
Ed's Head Caramel Wheat
Dunkelweizen • Partial Mash • 5.5 gal
A great tasting wheat beer...this recipe is similar to one that I have already brewed....just tweaked a little
October 21, 2012 pm 11:40pm
Ingredients (Partial Mash, 5.5 gal)
- 2 lbs
Carawheat®; Weyermann®
Carawheat®; Weyermann®
German-grown top-quality wheat (2004 harvest). Product Characteristics: Nearly 100% level of caramelization. Adds creaminess, body, color, and some phenolic wheat flavors to top-fermented beers. Recommended Quantities: Up to 30% of total grain bill for wheat beers, up to 5% for pale ales, up to 15% for dark ales Suitability (beer styles): Ales: Hefeweizen, Dunkelweizen, top-fermented brews
- 1 lbs
Dark Wheat Malt; Weyermann®
Dark Wheat Malt; Weyermann®
German-grown top-quality wheat (2004 harvest). Product Characteristics: Signature malt for Bavarian Dunkelweizen and similar beers. Adds creaminess, body, and complex wheat flavors, as well as some color to top-fermented beers. Recommended Quantities: Up to 70% in Bavarian-style Weizenbiers Suitability (beer styles): Ales: Dunkelweizen, Weizenbock, Weizendopplebock, pub wheat ales, light or low-alcohol beers
- 3 lbs
Dry Amber Extract
Dry Amber Extract
Cream-colored and full-flavored; will produce amber colored beers such as pale ales, IPAs, and bitters. Made of pale and crystal malts.
- 2 lbs
Wheat Dry; Brewferm
Wheat Dry; Brewferm
Highest quality malt extract powder. Does not contain any proteins.
- .5 oz
Cluster - 7.0 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min
Cluster
Used for bittering and flavor qualities in light and dark American lagers. Aroma is very floral.
-
White Labs WLP028 Edinburgh Scottish Ale
White Labs WLP028 Edinburgh Scottish Ale
Scotland is famous for its malty, strong ales. This yeast can reproduce complex, flavorful Scottish style ales. This yeast can be an everyday strain, similar to WLP001. Hop character is not muted with this strain, as it is with WLP002.
Style (BJCP)
Category: 15 - German Wheat and Rye Beer
Subcategory: B - Dunkelweizen
Range for this Style | |||
---|---|---|---|
Original Gravity: | 1.053 | 1.044 - 1.056 | ![]() |
Terminal Gravity: | 1.012 | 1.010 - 1.014 | ![]() |
Color: | 15.2 SRM | 14 - 23 | ![]() |
Alcohol: | 5.3% ABV | 4.3% - 5.6% | ![]() |
Bitterness: | 16.0 IBU | 10 - 18 | ![]() |
Discussion
Pretty Good Beer
2013-10-21 9:06pm
It came out pretty darn good this time, although I think it was better last time. Not quite sure why though.