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Blue Moon Clone

This beer is a crowd pleaser year round. Much Like the commercial beer BLUE MOON it is very smooth and drinkable. A summer must have.

Brewer: TXBrewer Email: dbcarder@etex.net
URL: http://www.etbrewersguild.com
Beer: Blue Moon Clone Style: American Wheat
Type: Extract w/grain Size: 5.25 gallons
Color:
9 HCU (~7 SRM)
Bitterness: 23 IBU
OG: 1.060 FG: 1.016
Alcohol: 5.6% v/v (4.4% w/w)
Water: Just filtered tap water on this one but drinking water or your tap water if it tastes good will work.
Grain: 2 lb. 8 oz. American 2-row
1 lb. Flaked oats
1 lb. 8 oz. Flaked wheat
Steep: I use a mash tun with a gallon and a half of 175 degree water to achieve a temp of 155 in the tun for the steep. You can use a pot on the stove and a muslin bag too of course.
Boil: 60 minutes SG 1.048 6.50 gallons
6 lb. Light malt extract
8 oz. Honey (for last 10 min of boil)
Irish moss 15 min
Orange Peel and Crushed Coriander 1 oz each for the last 5 min of boil. Full volume boils work best but you might back off the hops 20% if you do the full volume boil.
Hops: 1.54 oz. Vanguard (4.4% AA, 60 min.)
Yeast: WLP 400 Belgian Wit or any good dry ale yeast will work.

Recipe posted 12/17/08.