Base Lovin' American Wheat
Brewed: 9/13/2015 Kegged: 9/27/2015
As I started drinking more of the Apricot beer, I decided it was pretty good as it was, but I had committed to brewing this beer, and decided to bottle it all rather than put some back into the keg.
It can still be used to blend beers or it can be consumed on its own.
For more information on Summer Lovin' (the base beer of this recipe), see the "Summer Lovin" label on my blog
| Base Lovin' American Wheat --- Batch 1 |
| Style | Fruit Beer | Batch Size | 4.25 gal | |||
| Type | All Grain | Boil Size | 6.46 gal | |||
| Brewhouse Efficiency | 75.00 | Boil Time | 90 minutes |
Recipe Characteristics
| Recipe Gravity | 1.045 SG | Estimated FG | 1.007 SG | ||||
| Recipe Bitterness | 20.5 IBUs (Rager) | Alcohol by Volume | 4.9 % | ||||
| BU : GU | 0.460 | ||||||
| Recipe Color | 4.1 SRM |
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| Measured OG: | 1.042 | Measured FG: | 1.006 | ||||
| ADF: | 86 | Measured ABV: | 4.7 |
Ingredients
| Amt | Name | Type | # | %/IBU |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 lbs 3.0 oz | Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) | Grain | 1 | 47.2 % |
| 3 lbs 3.0 oz | Wheat Malt, Ger (2.0 SRM) | Grain | 2 | 47.2 % |
| 6.0 oz | Honey Malt (25.0 SRM) | Grain | 3 | 5.6 % |
| 0.750 oz | Goldings, East Kent [5.10 %] - First Wort 90.0 min | Hop | 4 | 20.5 IBUs |
| 1.00 tsp | Yeast Nutrient (Boil 15.0 mins) | Other | 5 | - |
| 1.0 pkg | Safale American (DCL/Fermentis #US-05) [50.28 ml] | Yeast | 6 | - |
Mash Profile
| Name | Description | Step Temperature | Step Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mash In | Add 8.44 qt of water at 159.1 F | 148.0 F | 75 min |
Batch sparge with 3 steps
(0.85gal, 2.15gal, 2.15gal) of 168.0 F water
Color / OG / ABV etc ... listed without taking into account the fruite.
Ferment 60 - 65 for a few days. Transfer to secondary on top of the apriot puree.
Keg with the apriot extract.
Brewing Record
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| Pre-boil OG | (1.035 SG) | Pre-boil Vol | (6.46 gal) | |||
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Brewing Notes
9/13/2015 Did the mash last night and let it go overnight. Brewed today. Everything went pretty well. Ended up with OG right on. Pitched at a little below 58.
9/16/2015 Mostly done but still very cloudy. 74
9/18/2015 I think this can be bottled or kegged at any time. Well, not kegged because I don't have a keg for it to go into.
9/22/2015 Gravity sample 1.006 make this a 4.7% abv beer. This is fairly close to the apricot wheat. Not sure if I'll blend some of this straight into the apricot keg or not.
10/4/2015 Last Sunday, racked about a gallon into Apricot Lovin. Bottled the rest. Got 5 liter pets, 5 bombers, 4 12oz bottles.
9/13/2015 Did the mash last night and let it go overnight. Brewed today. Everything went pretty well. Ended up with OG right on. Pitched at a little below 58.
9/16/2015 Mostly done but still very cloudy. 74
9/18/2015 I think this can be bottled or kegged at any time. Well, not kegged because I don't have a keg for it to go into.
9/22/2015 Gravity sample 1.006 make this a 4.7% abv beer. This is fairly close to the apricot wheat. Not sure if I'll blend some of this straight into the apricot keg or not.
10/4/2015 Last Sunday, racked about a gallon into Apricot Lovin. Bottled the rest. Got 5 liter pets, 5 bombers, 4 12oz bottles.