Summer Lovin' American Wheat (archive)

This is an archive of previous recipes of Summer Lovin' American Wheat. For the most recent recipe, check out: Summer Lovin' American Wheat

Summer Lovin' Wheat --- Batch 7 (334)

Style	American Wheat Beer	Batch Size	5.50 gal
Type	All Grain	Boil Size	7.33 gal
Brewhouse Efficiency	70.00	Boil Time	40 minutes

Recipe Characteristics

Recipe Gravity

1.050 SG

Estimated FG

1.010 SG

Recipe Bitterness

24.9 IBUs (Rager)

Alcohol by Volume

5.3 %

BU : GU

0.498

Recipe Color

4.6 SRM

Color

Measured OG:

1.049

Measured FG:

1.010

ADF:

Measured ABV:

5.1

Ingredients

Ingredients
Amt	Name	Type	#	%/IBU	Volume
8.59 gal	Denver, Colorado	Water	1	-	-
4.00 g	Calcium Chloride (Mash)	Water Agent	2	-	-
1.00 tsp	Lactic Acid (Mash)	Water Agent	3	-	-
5 lbs	Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM)	Grain	4	47.6 %	0.39 gal
5 lbs	Wheat Malt, Ger (2.0 SRM)	Grain	5	47.6 %	0.39 gal
8.0 oz	Honey Malt (25.0 SRM)	Grain	6	4.8 %	0.04 gal
1.000 oz	Magnum [15.80 %] - Boil 25.0 min	Hop	7	24.9 IBUs	-
1.00 Items	Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 10.0 mins)	Fining	8	-	-
0.50 tsp	Yeast Nutrient (Boil 10.0 mins)	Other	9	-	-
1.0 pkg	SafeAle American Ale (Fermentis #US-05) [25.00 ml]	Yeast	10	-	-
2.00 oz	Orange Zest (Primary 5.0 days)	Flavor	11	-	-
0.50 oz	Coriander Seed (Primary 5.0 days)	Spice	12	-	-

Mash Profile

Mash Steps
Name	Description	Step Temperature	Step Time
Mash In	Add 13.13 qt of water at 159.1 F	148.0 F	75 min

Batch sparge with 2 steps (1.64gal, 3.66gal) of 168.0 F water

Recipe Notes
Water profile:
Ca=68,Mg=8,Na=21,SO4=51,Cl=89,HCO3=104
Lactic acid addition brings estimated pH from 5.8 to 5.3
Boil wort adding hops and yeast nutrient as specified.
Cool to as close to 60 degrees as possible to pitch.
Ferment under 65 for a couple of days, then let heat up to about 70.
Add orange zest a couple days into fermentation.
Total fermenation time 2 weeks.
Keg and force carbonate. Drink when ready

Brewing Record

Brew Date:		Strike Temp:
Mash Temps:
Pre-boil OG	(1.043 SG)	Pre-boil Vol	(7.33 gal)
Actual Mash Efficiency		Pitch Temp
Fermentation
Day 1:
Day ...
Day ...

Brewing Notes:

05/04/2023 esheppy
Brewing this on Big Brew Day 2023. Putting in ingredient order right now. delete

05/07/2023 esheppy
Brew day went well. My OG was pretty low, but these days that I brew with friends hardly ever go as planned delete

05/09/2023 esheppy
Fermentation started before the end of the day and has been going strong since. Adding coriander today along with 6oz of sugar and enough water to dissolve/ pasteurize. Need to figure out when to zest oranges. delete

05/10/2023 esheppy
Adding that sugar really kicked up fermentation. Going hard. delete

05/16/2023 esheppy
Kegged yesterday with about 1.5 oz orange zest (4 oranges). FG 1.010, 5.1% abv. Sample tasted like this beer usually tastes. Chilling and carbonating. delete

05/17/2023 esheppy
Needs carbonation, but actually getting close. Really nice orange flavor. Really nice beer. delete

05/20/2023 esheppy
Served my 21 old child a flight of the beers I have on tap. This was his favorite. Melting Stream was a close 2nd. Captain Serious #3. No Drums #4. Interesting. delete

