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AMERICAN WHEAT

AMERICAN WHEAT

American Wheat or Rye Beer • All Grain • 5.0 gal

ENZO THE BREWER

December 27, 2000 pm 05:45pm

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Ingredients (All Grain5.0 gal)

  • 5 lbs American 2-row

    American 2-row

    Yields a slightly higher extract than Six Rox brewers Malt. Tends to give a smoother, less grainy flavored beer. Some brewers claim they can detect a significant difference in flavor. Lower protein and will yield a lower color than Six-Row Brewers Malt

  • 5 lbs German Wheat Malt Light

    German Wheat Malt Light

    Typical top fermented aroma, produces superb wheat beers.

  • 1 lbs Dextrine Malt

    Dextrine Malt

    In light-colored beers to give additional body. Adds richness without color.

  • .5 oz Hallertau - 3.5 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min

    Hallertau

    Good for all around bittering and finishing stock ales, Belgian ales, and continental style lagers. Aroma is mild, pleasant and flowery.

  • .5 oz Hallertau - 3.5 AA% pellets; boiled 5 min

    Hallertau

    Good for all around bittering and finishing stock ales, Belgian ales, and continental style lagers. Aroma is mild, pleasant and flowery.

  • 2 tsp IRISH MOSS - (omitted from calculations)

    IRISH MOSS

  • White Labs WLP862 Cry Havoc

    White Labs WLP862 Cry Havoc

    Licensed from Charlie Papazian, this strain can ferment at ale and lager temperatures, allowing brewers to produce diverse beer styles. The recipes in both Papazian's books, The Complete Joy of Homebrewing and The Homebrewers Companion, were originally developed and brewed with this yeast.

Style (BJCP)

Category: 6 - Light Hybrid Beer

Subcategory: D - American Wheat or Rye Beer

Range for this Style
Original Gravity: 1.052 1.040 - 1.055
Terminal Gravity: 1.010 1.008 - 1.013
Color: 3.9 SRM 3 - 6
Alcohol: 5.5% ABV 4% - 5.5%
Bitterness: 9.5 IBU 15 - 30

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