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OrangeBlossom Special

OrangeBlossom Special

American Wheat or Rye Beer • All Grain • 5.76 gal

Legman

Orange Blossom Honey Wheat Ale

April 4, 2009 pm 09:25pm

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Ingredients (All Grain5.76 gal)

  • 4 lbs German Wheat Malt Light

    German Wheat Malt Light

    Typical top fermented aroma, produces superb wheat beers.

  • 3 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

  • .25 lbs Crystal Malt 80°L

    Crystal Malt 80°L

    Body and Richness. Distictive Nutty flavor and or sweet, smooth caramel flavor and a red to deep red color. For porters, old ales.

  • .4 lbs Dextrine Malt

    Dextrine Malt

    In light-colored beers to give additional body. Adds richness without color.

  • 1 lbs Honey

    Honey

    Imparts sweet and dry taste. For honey and brown ales. Also: specialty ales.

  • .88 oz Amarillo® - 8.2 AA% pellets; boiled 65 min

    Amarillo®

    Grown in Washington. A newer multi-use hop with a nice citrus-flower bouquet and medium-high acid content suited for bittering. Used in American Ales and IPAs.

  • 1 oz Amarillo® - 8.2 AA% pellets; boiled 1 min

    Amarillo®

    Grown in Washington. A newer multi-use hop with a nice citrus-flower bouquet and medium-high acid content suited for bittering. Used in American Ales and IPAs.

  • 1 tsp Irish Moss - (omitted from calculations)

    Irish Moss

  • 1 tbsp 5.2 Stabizer - (omitted from calculations)

    5.2 Stabizer

  • White Labs WLP001 California Ale

    White Labs WLP001 California Ale

    This yeast is famous for its clean flavors, balance and ability to be used in almost any style ale. It accentuates the hop flavors and is extremely versatile.

Notes

Hops @ 65 min. are First Wort Hopped. Orange Blossom Honey added @ 1 min. of the boil.

Style (BJCP)

Category: 6 - Light Hybrid Beer

Subcategory: D - American Wheat or Rye Beer

Range for this Style
Original Gravity: 1.044 1.040 - 1.055
Terminal Gravity: 1.004 1.008 - 1.013
Color: 5.8 SRM 3 - 6
Alcohol: 5.3% ABV 4% - 5.5%
Bitterness: 34.1 IBU 15 - 30

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