Base Lovin' American Wheat
Brewed: 09/13/2015 Kegged: 09/27/2015
When I first tasted my second batch of Apricot Lovin' American Wheat, I thought I had overdone the Apricot flavor. I thought I could brew the base of the beer and blend some back into the keg to reduce that flavor.
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.
| Base Lovin' American Wheat --- Batch 1 |
| Style |
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Fruit Beer |
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Batch Size |
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4.25 gal |
| Type |
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All Grain |
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Boil Size |
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6.46 gal |
| Brewhouse Efficiency |
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75.00 |
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Boil Time |
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90 minutes | Recipe Characteristics
| Recipe Gravity |
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1.045 SG |
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Estimated FG |
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1.007 SG |
| Recipe Bitterness |
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20.5 IBUs (Rager) |
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Alcohol by Volume |
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4.9 % |
| BU : GU |
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0.460 |
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| Recipe Color |
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4.1 SRM |
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| Measured OG: |
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1.042 |
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Measured FG: |
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1.006 |
| ADF: |
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86 |
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Measured ABV: |
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4.7 | Ingredients
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
Mash Steps
| 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
Recipe Notes
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 |
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(1.035 SG) |
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Pre-boil Vol |
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(6.46 gal) |
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