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Making an American Wheat for summer while hiding in the shade.

Recipe for American Wheat redux

American Wheat, All-Grain

5 gallon batch

Ingredients

Grains
4 lbs Rahr White Wheat
4 lbs Rahr 2-Row

Hops
1 ounce Williamette, 60 mins
1 ounce Cascade, 15 mins

Yeasts
Wyeast 1010 American Wheat Yeast

Original recipe from Northern Brewer.

Mash schedule

Infusion 10 qts at 169.6° F
Keep at 152° F for 60 mins
Add 4.97 qts of water at 212.0° F
Mash out for 10 mins at 170.0° F
Sparge with 18.3 qts of water at 170 ° F

Fermentation schedule

Primary fermentation for 7 days at 66.0° F
Secondary for 7 days at 72.0° F
Bottle/Keg for 14 days @ 74.0°F

Stats

  • ABV: 4.85 percent
  • IBU: 33.64
  • Boil Size: 6.53 gallons
  • Estimated preboil OG: 1.031
  • Actual postboil OG: 1.037
  • Efficiency: 72.86 %

Stats by iBrewmaster

By Tom on 07/17/2016

Stage: Brewing


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