06/18/2023 esheppy
Beer is nice and clear now. Still great orange zest flavor. Wonderful wheat beer. delete

06/25/2023 esheppy
Bit hit with the Trash family. Orange zest really mellowed. Great beer. delete

07/13/2023 esheppy
Cleared up nicely. Lots of orange zest flavor. Yummy summer beer. delete

08/04/2023 esheppy
Perfectly carbonated. Nice and clear. Beautiful yellow almost gold color. Zest comes through nicely. Great summer beer. delete

09/08/2023 esheppy
Orange zest still comes through great. Wrong last much longer. delete

09/12/2023 esheppy
Keg blew. Actually great timing because I kegged Buckwheat's BPA tonight and can slide it right in. Also need this keg for Shoddy IPA soon.

Summer Lovin' Wheat --- Batch 6

Style	American Wheat Beer	Batch Size	5.50 gal
Type	All Grain	Boil Size	6.48 gal
Brewhouse Efficiency	68.00	Boil Time	40 minutes

Recipe Characteristics

Recipe Gravity

1.050 SG

Estimated FG

1.009 SG

Recipe Bitterness

22.5 IBUs (Rager)

Alcohol by Volume

5.5 %

BU : GU

0.447

Recipe Color

5.1 SRM

Color

Measured OG:

1.051

Measured FG:

1.009

ADF:

81.7

Measured ABV:

5.5

Ingredients

Ingredients
Amt	Name	Type	#	%/IBU	Volume
7.79 gal	Denver, Colorado	Water	1	-	-
4.00 g	Calcium Chloride (Mash)	Water Agent	2	-	-
2.00 tsp	Lactic Acid (Mash)	Water Agent	3	-	-
4 lbs 12.0 oz	Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM)	Grain	4	45.2 %	0.37 gal
4 lbs 12.0 oz	White Wheat Malt (2.4 SRM)	Grain	5	45.2 %	0.37 gal
8.0 oz	Honey Malt (25.0 SRM)	Grain	6	4.8 %	0.04 gal
0.500 oz	Magnum [14.40 %] - Boil 40.0 min	Hop	7	22.5 IBUs	-
1.00 Items	Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 10.0 mins)	Fining	8	-	-
1.00 tsp	Yeast Nutrient (Boil 10.0 mins)	Other	9	-	-
8.0 oz	Honey [Primary]	Honey	10	4.8 %	0.04 gal
1.0 pkg	Safale American (DCL/Fermentis #US-05) [50.28 ml]	Yeast	11	-	-
2.00 oz	Orange Zest (Primary 5.0 days)	Flavor	12	-	-
0.50 oz	Coriander Seed (Primary 7.0 days)	Spice	13	-	-

Mash Profile

Mash Steps
Name	Description	Step Temperature	Step Time
Saccharification	Add 30.86 qt of water at 155.9 F	150.0 F	45 min
Heat	Heat to 156.0 F over 10 min	156.0 F	20 min

If steeping, remove grains, and prepare to boil wort

Recipe Notes
Water profile:
Ca=68,Mg=8,Na=21,SO4=51,Cl=89,HCO3=104
Lactic acid addition brings estimated pH from 5.8 to 5.3
Boil wort adding hops and yeast nutrient as specified. Add honey after the boil.
Cool to as close to 60 degrees as possible to pitch.
Ferment under 65 for a couple of days, then let heat up to about 70.
Add orange zest a couple days into fermentation.
Total fermenation time 2 weeks.
Keg and force carbonate. Drink when ready

Brewing Record

Brew Date:		Strike Temp:
Mash Temps:
Pre-boil OG	(1.043 SG)	Pre-boil Vol	(6.48 gal)
Actual Mash Efficiency		Pitch Temp
Fermentation
Day 1:
Day ...
Day ...

Brewing Notes:

06/29/2022 esheppy
Updating recipe for 2022. Smaller batch. Shorter boil.

