This beer was based upon a Hefeweizen recipe with the normal Hefe yeast substituted for an American Ale yeast (and of course, I don’t remember exactly which yeast was used.). The end result was a nice, light, slightly fruit flavored (citrus) beer that was great on a hot summer day.
Sept 2012
On my next attempt at this beer, I want to try to get even more wheat flavor out of the beer. When you open the bottle, I want the smell and the taste to make you feel as if you’re standing in the middle of a 1,000 acre wheat field.
April 2014
I am trying this extract recipe again as I am out of beer and don’t have a full day to brew. This time I used WLP001 California Ale yeast (aka Wyeast 1056 American Ale). The recipe below has been updated with this.
A few deviations from the recipe. At the 15 mark, I used a full ounce of hops as the packets came in 1 oz sizes and I didn’t feel like throwing 1/2 oz in the trash. Also, I will not be bottle conditioning, but rather kegging this beer.
OG: 1.056
Style Information
Grains & Extracts
| Name | Amount |
|---|---|
| Flaked Wheat (Grain) | 1lbs |
| Steep for 30 min at 150*F | |
| Wheat (Extract) | 6.6lbs |
Hops
| Name | Amount | Alpha Acid% | AAU | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mt. Hood | 1oz | 0% | 0 | 60 |
| Mt. Hood | 1/2oz | 0% | 0 | 15 |
Yeasts
| Name | Amount |
|---|---|
| 1056 American Ale yeast (WLP001 California Ale) | packages |
| packages |
Boil
Fermentation
| Step Time | Temperature | Container |
Additions
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3wks | 70 | Primary - Bucket |
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| 1wk | 70 | Bottle condition |
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