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Cactus Pear Hefeweizen

Cactus Pear Hefeweizen

Fruit Beer • Partial Mash • 5 gal

FartKnocker

Strange... I know. Should be delicious.

March 21, 2009 pm 05:03pm

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Ingredients (Partial Mash5 gal)

  • 0.75 lbs Maris Otter Pale

    Maris Otter Pale

    An English thoroughbred and a favored choice of malt for many brewers. Simpsons' Maris Otter has a rich and nutty flavor and despite its small, berry size has a strong husk. This malt delivers predictable brewhouse performance with modest, yet consistent extracts. Brewers can expect good runoffs with clear wort.

  • 2.5 lbs German Wheat Malt Light

    German Wheat Malt Light

    Typical top fermented aroma, produces superb wheat beers.

  • 2 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.

  • 2 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.

  • 1 lbs Rye Flaked

    Rye Flaked

    Imparts a dry, crisp character. Use in rye beers.

  • 0.5 oz Tettnanger - 4.5 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min

    Tettnanger

    Mild, slightly spicy. 'Noble'.

  • 0.5 oz Tettnanger - 4.5 AA% pellets; boiled 30 min

    Tettnanger

    Mild, slightly spicy. 'Noble'.

  • 0.5 oz Hallertau - 4.5 AA% pellets; boiled 15 min

    Hallertau

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

  • 1.5 lb Cactus Pears (end of boil) - (omitted from calculations)

    Cactus Pears (end of boil)

  • 1.5 lb Cactus Pears End of boil) - (omitted from calculations)

    Cactus Pears End of boil)

  • Wyeast 3068 Weihenstephan Weizen™

    Wyeast 3068 Weihenstephan Weizen™

    Unique top-fermenting yeast which produces the unique and spicy weizen character, rich with clove, vanilla and banana. Best results are achieved when fermentations are held around 68F.

Notes

Another .5 oz added of Hallertau added at the end of boil. 1.5 lbs Cactus Pears (peeled & sliced) added at the end of boil. 1.5 more lbs added to secondary.

Style (BJCP)

Category: 20 - Fruit Beer

Subcategory: A - Fruit Beer

Range for this Style
Original Gravity: 1.053 1.026 - 1.120
Terminal Gravity: 1.011 0.995 - 1.035
Color: 6.5 SRM 1 - 50
Alcohol: 5.6% ABV 2.5% - 14.5%
Bitterness: 20.6 IBU 0 - 100

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