Always Summer, Lemon Ale
American Wheat or Rye Beer • Extract • 5 gal
Very light and crisp. Slight hint of lemon, very mild hop flavor. Great summer beer.
July 6, 2004 pm 02:42pm
Ingredients (Extract, 5 gal)
- .5 lbs
American 6-row Pale
American 6-row Pale
Tends to increase lautering efficiency due to a stiffer husk. May be used as the base malt for any beer style. The enzymes in all varieties of the current crop are sufficient to support high percentages of specialty malts and adjuncts.
- 3 lbs
Liquid Light Extract
Liquid Light Extract
A brewer can create any beer style with this extract when used as a base in conjunction with colored malts and selected hops. Contains no colored malts or hops.
- 3 lbs
Liquid Amber Extract
Liquid Amber Extract
Amber is used predominantly in the production of medium-colored beers such as pale ales, IPAs, and bitters.
- 1 lbs
Wheat Flaked
Wheat Flaked
Belgian White Ale(wit), other specialty beers.
- 1 oz
Saaz - 5.0 AA% whole; boiled 60 min
Saaz
Used for finishing pilseners, continental lagers, and wheats. The aroma is spicy and pleasant with fragrant overtones.
- 1 oz
Saaz - 5.0 AA% whole; boiled 15 min
Saaz
Used for finishing pilseners, continental lagers, and wheats. The aroma is spicy and pleasant with fragrant overtones.
- .5 tsp
Irish Moss - (omitted from calculations)
Irish Moss
- 1 oz
Lemon Peel - (omitted from calculations)
Lemon Peel
-
Wyeast 1056 American Ale™
Wyeast 1056 American Ale™
Used commercially for several classic American ales. This strain ferments dry, finishes soft, smooth and dean, and is very well balanced.
Notes
Steep the Grain and Wheat Flakes in 6 quarts of 150 degree water for 20 minutes. Rinse with 1 gallon 150 degree water. Add the Malt Extract. Bring total volume to 3 gallons for the boil. After any foaming subsides add 1 ounce of the Hops. Boil for 45 minutes. Add the lemon, the second ounce of Hops, 1 ounce of Irish Moss and anything else you might like at this point. Continue the boil for another 15 minutes. Cool and transfer to Primary Fermenter with a total of 5 gallons of water. Ferment in Primary for no more than one week and no more than one week in the secondary fermenter. Keg, cool and force carbonate. Notes: The lemon is the peel of one lemon.
Style (BJCP)
Category: 6 - Light Hybrid Beer
Subcategory: D - American Wheat or Rye Beer
| Range for this Style | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Original Gravity: | 1.049 | 1.040 - 1.055 | |
| Terminal Gravity: | 1.012 | 1.008 - 1.013 | |
| Color: | 8.7 SRM | 3 - 6 | |
| Alcohol: | 4.9% ABV | 4% - 5.5% | |
| Bitterness: | 24.1 IBU | 15 - 30 |
