BaccaChew Wheat

This is my first partial mash recipie. I am brewing it a second time since the first batch tasted so good. It's a simple, light, slightly sweet beer that pleases me and my bud drinking friends alike.

Brewer:	Ben Schy		Email:	bens@thepoint.net
Beer:	BaccaChew Wheat		Style:	American Wheat
Type:	Partial mash		Size:	5 gallons
Color:	6 HCU (~5 SRM)		Bitterness:	21 IBU
OG:	1.044		FG:	1.008
Alcohol:	4.6% v/v (3.6% w/w)
Grain:	2 lb. American 2-row 1 lb. Wheat malt 0 lb. 8 oz. Dextrine malt (Cara-Pils) 0 lb. 8 oz. American crystal 20L
Mash:	60% efficiency
	Mash grain at about 154°F for 1 hour, sparge with 1.5 gallons of 170° water.
Boil:	60 minutes	SG 1.034	6.5 gallons
	2 lb. Light malt extract 1 lb. Wheat extract 0 lb. 8 oz. Honey
	Irish moss added 15 minutes before end of boil. Honey added at flameout.
Hops:	1 oz. Tettnanger (4.5% AA, 60 min.) .5 oz. Tettnanger (4.5% AA, 20 min.)
Yeast:	Pitched 2 packs of Danstar Nottinghan dry ale yeast, rehydrated.
Tasting:	My first attempt at this turned out good, though I had to compensate for a boilover, so I am not sure of the gravities. Second batch on the way.

Recipe posted 06/13/00.