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Strawberry Wheat
Weizen/Weissbier • All Grain • 5.5 gal
Light, refreshing fruit beer for summertime. Any type of fruit may be used.
May 23, 2005 am 09:51am
4.0/5.0 1 rating
Ingredients (All Grain, 5.5 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
- 5 lbs
Midwest Wheat Malt
Midwest Wheat Malt
Light flavor and creamy head. For American weizenbier, weissbier and dunkelweiss.
- 1 oz
Saaz - 3.1 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min
Saaz
Used for finishing pilseners, continental lagers, and wheats. The aroma is spicy and pleasant with fragrant overtones.
- 10 lb
strawberries - (omitted from calculations)
strawberries
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White Labs WLP029 German Ale/Kölsch
White Labs WLP029 German Ale/Kölsch
From a small brewpub in Cologne, Germany, this yeast works great in Kölsch and Alt style beers. Good for light beers like blond and honey. Accentuates hop flavors, similar to WLP001. The slight sulfur produced during fermentation will disappear with age a
Notes
Freeze strawberries in ziploc bags. Before adding to secondary, allow to thaw and then crush them in the bags. Add to secondary and rack beer on top. Remember to use a 6.5 gallon carboy for this stage. Tertiary in 5-gallon to meld fruit flavors and clear the beer.
Style (BJCP)
Category: 15 - German Wheat and Rye Beer
Subcategory: A - Weizen/Weissbier
| Range for this Style | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Original Gravity: | 1.046 | 1.044 - 1.052 |  |
| Terminal Gravity: | 1.011 | 1.010 - 1.014 | |
| Color: | 3.5 SRM | 2 - 8 | |
| Alcohol: | 4.5% ABV | 4.3% - 5.6% | |
| Bitterness: | 14.7 IBU | 8 - 15 | |
Discussion
Very refreshing
2005-06-08 1:51pm
A good, tart, thirst-quenching beer. I ended up using raspberries because they were on sale when I racked to secondary. I have a fair amount of pectin haze, but it does not seem to affect the flavor at all. Let me know if you try any other fruits. I wouldn't mind any feedback...
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