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Doldrum Wheat Ale
I like wheat beers in the Summer (who doesn't?). I like experimenting with grain bills and hop schedules. This is what I came up with. I've got right around 9 gallons perking away in the primary and I'm happier then a pig in shit!
| Brewer: | Beer Lord | Email: | galloway@gtcom.net | |||||
| Beer: | Doldrum Wheat Ale | Style: | Wheat Beer | |||||
| Type: | Partial mash | Size: | 10 gallons | |||||
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Bitterness: | 25 IBU | |||||
| OG: | 1.045 | FG: | 1.012 | |||||
| Alcohol: | 4.2% v/v (3.3% w/w) | |||||||
| Grain: | 6 lb. British pale 2 lb. Flaked rye 2 lb. Raw wheat 4 oz. Belgian chocolate |
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| Mash: | 50% efficiency | |||||||
| Added grains to 3 gallons of 140° water. Raised to 155° and held for a few hours. Sparged with 2 gallons 170° strike water. Stirred in extract. Brought kettle level to 10 gallons |
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| Boil: | 60 minutes | SG 1.045 | 10 gallons | |||||
| 7 lb. Wheat extract | ||||||||
| Added 1/2 oz Centennial hops for first wort hopping. After hot break add 1 oz Centennial. At 30 min. added 1 oz Hallertauer. Added 1 oz Saaz at knockout. Crashed cooled, racked to fermentor, areated the wort and pitched the slurry. | ||||||||
| Hops: | 1 oz. Centennial (10.5% AA, 60 min.) 1 oz. Hallertauer (4.25% AA, 30 min.) 1 oz. Saaz (aroma) |
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| Yeast: | 2 packs of Safeale(dried) yeast to a pint of warm water 1 hour before pitching. | |||||||
| Log: | Will ferment at 62 to 68 degrees for 10 days. Will rack to kegs. | |||||||
Recipe posted 04/27/01.
