America Honey Wheat (All Grain) 5 gal

America Honey Wheat
(All Grain) 5 gal

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This Homebrew Recipe was added by IHATEBUD on January 05, 2002 at 13:52:31:
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Brewing Method: All Grain
Yeast: Wyeast German Ale 1007 (I think)
Yeast Starter: 1 quart
Batch Size: 5 gal
Original Gravity: 1.049
Final Gravity: 1.012
Alcohol Content: 4.7 %
Total Grains: 8.5 lbs
Color: 3
Extract Efficiency: 73% %
Hop IBU's: 16
Boiling Time: 60 Minutes
Primary Fermentation: 5 days at 63 degrees
Secondary Fermentation: 3 weeks at 63 degrees
Additional Fermentation: 2 weeks in bottle at 40 degrees

Grain Bill:

4.5 lbs 2-row
4 lbs flaked wheat
1 lb cotton honey

Hop Bill:

.75 oz Tettnanger 60 minutes
.5 oz Fuggles 15 minutes
.5 oz Fuggles dry hopped in secondary

Mash Schedule:

Water grain ratio 1.5 to 1. Single step at 149 to 153 degrees till conversion. Sparge with 180 degree water to collect 6+ gallons.

Brewers Notes:

I've made this ale several times and I really like it, great for warm weather refreshment. I forgot to put in the Irish moss with the last batch and it cleared very well during the bottle conditioning. I'm going to try lagering this recipe next time with Whitelabs 830 German lager.