07/03/2022 esheppy
Got ingredients from Tom's on Thursday. Brewing tomorrow on 4th of July. Doing overnight mash.

07/04/2022 esheppy
Brew day went well. Up at 4:30. Pretty much done in 3 hours. 1.051 OG. Not sure how much honey I put in, but much less than the 8oz planned. Using anvil temp control. Pitched at 63. Set to 62.

07/05/2022 esheppy
Took off some time yesterday. Bubbling strong today. Sprinkled Coriander on the top and mixed it in with cooling tubing. Temp says 63. Bumping it up to 64.

07/06/2022 esheppy
Still going strong. Set temp to 65.

07/07/2022 esheppy
Still bubbling. Temp still at 65, but I unplugged the pump today. Need to get orange zest in there at some point.

07/17/2022 esheppy
Kegged today along with two tea balls filled with 1.75oz orange zest. FG came in at 1.009 .. right on plan. This makes it a 5.5% ABV beer. The sample was fairly cloudy. The coriander didn't come through as much as I thought it would. It is chilling right now in the beer fridge.

07/20/2022 esheppy
Moved to kegerator and took a sample. Lovely orange flavor. Very hazy. Nice thick head. Carbonation isn't 100% there, but it is drinkable. Set the gas to 20psi. I like this beer. I'm sure the beer model will really love it.

07/24/2022 esheppy
My parents are visiting and I gave a sample to my mom. I think she preferred Boo Berry Wheat, but I think this was her second favorite. She doesn't generally drink beer or any kind of alcohol, so her evaluation doesn't mean much. Carbonation is good now.

09/10/2022 esheppy
I forgot to mention that nephew, bro-in-law, and their friend came to visit a couple weeks ago. They all tried and moved this beer.

09/10/2022 esheppy
The beer model is still drinking it. Ripe orange.

09/24/2022 esheppy
Still going even though summer is over. I like blending it with NTS.

10/28/2022 esheppy
Still tastes pretty good but it is a bit past it's prime. Need the keg soon too. Going to try to get keg killed by the end of the weekend.

10/30/2022 esheppy
Killed the keg. Now I have room for the Autumn Ale in the kegerator.

Summer Lovin' Wheat --- Batch 5

Style	American Wheat Beer	Batch Size	5.70 gal
Type	All Grain	Boil Size	6.81 gal
Brewhouse Efficiency	68.00	Boil Time	60 minutes

Recipe Characteristics

Recipe Gravity

1.051 SG

Estimated FG

1.009 SG

Recipe Bitterness

21.6 IBUs (Rager)

Alcohol by Volume

5.5 %

BU : GU

0.426

Recipe Color

5.1 SRM

Color

Measured OG:

1.050

Measured FG:

1.010

ADF:

Measured ABV:

5.3

Ingredients

Ingredients
Amt	Name	Type	#	%/IBU	Volume
8.08 gal	Denver, Colorado	Water	1	-	-
4.00 g	Calcium Chloride (Mash)	Water Agent	2	-	-
2.00 tsp	Lactic Acid (Mash)	Water Agent	3	-	-
5 lbs	Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM)	Grain	4	45.5 %	0.39 gal
5 lbs	White Wheat Malt (2.4 SRM)	Grain	5	45.5 %	0.39 gal
8.0 oz	Honey Malt (25.0 SRM)	Grain	6	4.5 %	0.04 gal
0.500 oz	Magnum [10.90 %] - Boil 60.0 min	Hop	7	21.6 IBUs	-
1.00 Items	Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 15.0 mins)	Fining	8	-	-
1.00 tsp	Yeast Nutrient (Boil 15.0 mins)	Other	9	-	-
0.50 oz	Coriander Seed (Boil 5.0 mins)	Spice	10	-	-
8.0 oz	Honey [Primary]	Honey	11	4.5 %	0.04 gal
1.0 pkg	Safale American (DCL/Fermentis #US-05) [50.28 ml]	Yeast	12	-	-
2.00 oz	Orange Zest (Primary 5.0 mins)	Flavor	13	-	-

