Wheat beer with Bernie

8/17/04

Brewer: John Tossberg & Bernie Ball Email: -
Beer: Wheat beer with Bernie Style: Weizen/Weissbier
Type: All grain Size: 24 gallons
Color:
5 HCU (~4 SRM)
Bitterness: 16 IBU
OG: 1.045 FG: 1.010
Alcohol: 4.5% v/v (3.5% w/w)
Water: Add approx 1 Tbls CaCl to strike/sparge H2O
Grain: 16.0 lb. German Pilsner
16.0 lb. Wheat malt
1.00 lb. Cara munich II
Mash: 86% efficiency
Dough in with 75°C H20 temp stablised at 60°C. add some
cold H20 and bring temp to 55°C. Hold 10 minutes. Pull
approx 1/4 of mash for decoction. Bring to a boil and boil
about 5 min. Throw back into mash temp stable @ 70°C hold
1 hour. Start Sparge. We missed our intended volume and
gravity
Boil: minutes SG 1.045 24 gallons
Bernie added whirl flocs and I forgot.
Hops: 3 oz. Perle (6.6% AA, 60 min.)
Yeast: Wyeast 3068. approx 700ml to each carboy. vigorous
fermentation seen the next day.
Log: I decided to turn one of my carboys into a fruit beer.
2 cans (15oz) Queen Anne Cherrys (Oregon brand)in heavy
syrup were added. This was done in the primary fermenter
after initial fementation had subsided.

Recipe posted 08/21/04.