
B-1 Bomber
American Wheat or Rye Beer • All Grain • 5 gal
Mile High Monks
February 20, 2003 am 08:28am
Ingredients (All Grain, 5 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
- 4 lbs
Midwest Wheat Malt
Midwest Wheat Malt
Light flavor and creamy head. For American weizenbier, weissbier and dunkelweiss.
- .5 lbs
American Caramel 60°L
American Caramel 60°L
Mild caramel,nutty flavor, sweet. adds color
- .5 lbs
Belgian Cara-Pils
Belgian Cara-Pils
Significantly increases foam/head retention and body of the beer.
- 2 lbs
Honey
Honey
Imparts sweet and dry taste. For honey and brown ales. Also: specialty ales.
- 1 oz
Hallertau - 4.5 AA% pellets; boiled 40 min
Hallertau
Good for all around bittering and finishing stock ales, Belgian ales, and continental style lagers. Aroma is mild, pleasant and flowery.
- 1 oz
Hallertau - 4.5 AA% pellets; boiled 20 min
Hallertau
Good for all around bittering and finishing stock ales, Belgian ales, and continental style lagers. Aroma is mild, pleasant and flowery.
- 1 oz
Hallertau - 4.5 AA% pellets; boiled 10 min
Hallertau
Good for all around bittering and finishing stock ales, Belgian ales, and continental style lagers. Aroma is mild, pleasant and flowery.
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Lallemand 3767 Nottingham
Lallemand 3767 Nottingham
Low concentrations of fruity and estery aromas. Neutral for Ale yeast, allowing for malty profile.
Notes
My adaptation of B-52 using 2-row malt and a single 153' infusion mash. Batch sparged.
Style (BJCP)
Category: 6 - Light Hybrid Beer
Subcategory: D - American Wheat or Rye Beer
Range for this Style | |||
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Original Gravity: | 1.061 | 1.040 - 1.055 | ![]() |
Terminal Gravity: | 1.015 | 1.008 - 1.013 | ![]() |
Color: | 10.7 SRM | 3 - 6 | ![]() |
Alcohol: | 6.0% ABV | 4% - 5.5% | ![]() |
Bitterness: | 27.9 IBU | 15 - 30 | ![]() |
Discussion
Wheat
2003-06-16 6:09am
This beer is awesome. After 3 weeks in the keg, it is so smooth, refreshing and full of flavor. I have compared it side, by side to the original B-52, with the step mash schedule and this one is actually better. If you make it, please post the results here.