Mash Profile

Mash Steps
Name	Description	Step Temperature	Step Time
Saccharification	Add 32.31 qt of water at 155.9 F	150.0 F	45 min
Heat	Heat to 156.0 F over 10 min	156.0 F	20 min

If steeping, remove grains, and prepare to boil wort

Recipe Notes
Water profile:
Ca=67,Mg=8,Na=21,SO4=51,Cl=86,HCO3=104
Lactic acid addition brings estimated pH from 5.8 to 5.3
Boil wort adding hops and yeast nutrient as specified. Add honey after the boil.
Cool to as close to 60 degrees as possible to pitch.
Ferment under 65 for a couple of days, then let heat up to about 70.
Add orange zest a couple days into fermentation.
Total fermenation time 2 weeks.
Keg and force carbonate. Drink when ready

Brewing Record

Brew Date:		Strike Temp:
Mash Temps:
Pre-boil OG	(1.043 SG)	Pre-boil Vol	(6.81 gal)
Actual Mash Efficiency		Pitch Temp
Fermentation
Day 1:
Day ...
Day ...

Brewing Notes:

06/29/2021 esheppy
Bought ingredients on Saturday during the Brew Hut's 26th anniversary.

07/11/2021 esheppy
Brew day went well. OG right at 1.050 with about 6 gallons into the fermentor. 4 hour brew day. 4.5 with cleanup.

07/12/2021 esheppy
Fermentation going this morning. Don't have Tilt in, but the temp strip shows 64 degrees.

07/13/2021 esheppy
Fermentation going strong. Nice thick krausen. Lots of bubbling. Temperature strip says 66 degrees. Nice coriander aroma coming out of the air lock.

07/23/2021 esheppy
Kegged. Added in 3 oranges worth of zest into 2 tea balls. Only 1oz on the scale. 1.010 FG. Nice flavor. Into keg at 20psi. Yummy.

07/24/2021 esheppy
Tasty. Needs more carbonation.

07/30/2021 esheppy
Great. Rise orange flavor. Carbonation pretty much perfect.

09/02/2021 esheppy
Clear golden beer. Still has a nice orange flavor. Not much left. Yummy. ??

09/19/2021 esheppy
Still a wonderful beer. Still a great orange flavor.

11/04/2021 esheppy
Still tastes great. If anything, the orange zest is getting more intense and delicious. Very clear now. Have to be getting low.

11/08/2021 esheppy
Killed the Keg over the weekend.

Summer Lovin' Wheat --- Batch 4

Style	American Wheat or Rye Beer	Batch Size	5.50 gal
Type	All Grain	Boil Size	7.77 gal
Brewhouse Efficiency	75.00	Boil Time	90 minutes

Recipe Characteristics

Recipe Gravity

1.052 SG

Estimated FG

1.009 SG

Recipe Bitterness

21.6 IBUs (Rager)

Alcohol by Volume

5.6 %

BU : GU

0.419

Recipe Color

4.5 SRM

Color

Measured OG:

1.047

Measured FG:

1.008

ADF:

Measured ABV:

5.1

Ingredients

Ingredients
Amt	Name	Type	#	%/IBU
4 lbs 8.0 oz	Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM)	Grain	1	45.0 %
4 lbs 8.0 oz	Wheat Malt, Ger (2.0 SRM)	Grain	2	45.0 %
8.0 oz	Honey Malt (25.0 SRM)	Grain	3	5.0 %
0.250 oz	Magnum [12.70 %] - Boil 50.0 min	Hop	4	11.6 IBUs
0.500 oz	Magnum [12.70 %] - Boil 25.0 min	Hop	5	10.0 IBUs
0.50 tsp	Irish Moss (Boil 15.0 mins)	Fining	6	-
0.50 tsp	Yeast Nutrient (Boil 10.0 mins)	Other	7	-
0.50 oz	Orange Zest (Boil 5.0 mins)	Flavor	8	-
0.50 oz	Coriander Seed (Boil 5.0 mins)	Spice	9	-
1.0 pkg	SafeAle American Ale (Fermentis #US-05) [25.00 ml]	Yeast	10	-
8.0 oz	Honey (1.0 SRM)	Sugar	11	5.0 %

