Named for his daughter, this wheat beer captures her liveliness and love of fruits with just a touch of wheaty sweetness. As talked about in Brew Files 129 – Caleb’s Existential Gold
Beer Style:
American Wheat Ale
Batch Size:
5.0 gallons
Boil Time:
60 minutes
Original Gravity:
1.049
IBUs:
18.00
SRM:
3.00
Malt/Grain/Sugar/Extract:
Weyermann Floor Malted Pilsner | 60% | |
Briess White Wheat | 40% |
Mashing
152°F (66.7°C) for 60 minutes |
Ramp and rest at 168°F (75.5°C) for 10 minutes |
Mash at 5.3 (using lactic acid to adjust) |
Hops:
El Dorado | 8 IBUs | 60 minutes | |
El Dorado | 9 IBUs | 10 minutes | |
El Dorado | 1 IBU | Whirlpool – 170°F for 10 minutes |
Yeast:
Lager yeast of choice (Imperial L17 Harvest is Caleb’s choice) |
Notes:
Ferment at 50°F
Calcium – 34 ppm, Magnesium – 15 ppm, Sodium – 4 ppm, Sulfate – 75 ppm, Chloride – 50 ppm, Bicarbonate – 16 ppm, Alkalinity – 13 ppm, Residual Alkalinity = -20 |