Dry Summer Wheat
Weizen/Weissbier • Extract • 5 gal
Awesome wheat beer. Nice mild honey flavor, little orange flavor. Good hops flavors without too much bitterness, the honey balances the hops well.
June 22, 2009 pm 11:37pm
Ingredients (Extract, 5 gal)
- 0.50 lbs
American 6-row Pale
American 6-row Pale
Tends to increase lautering efficiency due to a stiffer husk. May be used as the base malt for any beer style. The enzymes in all varieties of the current crop are sufficient to support high percentages of specialty malts and adjuncts.
- 0.50 lbs
White Wheat Malt
White Wheat Malt
Weizens. Improves head retention in all beers. Contributes spicy flavor. Protein rest required.
- 0.25 lbs
Belgian Cara-Pils
Belgian Cara-Pils
Significantly increases foam/head retention and body of the beer.
- 6.0 lbs
Liquid Wheat; Muntons
Liquid Wheat; Muntons
English wheat malt and barley malt are blended in the ratio 55% wheat malt and 45% barley malt to produce this fine product. Use in recipes for wheat beer or as an interesting variation to other beer styles.
- 1.0 lbs
Honey
Honey
Imparts sweet and dry taste. For honey and brown ales. Also: specialty ales.
- 1.0 oz
Chinook - 13.0 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min
Chinook
Spicy, Medium to Heavy.Very strong bittering ability used in all American ales and lagers. Aroma is very floral.
- 1.0 oz
Hallertauer Tradition - 6.0 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min
Hallertauer Tradition
Fine, 'Noble'.
- 2 oz
Orange zest - Orange zest (omitted from calculations)
Orange zest
Has a fragrantt sweet odor and a subtle mild sweetness. One medium orange has about 3 tablespoons of grated peel.
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Danstar Windsor
Danstar Windsor
Windsor ale yeast is a true English strain that produces a beer which is estery to both palate and nose with a slight fresh yeasty flavor. Beers created with Windsor are usually described as full-bodied, fruity English ales. Brewers choose Windsor to produce beers that range from pale ale to porter with moderate alcohol levels and the flavor & aroma characteristics of the best traditional ales. Depending on the composition of the recipe, Windsor demonstrates moderate attenuation which will leave a relatively high gravity (density). Recommended fermentation temperature range for Windsor is 17° to 21°C (64° to 70°F).
Notes
Great wheat beer. Awesome nose and nice honey body. Minimal orange flavor at all, if even noticed. if you want some, add more zest. Added ORANGE honey and orange zest after 30 minutes. Turned out amazing.
Style (BJCP)
Category: 15 - German Wheat and Rye Beer
Subcategory: A - Weizen/Weissbier
| Range for this Style | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Original Gravity: | 1.058 | 1.044 - 1.052 | |
| Terminal Gravity: | 1.014 | 1.010 - 1.014 | |
| Color: | 6.9 SRM | 2 - 8 | |
| Alcohol: | 5.7% ABV | 4.3% - 5.6% | |
| Bitterness: | 66.5 IBU | 8 - 15 |
