Hannah
Our best beer to date!
A half-German, half-American wheat ale with sweet orange
and coriander. Inspired by and better than Bell's Oberon.
| Brewer: | Dierksenkougan | Email: | ignitehardcore@hotmail.com | |||||
| Beer: | Hannah | Style: | American Wheat | |||||
| Type: | Extract w/grain | Size: | 5 gallons | |||||
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Bitterness: | 12 IBU | |||||
| OG: | 1.047 | FG: | 1.010 | |||||
| Alcohol: | 4.8% v/v (3.7% w/w) | |||||||
| Water: | Untreated Culligan water from Meijer | |||||||
| Grain: | 2 lb. Belgian pale 1 lb. Wheat malt 1 lb. Belgian Munich |
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| Steep: | Seperate grain: one pound per large muslin bag. Steep grain in 2.5 gallons of 155°F water for 60 minutes. Drain grain bags by pressing with brew spoon for best steeping efficiency. |
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| Boil: | 60 minutes | SG 1.094 | 2.5 gallons | |||||
| 3.3 lb. Wheat extract | ||||||||
| Add 1 tsp. Gypsum at beginning of boil. Add 1 tsp. Irish Moss at 15 minutes. Add .5 oz. of both dried sweet orange peel and coarsely crushed coriander to boil at 45 min., again at 15 min. |
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| Hops: | .25 oz. Hallertauer (5% AA, 60 min.) .5 oz. Hallertauer (5% AA, 30 min.) .5 oz. Tettnanger (4.5% AA, 30 min.) .25 oz. Hallertauer (5% AA, 15 min.) .5 oz. Tettnanger (aroma) |
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| Yeast: | East Labs American Hefeweizen | |||||||
| Log: | Primary: 4 days Secondary: 10 days |
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| Tasting: | The house favorite. Will brew again. | |||||||
Recipe posted 10/12/05.