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Clumbsydog BloodOrange Ale

Clumbsydog BloodOrange Ale

Weizen/Weissbier • Extract • 6 gal

Clumbsydog

Bolood orange flavored hefen-weizen ale

December 28, 2009 am 08:46am

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Ingredients (Extract6 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.

  • 3.3 lbs Liquid Wheat Extract

    Liquid Wheat Extract

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

  • 3.3 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.

  • 1.0 lbs Honey

    Honey

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

  • 1.00 oz Hallertau - 4.6 AA% whole; boiled 60 min

    Hallertau

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

  • 1.00 oz Saaz - 3.5 AA% whole; boiled 20 min

    Saaz

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

  • 1.00 oz Strisselspalter - 4.8 AA% whole; boiled 10 min

    Strisselspalter

    French variety related to Hallertauer.

  • 2.0 lb Orange juice - Blood Oranges (omitted from calculations)

    Orange juice

    Adds sweet tangy citrus flavor.

  • 1.50 oz Chamomile (dried) - Chamomile flower (omitted from calculations)

    Chamomile (dried)

    Chamomile, a member of the daisy family, is native to Europe and western Asia. German chamomile is the most commonly used. The herb has a very mild soothing flavor.

  • 1.0 tsp Irish Moss - Irish Moss (omitted from calculations)

    Irish Moss

    A dried red-brown marine algae. Fining agent to remove large proteins. Negatively charged polymer attracts positively charged protein-tannin complexes (extracted from grain husks and hops) during the boil. This action is aided by the clumping of proteins in the boiling process. Irish moss settles to the bottom of the brew kettle with spent hops and hot break material at the end of the boil.

  • White Labs WLP300 Hefewizen Ale

    White Labs WLP300 Hefewizen Ale

    This famous German yeast is a strain used in the production of traditional, authentic wheat beers. It produces the banana and clove nose traditionally associated with German wheat beers and leaves the desired cloudy look of traditional German wheat beers.

Notes

Heat speciality grain in 2-gallons of 154 deg.F. water for 30-minutes. Remove speciality grain and add "Extracts" + honey + Hallertau hops and boil for 60-minutes. Add Saaz hops 40-minutes into boil. Add Chamomile flower in steeping bag, 45-minutes into boil. Add Strisslespalt hops 50-minutes into boil. Add Irish moss 50-minutes into boil. Upon completion of boil, cool wort to 70-76 deg. F and transfer to fermentor that has 4 gallons of cool water. Aerate for 10-minutes prior to pitching 2-vials of "Yeast'. In approximately 7-days after fermentation has started, transfer beer to a secondary that contains the oranges that have been pureed with 2-tablespoons of honey and heated to 170 deg.F with 2-cups of water for approximately 10-minutes. Allow secondary to sit for 10-12 days. Transfer to bottling bucket and bottle using 1-carbonation drop per bottle. Age in bottles for minimum 3-weeks.

Style (BJCP)

Category: 15 - German Wheat and Rye Beer

Subcategory: A - Weizen/Weissbier

Range for this Style
Original Gravity: 1.047 1.044 - 1.052
Terminal Gravity: 1.011 1.010 - 1.014
Color: 6.5 SRM 2 - 8
Alcohol: 4.6% ABV 4.3% - 5.6%
Bitterness: 24.2 IBU 8 - 15

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