Legend of Dave

A strong dark wheat ale using domestic extracts, specialty grains, hops with a traditional bavarian yeast strain.

Brewer:	Atomic Ed		Email:	-
Beer:	Legend of Dave		Style:	Dunkelweizen
Type:	Extract w/grain		Size:	5 gallons
Color:	54 HCU (~23 SRM)		Bitterness:	7 IBU
OG:	1.071		FG:	1.010
Alcohol:	7.9% v/v (6.2% w/w)
Water:	I used Puritan Spring water because it's delivered to my home. Any water free of chlorine is fine.
Grain:	8 oz. American crystal 40L 8 oz. Dextrine malt (Cara-Pils)
Steep:	30 minutes at 155-160° F in nylon boiling bag. Remove from heat and steep addl' 10 min. Discard grains and rinse bag for hop boiling.
Boil:	60 minutes	SG 1.143	2.5 gallons
	6 lb. Dark malt extract 3.3 lb. Wheat extract
	Add 1 oz. hops to nylon boiling bag for 60 min. Add 1 oz. hops during last 1-2 minutes.
Hops:	1 oz. Tettnanger (4.5% AA, 60 min.) 1 oz. Tettnanger (4.5% AA, 2 min.)
Yeast:	White Labs Bavarian Wheat. Starter of 1 cup light DME and 16 oz. of water. Pitched after 24 hours.
Log:	Fermentation at 72-74° for 5-7 days in primary 6.5 gal carboy. Transfer to secondary 5 gal carboy leaving sediment behind. Bottled 16 days later (14 days okay or after 3 days of stable hydrometer readings) using 5 oz. corn sugar for priming. Yield: 49 twelve oz. bottles.

Recipe posted 10/11/04.