Mash Profile

Mash Steps
Name	Description	Step Temperature	Step Time
Mash In	Add 11.88 qt of water at 159.1 F	148.0 F	75 min

Batch sparge with 2 steps (2.05gal, 3.88gal) of 168.0 F water

Recipe Notes
Modeled after NB Sunshine Wheat: ABV: 4.8%; 14IBU; Target Hops; Malts - Pale, Carapils, Wheat ; OG - 13.4 (1.054) FG - 1.9 (1.008)
Boil wort adding hops and yeast nutrient as specified. Add honey after the boil.
Cool to as close to 60 degrees as possible to pitch.
Ferment under 65 for a couple of days, then let heat up to about 70. Total fermenation time 2 weeks.
Keg and force carbonate. Drink when ready

Brewing Record

Brew Date:		Strike Temp:
Mash Temps:
Pre-boil OG	(1.039 SG)	Pre-boil Vol	(7.77 gal)
Actual Mash Efficiency		Pitch Temp
Fermentation
Day 1:
Day ...
Day ...

Brewing Notes:

09/07/2017 esheppy
Despite my better judgement, I think I might brew this coming weekend.

09/11/2017 esheppy
Brewed yesterday. Went well although my og is low. I did cut the boil off in the middle to pick up my son, but I didn't think it should be with as low as it was. Fermentation was rocking today.

09/14/2017 esheppy
Just figured out why my OG was so low. I completely forgot to add honey. Duh! Took at sample. Got 5 brix, which calculates out to 1.006. I'll probably add honey when I go to secondary with Coriander Seed and Orange Zest.

09/19/2017 esheppy
Secondary with honey, orange zest, and coriander.

09/23/2017 esheppy
Took a sample. 1.008. Since I decided to call the og 1.047, this is a 5.1 abv beer. Nice orange background flavor. I think I can keg this now.

09/24/2017 esheppy
Kegged today. Nice little "summer" beer for my wife to enjoy during the beginning of the Autumn season.

09/29/2017 esheppy
Put in kegerator.

09/30/2017 esheppy
Bottled up about 3/4 of a gallon of SCOBY-soured beer. Sample tasted pretty good. Carbing with a combination of cherry juice and orange juice. Will be interesting to see how this tastes once carbed.

10/06/2017 esheppy
Well, the non-sour beer turned out perfect. I'm really happy with the level of orange flavor.

10/12/2017 esheppy
Soured beer turned out really great too. Much like a Flanders Red.

11/13/2017 esheppy
Still tasting good. Still getting too much foam per pour.

12/02/2017 esheppy
This is a good beer. Nice orange flavor.

12/10/2017 esheppy
I've been drinking this to make room for my pale ale. The Beer Model is all about the Mango Wheat right now.

12/11/2017 esheppy
Last bottle of the soured wheat. This one doesn't taste nearly as good. It is also way more fizzy. Dumping it.

12/19/2017 esheppy
Killed the keg tonight. Really thought this was a great batch.

Summer Lovin' Wheat --- Batch 3

Style	American Wheat or Rye Beer	Batch Size	5.50 gal
Type	All Grain	Boil Size	7.76 gal
Brewhouse Efficiency	75.00	Boil Time	90 minutes

Recipe Characteristics

Recipe Gravity

1.052 SG

Estimated FG

1.009 SG

Recipe Bitterness

20.5 IBUs (Rager)

Alcohol by Volume

5.6 %

BU : GU

0.397

Recipe Color

4.5 SRM

Color

Measured OG:

1.050

Measured FG:

1.008

ADF:

Measured ABV:

