Hoppy amber wheat

1 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
6⅝poundsWheat malt extract
poundsDark dry malt
poundsCrystal malt
1poundsWheat malt
½poundsWheat flakes
¼poundsChocolate malt
2ouncesHallertauer hops (Alpha 4.2)
For full boil
½ounceSaaz hops (Alpha ??) for 20
Minutes
½ounceSaaz hops to finish
Yeast

Directions

Mash the crystal malt, wheat malt and flaked wheat with 2½ gallons of water using your favorite mash method. I used a step mash, holding for 20 minutes at 130 degress, 30 minutes at 150 degrees and 155 for 20 minutes. Steep the specialty malts while bringing the rest of the water to a boil. Remove specialty grains and add extracts and wort from the mash as boil begins. Add Hallertau hops at beginning of boil. Add ½ ounce of Saaz at 40 minutes. Turn off heat after 60 minutes, and add last ½ ounce of hops. After 2 weeks in the bottle, this was a VERY hoppy beer. In my opinion it was too hoppy for the style. The color was a beautiful amber and it was very clear. After 2 months the hop bite subsided somewhat and it is now an excellent brew---crisp, clear and aggressive with a very white white head considering the color of the beer. Primary Ferment: 1 week Secondary Ferment: 10 days

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