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American wheat with orange/tangerine

Looking for a nice american style wheat with just a hint of orange for the holidays.
Note Amarillo hops used not cascade.

Brewer: thomsonranch Email: -
URL: http://www.thomsonranch.com
Beer: American wheat with orange/tangerine Style: American Wheat
Type: Extract w/grain Size: 5 gallons
Color:
12 HCU (~8 SRM)
Bitterness: 18 IBU
OG: 1.063 FG: 1.026
Alcohol: 4.8% v/v (3.8% w/w)
Water: None- well water
Grain: 2.10 lb. Wheat malt
1.05 lb. American crystal 40L
0.53 lb. Dextrine malt (Cara-Pils)
Steep: Steep grain in bag for 30 mins at 155-160 F
Boil: 60 minutes SG 1.127 2.5 gallons
6.6 lb. Wheat extract
4 oranges and 4 tangerines, zest 2 each, peel all well (no white material), section all remove seeds, all into bag, steep in 2 qt. water at 160 for 20 min, bring to boil briefly, cool to RT and all to primary before wort.
Hops: 0.5 oz. Centennial (9.7% AA, 60 min.)
0.5 oz. Centennial (9.7% AA, 30 min.)
0.53 oz. Cascade (7.2% AA, 15 min.)
.5 oz. Cascade (aroma)
Yeast: Wyeast smack pack American Wheat 1010, 700 mL starter 20 h before pitch (3 oz wheat DME) with stirring.
Log: Brew 11/14/10
Primary for 4 day, into secondary on 11/19/10. Bottle on 11/28/10 (48 X 12 oz).
Carbonation: in the bottle, 5 oz priming sugar used.
Tasting: Had a taste before bottling and it was nice, had one flat.

Recipe posted 12/05/10.