Wheat Beer
This will be the 1st all grain batch I have done in about 1.5 years.
Ingredients:
5 lbs Wheat
5 lbs Pale
1 oz Hallertau (Boil)
1 oz Saaz (10 min)
0.5 oz Corriander Seed
White Labs WLP 380
Since we have 10 lbs, will use 2.5 gallons of water at 170 F (Strike) to make a mash with my target temp of about 150F.
Will Hold this for 1 hour.
Will sparge with 5 gallons of water at about 170 F
See the notes under comments for what actually happens...
I guess we will reset the counter and call this batch#1
Ingredients:
5 lbs Wheat
5 lbs Pale
1 oz Hallertau (Boil)
1 oz Saaz (10 min)
0.5 oz Corriander Seed
White Labs WLP 380
Since we have 10 lbs, will use 2.5 gallons of water at 170 F (Strike) to make a mash with my target temp of about 150F.
Will Hold this for 1 hour.
Will sparge with 5 gallons of water at about 170 F
See the notes under comments for what actually happens...
I guess we will reset the counter and call this batch#1
posted by keithgendreau at 9:05 AM
17 Comments:
The Pale malt I got was Maris Otter for this batch. For the next batch, the label says "English Pale Malt".
Start Heating Strike Water.
Using BBQ thermometer to measure temp
Added 2.5 gallons 170 F water to grains.
After a few, it came to 158 F
added about 1 pint cold water
Mash settled to 150 F.
looks stable.... but we will see.
mash is at 152 F.
Sanitizing the carboy.
I started heating the sparge water about 5 minutes ago... 5 gallons.
The mash temperature is about 152 F.
Sparge Water just hit 170F.
Will put it in water to wait for ~20 minutes.
Starting sparge with 170 F water.
Will aim for ~20-30 minute sparge.
Sparging is done.
Getting ready to start the boil.
Put the Hallertau in ~15 minutes ago.
It is just starting to boil now...
Had a few small boil overs- but not looks stable.
Planning on putting in Saaz at 3:15.
Found where the catbirds nest in the back yard. Looks like one is ready to leave the nest.
Put cooler in boiling wort to sanitize about 20 minutes ago.
about to put in saaz.
then in 10 minuts, corriander.
Corriander Seeds went in slightly crushed about 3 minutes ago.
In 2 minutes, will turn off and start cooling.
Cooling was quick- maybe 20 minutes.
Transferred to 6.5 Gallon Carboy and pitched the yeast.
Beer is alive!
Fermenting has slowed down...
Will bottle this weekend.
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