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Mr. D's Happypigweisen

It was a hit! Made everyone very very happy as the alcohol is hidden by the great taste.

Brewer: Ken Dunmire Email: kjdunmire@yahoo.com
Beer: Mr. D's Happypigweisen Style: American Wheat
Type: Extract w/grain Size: 5.5 gallons
Color:
10 HCU (~7 SRM)
Bitterness: 19 IBU
OG: 1.060 FG: 1.021
Alcohol: 5.1% v/v (4.0% w/w)
Water: Good bottled water
Grain: 8 oz. Wheat malt
8 oz. Belgian CaraMunich
Steep: Placed bagged grains in 4 gallons cold and left in until 160°. Sparged at 170° with 1 quart.
Boil: 60 minutes SG 1.083 4.0 gallons
8 lb. Wheat extract
8 oz. Honey
8 oz Clover honey 15 minutes before end of boil.
Hops: .75 oz. Hallertauer (5.25% AA, 60 min.)
.75 oz. Hallertauer (5.25% AA, 30 min.)
.5 oz. Hallertauer (5.25% AA, 15 min.)
Yeast: White Labs liquid American Hefeweisen.
Log: Plastic primary for 12 days at 65°. Glass secondary for 7 days at 65°.
1 1/4 lbs DME at bottling.
Tasting: This beer was allready starting to condition after 3 days, and good tasting to. This stuff just kept getting better with time and was like drinking a different beer every few days. I am brewing another batch next weekend, but with a different honey. Why not!

Recipe posted 02/15/04.