Blackberry SHELwheat
American Wheat or Rye Beer • All Grain • 5 gal
Turned out better than I was expecting. Very smooth and easy drinking with a little kick from the blackberry's.
April 30, 2009 pm 05:29pm
Ingredients (All Grain, 5 gal)
- 4 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
- 6 lbs
German Wheat Malt Light
German Wheat Malt Light
Typical top fermented aroma, produces superb wheat beers.
- 1 lbs
Caramel Wheat Malt
Caramel Wheat Malt
For dark ales, hefeweizen, dunkelweizen, wheat bocks and double bocks.
- 1 lbs
Belgian Cara-Pils
Belgian Cara-Pils
Significantly increases foam/head retention and body of the beer.
- .5 oz
Centennial - 10.0 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min
Centennial
Aromatic but acceptable for bittering. Medium aroma with floral and citrus tones. Good in medium to dark ales.
- .5 oz
Centennial - 10.0 AA% pellets; boiled 2 min
Centennial
Aromatic but acceptable for bittering. Medium aroma with floral and citrus tones. Good in medium to dark ales.
- 3 lb
blackberry puree - (omitted from calculations)
blackberry puree
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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.
Style (BJCP)
Category: 6 - Light Hybrid Beer
Subcategory: D - American Wheat or Rye Beer
| Range for this Style | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Original Gravity: | 1.061 | 1.040 - 1.055 | |
| Terminal Gravity: | 1.013 | 1.008 - 1.013 | |
| Color: | 12.3 SRM | 3 - 6 | |
| Alcohol: | 6.3% ABV | 4% - 5.5% | |
| Bitterness: | 25.3 IBU | 15 - 30 |
