Don't be Such a Weiz Guy!
Went to the store and wanted to make a high gravity wheat beer to add Cranberries to when I perform the secondary fermentation. I am determined to make a nice Christmas beer.
Brewer: | Colby Fry | Email: | colbyfry@pa.net | |||||
Beer: | Don't be Such a Weiz Guy! | Style: | Weizenbock | |||||
Type: | Extract w/grain | Size: | 5 gallons | |||||
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Bitterness: | 13 IBU | |||||
OG: | 1.071 | FG: | 1.016 | |||||
Alcohol: | 7.1% v/v (5.6% w/w) | |||||||
Water: | Tap water from the Borough of Shippensburg, Pennsylvania. | |||||||
Grain: | 1 lb. Dextrine malt (Cara-Pils) 1 lb. Flaked wheat |
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Steep: | Crush grains and steep them for 30 minutes @ 150°F in a nylon bag. | |||||||
Boil: | 60 minutes | SG 1.143 | 2.5 gallons | |||||
6.6 lb. Light malt extract 3.3 lb. Wheat extract |
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Irish Moss in boiler for final 15 minutes. Use 2 tsp for such a High Gravity. Add yeast energizer for final 15 minutes. Use Energizer as directed some containers I have say 1TBSP and some say 1/2 tsp. | ||||||||
Hops: | 1 oz. Cascade (5.7% AA, 60 min.) 1 oz. Cascade (5.7% AA, 15 min.) |
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Yeast: | 3 PKGS Danstar Nottingham rehydrated and added to cool wort. Ferment @ 70F for 1 week Transfer to secondary for two weeks.** Tertiery fermentation is needed if fruit is added. Crash Cool to 34F for 1 week, add priming sugar and bottle. Let the bottled beer sit for 4 weeks before drinking. |
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Log: | Primary 1 week Secondary 2 weeks Tertiery for 1 week *** If fruit is added (8lb. cranberries reccomended)sanitize fruit, freeze for 48 hours and add to secondary and then pour beer over them. Move to a third fermenter careful not to bring any fruit with you. Tertiery fermentation for 1 week @ 34F. |
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Carbonation: | 4.0 volumes | Corn Sugar: 6.41 oz. for 5 gallons @ 35°F | ||||||
Boil caps for 10 minutes, add small amount of gelatin (1/2 tsp) to priming sugar so that yeast will settle out of the beer and compact on the bottom. | ||||||||
Tasting: | Tell you on 12/26/01 (I will be drinking the beer on 12/25/01) |
Recipe posted 10/15/01.