Hoppy Wheat: Beat Your Wheat

// RJ Rockers & Growler Haus Homebrew Competition Winner!!! //

Recipe: American Wheat - 16C

Brewer: Bobby

Asst Brewer: 

Style: American Wheat or Rye Beer

TYPE: All Grain 

Recipe Specifications

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Batch Size: 6.00 gal   

Estimated OG: 1.049 SG

Estimated Color: 4.9 SRM

Estimated IBU: 37 IBUs

Brewhouse Efficiency: 70.00 %

Boil Time: 60 Minutes

Ingredients:

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5 lbs                  Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM)  

3 lbs 8.0 oz       White Wheat Malt (2.4 SRM)  

8.0 oz                Caramel/Crystal Malt - 20L (20.0 SRM)

9.00 g                 Apollo [16.00 %] - Boil 60

0.50 oz               Citra [12.00 %] - Boil 15.0 min

0.50 oz               Simcoe [13.00 %] - Boil 15.0 min

0.50 oz               Citra [12.00 %] - Boil 0.0 min

0.50 oz               Nelson Sauvin [12.00 %] - Boil 0.0 min

0.50 oz               Simcoe [13.00 %] - Boil 0.0 min 

1.0 pkg               American Ale (Wyeast Labs #1056) [124.21 Yeast 

0.50 oz               Citra [12.00 %] - Dry Hop

0.50 oz               Nelson Sauvin [12.00 %] - Dry Hop

0.50 oz               Simcoe [13.00 %] - Dry Hop 7.0 Days

Name              Description                             Step Temperat Step Time     

Mash In           Add 2.81 gal of water at 161 F        148.0 F       75 min        

Sparge: Batch sparge with 2 steps (1.12gal, 2.85gal) of 168.0 F water

Notes:

Threw in a hand full of rice hulls to prevent stuck sparge.  Great tropical, grapefruit aroma and flavor.  Can't detect Nelson, but don't really know what to look for.  Love the mouth feel and color.  FG dropped way off, don't know where that came from.  Will Mash higher, 151ish

OG:1.044
FG: 1.004
ABV: 5.25
Bottle Date: March 1, 2013