bottle. I opened one at one week and it was good, just a bit flat.
Tasting:	Very tasty. This is a fruit beer for all of you who don't like fruit beers.

Recipe posted 03/10/01.