Gravity Reading: 1.015
Racked beer to 5 gal glass carboy. There was a nice Krauesen ring around the primary fermenter–It was far more pronounced than my previous attempt with the KC Wheat Beer. The siphoning went well, went silently. I decided not to collect…
Visible activity was apparent within 12-18 hours. After that period, the airlock was bubbling at about 60-90 bubbles per minute. The aeration of the wort must have been perfect.
Procedure:
· Steeped grain for ~20 while water came up to 170 degrees F.
· Added Cascade hops* at 5 min
· Added Willamette hops at 55 min
· Vigorously agitated 2 gal of cold water in primary fermenter
· Strained wort into fermenter and then topped off to 5…
A lighter beer for Spring
Ingredients:
3.3 lbs Briess Golden Light Malt Extract
3 lbs Muntions Plain Amber DME
8 oz Breiss Crushed Crystal 20L Malt Grain
1 oz Willamette Hops (bittering)
1 oz Cascade Hops (finishing)
Original Gravities: 1.042 – 1.045
Final Gravities: 1.008 – 1.010
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The beer tastes great. It has mellowed out quite a bit during the last week. The bitterness is just right. Before I told Doug which recipe that I made, he mentioned that it tasted a lot like Boulevard Wheat, a good sign.
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