5.5

Ingredients

Ingredients
Amt	Name	Type	#	%/IBU
4 lbs 8.0 oz	Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM)	Grain	1	45.0 %
4 lbs 8.0 oz	Wheat Malt, Ger (2.0 SRM)	Grain	2	45.0 %
8.0 oz	Honey Malt (25.0 SRM)	Grain	3	5.0 %
0.250 oz	Columbus (Tomahawk) [13.90 %] - Boil 60.0 min	Hop	4	13.6 IBUs
0.250 oz	Columbus (Tomahawk) [13.90 %] - Boil 30.0 min	Hop	5	6.9 IBUs
0.50 tsp	Irish Moss (Boil 15.0 mins)	Fining	6	-
0.50 tsp	Yeast Nutrient (Boil 10.0 mins)	Other	7	-
0.50 oz	Orange Zest (Boil 5.0 mins)	Flavor	8	-
0.25 oz	Coriander Seed (Boil 5.0 mins)	Spice	9	-
1.0 pkg	SafeAle American Ale (Fermentis #US-05) [25.00 ml]	Yeast	10	-
5.0 oz	Honey (1.0 SRM)	Sugar	11	5.0 %

Mash Profile

Mash Steps
Name	Description	Step Temperature	Step Time
Mash In	Add 11.88 qt of water at 159.1 F	148.0 F	75 min

Batch sparge with 2 steps (2.05gal, 3.88gal) of 168.0 F water

Brewing Record

Brew Date:	4/19/2015	Strike Temp:
Mash Temps:	150 down to 140ish over 3.5 hours
Pre-boil OG	(1.039 SG)	Pre-boil Vol	(7.76 gal)
Actual Mash Efficiency		Pitch Temp	66
Fermentation
Day 1: Going. 62
Day 2: 62
Day ...

Brewing Notes:

06/12/2013 esheppy
Updated recipe for batch 3. Hoping to brew this weekend.

04/16/2015 esheppy
Bought ingredients. Going to officially brew this weekend.

04/19/2015 esheppy
Brew day today. Had the mash going at 4. Went back to bed and didn't get things started for the sparge until 7:30 or so. Temp started at 150 and ended around 140.

04/19/2015 esheppy
Had to deal with a stuck sparge. About halfway through, no flow at all. Missing up the mash did nothing. Has to scoop into a grain bag inside the small pot. Pre-boil gravity was high 1.043. Diluted with .5 gallon water.

04/19/2015 esheppy
Pitched at about 66.

04/21/2015 esheppy
Fermentation has been going well. Temperature fell to around 62 and has not risen much over the past 2 days, but things are going strong. Nice orange aroma coming out of the airlock.

04/22/2015 esheppy
Going stronger. Beer temperature has risen to about 70.

04/24/2015 esheppy
Bubbling pretty much stopped. Kraussen starting to fall. 70 degrees. Still a nice orange aroma from the air-lock.

04/28/2015 esheppy
Took a gravity sample. 1.009 puts the abv at 5.4%. Lots of orange zest flavor. Should be a hit. Might keg Thursday.

05/07/2015 esheppy
First taste from keg. Fantastic orange flavor on this beer. Just awesome. Could use more carbonation. Cloudy. Great beer.

07/18/2015 esheppy
Keg blew. Been a good beer for awhile now.

Summer Lovin' Wheat --- Batch 2

Style	American Wheat or Rye Beer	Batch Size	5.50 gal
Type	All Grain	Boil Size	7.51 gal
Brewhouse Efficiency	70.00	Boil Time	90 minutes

Recipe Characteristics

Recipe Gravity

1.051 SG

Estimated FG

1.009 SG

Recipe Bitterness

19.0 IBUs (Rager)

Alcohol by Volume

5.6 %

BU : GU

0.373

Recipe Color

4.5 SRM

Color

Measured OG:

1.046

Measured FG:

1.007

ADF:

85%

Measured ABV:

