NZ Wheat

This beer turned out alright, a nice beer for summer

Brewer:	Alex van den Broek		Email:	-
URL:	http://www.geocities.com/nzhomebrew
Beer:	NZ Wheat		Style:	New Zealand Wheat
Type:	Partial mash		Size:	15 liters
Color:	6 HCU (~5 SRM)		Bitterness:	14 IBU
OG:	1.043		FG:	1.009
Alcohol:	4.4% v/v (3.5% w/w)
Water:	Very soft Christchurch water
Grain:	1.3kg Raw wheat
Mash:	50% efficiency
	40° for 20mins 65° for 60mins
Boil:	60 minutes	SG 1.054	12 liters
	1.5kg Light malt extract
	1-1/2 tbspn of crushed coriander seeds during the last 5mins of boil
Hops:	15g NZ DSaaz (5.6% AA, 60 min.) 5g NZ DSaaz (5% AA, 10 min.)
Yeast:	SafWheat dried yeast
Log:	primary 7days secondary 10 days
Carbonation:	1 tspn of cane sugar per 745ml bottle
Tasting:	A really smooth beer, a beautiful white head on a straw coloured beer. The wheat tang wasnt particulary strong though, just enough to make it interesting.

Recipe posted 05/04/04.