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Revenge of Grainstorm

Revenge of Grainstorm

American Wheat or Rye Beer • Partial Mash • 5 gal

Theodore

Remake of my wheat/rye ale, with oats added this time!

April 1, 2007 pm 05:02pm

3.0/5.0 1 rating

Ingredients (Partial Mash5 gal)

  • 1 lbs Rye Malt

    Rye Malt

    Often used in German Ales and specialty beers

  • 1/4 lbs Crystal Malt 60°L

    Crystal Malt 60°L

    Sweet caramel flavor, deep golden to red color. For dark amber and brown ales.

  • 1 1/8 lbs German Light Munich

    German Light Munich

    For a desired malty, nutty flavor. Lagers, Oktoberfests and bock beer.

  • 1 7/8 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

  • 1/4 lbs American Caramel 40°L

    American Caramel 40°L

    Provides color, a unique flavor, body, and contributes to foam retention and beer stability.

  • 3 lbs Dry Wheat; Muntons

    Dry Wheat; Muntons

    Made with a preponderance of wheat malt (55%) for the production of wheat or Weiss beers. Contains no colored malts or hops.

  • 1/2 lbs Oats Flaked

    Oats Flaked

    Belgian White Ale(wit), other specialty beers.

  • 1.2 oz Northern Brewer - 7.0 AA% whole; boiled 60 min

    Northern Brewer

    Used for bittering with strong flavors and very fragrant in steam beers, dark English ales, and German lagers. Aroma is medium-strong with evergreen and mint overtones.

  • 0.3 oz Saaz - 3.4 AA% whole; boiled 20 min

    Saaz

    Used for finishing pilseners, continental lagers, and wheats. The aroma is spicy and pleasant with fragrant overtones.

  • 0.7 oz Hallertau - 4.8 AA% whole; 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.

  • Wyeast 1332 Northwest Ale™

    Wyeast 1332 Northwest Ale™

    One of the classic ale strains from the Northwest U.S. Breweries. Produces a malty and mildly fruity ale with good depth and complexity.

Notes

Another wheat/rye hybrid. Now with oats!

Style (BJCP)

Category: 6 - Light Hybrid Beer

Subcategory: D - American Wheat or Rye Beer

Range for this Style
Original Gravity: 1.050 1.040 - 1.055
Terminal Gravity: 1.011 1.008 - 1.013
Color: 11.9 SRM 3 - 6
Alcohol: 5.1% ABV 4% - 5.5%
Bitterness: 38.1 IBU 15 - 30

Discussion

Theodore

Refreshing, but a bit too bitter

2007-06-30 11:30am

This reinvention of my Weizenheimer Grainstorm turned out pretty good, but would have been better as a summer quencher with just a bit less hops.

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