5.1%

Ingredients

Amt	Name	Type	#	%/IBU
5 lbs	Wheat Malt, Ger (2.0 SRM)	Grain	1	47.6 %
4 lbs 8.0 oz	Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM)	Grain	2	42.9 %
8.0 oz	Honey Malt (25.0 SRM)	Grain	3	4.8 %
0.33 oz	Chinook [14.00 %] - First Wort 90.0 min	Hop	4	19.0 IBUs
0.50 tsp	Irish Moss (Boil 15.0 mins)	Fining	5	-
0.50 tsp	Yeast Nutrient (Boil 10.0 mins)	Other	6	-
0.50 oz	Orange Zest (Boil 5.0 mins)	Flavor	7	-
0.50 oz	Coriander Seed (Boil 5.0 mins)	Spice	8	-
1.0 pkg	SafeAle American Ale (Fermentis #US-05) [25.00 ml]	Yeast	9	-
8.0 oz	Honey (1.0 SRM)	Sugar	10	4.8 %

Mash Profile

Mash Steps

Name	Description	Step Temperature	Step Time
Protein Rest	Add 12.00 qt of water at 140.0 F	131.0 F	30 min
Saccharification	Add 8.00 qt of water at 177.4 F	148.0 F	30 min
Mash Out	Add 8.00 qt of water at 192.7 F	160.0 F	10 min

Batch sparge with 2 steps (Drain mash tun, , 3.76gal) of 168.0 F water
Recipe Notes
Modeled after NB Sunshine Wheat: ABV: 4.8%; 14IBU; Target Hops; Malts - Pale, Carapils, Wheat ; OG - 13.4 (1.054) FG - 1.9 (1.008)
Boil wort adding hops and yeast nutrient as specified. Add honey after the boil.
Cool to as close to 60 degrees as possible to pitch.
Ferment under 65 for a couple of days, then let heat up to about 70. Total fermenation time 2 weeks.
Keg and force carbonate. Drink when ready

Brewing Record

Brew Date:	6/24	Strike Temp:	Pretty close
Mash Temps:	Around 134 ... then right at 150 for the sac rest
Pre-boil OG	1.036 (1.041 SG)	Pre-boil Vol	7.75 (7.51 gal)
Actual Mash Efficiency	74%	Pitch Temp	64
Fermentation
Day 1: 63 very active by the evening.
Day 2: 63 ish added blow-off tube
Day 4: 68 still going

Brewing Notes: 06/20/2012 esheppy
Bought the ingredients today. Should brew it on Sunday. Hope it isn't too hot out.

06/24/2012 Brew Day esheppy
Brewed it up today. The weather was very HOT, but between the pre-chiller and soaking the carboy in ice, I got the wort down to a nice 64 degree pitching temperature. You can read about the brew day on my blog.

06/26/2012 esheppy
Added blow off tube last night. Good thing, because there is considerable blow-off.

06/28/2012 esheppy
Fermentation still going. Blow off tube is still in. I let the temperature rise to around 68 overnight so this should be finishing up the main fermentation soon.

07/05/2012 Kegged esheppy
Kegged it up. Also filled up my 2 liter growler. Nice delicate wheat flavor with just a touch of orange peel and coriander. 1.007 FG makes it a 5.1% ABV beer.

07/13/2012 esheppy
Had my first couple of pints. Perfect summer wheat. Just a touch of orange with the delicate wheat flavor. Really yummy.

09/20/2012 esheppy
Don't tell the Beer Model I said this ... but this is a very nice beer. I think the keg is about done, which is good so we can make room for the Boo Berry Wheat.

09/22/2012 esheppy
Well, the keg is done. I think today is the first day of autumn. How appropriate.

Summer Lovin' Wheat --- Batch 1

Style	American Wheat or Rye Beer	Batch Size	5.00 gal
Type	All Grain	Boil Size	6.84 gal
Mash Efficiency	70.00	Boil Time	90 minutes

Recipe Characteristics

Recipe Gravity

1.051 SG

Estimated FG

1.013 SG

Recipe Bitterness

20.1 IBU (Rager)

Alcohol by Volume

4.89 %

BU : GU

0.397

Recipe Color

5.1 SRM

Color

Measured OG:

1.052

Measured FG:

1.006

ADF:

88.5%

Measured ABV:

