NZ Wheat #2
This beer turned out great! the look was just right too!
| Brewer: | Alex van den Broek | Email: | - | |||||
| URL: | http://www.geocities.com/nzhomebrew | |||||||
| Beer: | NZ Wheat #2 | Style: | Belgian Wit | |||||
| Type: | Partial mash | Size: | 15 liters | |||||
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Bitterness: | 16 IBU | |||||
| OG: | 1.044 | FG: | 1.008 | |||||
| Alcohol: | 4.6% v/v (3.6% w/w) | |||||||
| Water: | Very soft Christchurch water | |||||||
| Grain: | 200g British pale 1.5kg Organic raw wheat |
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| Mash: | 40% efficiency | |||||||
| I grind my wheat in a blender rather than try and mill it. 40° for 20mins 65° for 60mins |
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| Boil: | 60 minutes | SG 1.055 | 12 liters | |||||
| 1.5kg Light malt extract | ||||||||
| 16g tbspn of crushed coriander seeds during the last 5mins of boil | ||||||||
| Hops: | 8g NZ Super Alpha (12% AA, 60 min.) 5g NZ Super Alpha (12% AA, 5 min.) |
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| Yeast: | SafaleWheat K-97 dried yeast | |||||||
| Log: | primary 7days secondary 7days |
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| Carbonation: | 1 tspn of cane sugar per 745ml bottle | |||||||
| Tasting: | A really beautiful beer, this beer is pretty close to Hoegaarden. Which is pretty good considering it uses a dry yeast. | |||||||
Recipe posted 09/21/04.