Tetrahedron American Wheat
An American pale wheat. Commentary on similar styles of beer can be found at:
http://www.pyramidbrew.com/our-brews/hefeweizen
http://www.brew-monkey.com/articles/interview.php?id=12
| Brewer: | SumnerH | Email: | - | |||||
| Beer: | Tetrahedron American Wheat | Style: | American Wheat | |||||
| Type: | Extract | Size: | 5 gallons | |||||
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Bitterness: | 18 IBU | |||||
| OG: | 1.050 | FG: | 1.012 | |||||
| Alcohol: | 4.9% v/v (3.8% w/w) | |||||||
| Boil: | 60 minutes | SG 1.083 | 3 gallons | |||||
| 5 lb. 5 oz. Wheat extract 8 oz. Light DME |
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| Hops: | .5 oz. Nugget (12% AA, 60 min.) .5 oz. Liberty (4% AA, 5 min.) .5 oz. Mt. Hood (4.5% AA, 5 min.) |
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| Yeast: | Pitch a _lot_ of yeast (I'd prep a gallon starter, 3l minimum). American wheat yeast 1010 from Wyeast is a good choice. Pyramid's version uses a lager yeast, which would be much more difficult to work with if you can't temperature-control your fermentation. |
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Recipe posted 03/16/09.