5.99%

Ingredients

Amount	Item	Type	% or IBU
4 lbs 8.0 oz	Wheat Malt, Ger (2.0 SRM)	Grain	47.37 %
4 lbs	Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM)	Grain	42.11 %
8.0 oz	Honey Malt (25.0 SRM)	Grain	5.26 %
1.00 oz	Goldings, East Kent [4.50 %] (60 min)	Hops	20.1 IBU
0.50 oz	Coriander Seed (Boil 5.0 min)	Misc
0.50 tsp	Irish Moss (Boil 15.0 min)	Misc
0.50 oz	Orange Zest (Boil 5.0 min)	Misc
0.50 tsp	Yeast Nutrient (Boil 10.0 min)	Misc
8.0 oz	Honey (1.0 SRM)	Sugar	5.26 %
1 Pkgs	SafeAle American Ale (Fermentis #US-05)	Yeast-Ale

Mash Profile

**BIAB, Light Body**
Step Time	Name	Description	Step Temp
75 min	BIAB	Add 25.20 qt of water at 155.1 F	150.0 F

Sparge with 1.87 gal of 168.0 F water.
Recipe Notes
Modeled after NB Sunshine Wheat: ABV: 4.8%; 14IBU; Target Hops; Malts - Pale, Carapils, Wheat ; OG - 13.4 (1.054) FG - 1.9 (1.008)
Mash Malts BIAB for 75 minutes. Use sparge water to rinse / steep the grain bag after the mash and then add to boil kettle.
Boil wort adding hops and yeast nutrient as specified. Add honey after the boil.
Cool to as close to 60 degrees as possible to pitch.
Ferment under 65 for a couple of days, then let heat up to about 70. Total fermenation time 2 weeks.
Batch prime with 4.5 oz table sugar. Carbonate at room temperature for 2 week and drink.

Brewing Record

Brew Date:	05/07/2011	Strike Temp:	160
Mash Temps:	154 most of the time. down to 150 after 60
Pre-boil OG	1.036 (1.038)	Pre-boil Vol	7.25 (6.84 gal)
Actual Mash Efficiency	72%	Pitch Temp	65
Fermentation
Day 1 & 2: Active. Temp around 64 the whole time.
Day 5: 68 just a bit of kraussen left.
Day ...

Brewing Notes: 05/10/2011
Brewed up with the Beer Model on Saturday. Active fermentation soon after pitch. Temp has been pretty consistent 64 for 3 days. Seems to be slowing down, but still a buch of kraussen. delete

05/22/2011 Kegged esheppy
The Beer Model and I kegged this up today. Very good attenuation. Think if I make this again, might want to increase the mash temp. But then again, the sample tasted what I think an American Wheat should probably taste like. Coriander and orange very subtle, which is perfect. Am trying to force carbonate this to around 2.7 volumes, which means about 31lbs at about 68 degrees.

05/31/2011 BIAB Bag clint
Where did you get your bag for BIAB brewing? Did you make it or buy it and how big is it? I've been doing BIAB Mr. Beer size batches with paint strainer bags but figure I need something bigger for some upcoming 5 gallon batches. Thanks!

05/31/2011 RE: BIAB Bag esheppy
Clint, I use a 24 x 36 "sparge bag" that I bought from one of my LHBS's. It fits perfectly in my 8 gallon pot. The guy at the shop and I spent quite awhile going through what he had before we found one that looked like it would be big enough, and he only had one, so I hope I don't have to replace this one. I do think most hard-core BIAB-ers make their own, and I don't think it would be that hard if you have access to a sewing machine.

06/03/2011 esheppy
Had gas leak out of gas in poppet. Disassembled and reassembled. No leak now.Hope I did not cause problems.

06/03/2011 esheppy
Had a few tiny samples. Very good, and seems a bunch like NB Summer Bright. Not sure about carbonation.

06/07/2011 esheppy
Yes, this is a very nice summer beer.

07/16/2011
Brought up the keg of Summer Lovin to Breckenridge with the Beer Model's family. It was emptied early the first night. Nice beer. Might have to brew this again before the summer is up.

Brewing Notes