Theoretical Strawberry Wheat

A theoretical strawberry wheat beer meant to satisfy the thirst of an all female baby shower guest list.

Brewer:	Matthew R.		Email:	mathstew@gmail.com
Beer:	Theoretical Strawberry Wheat		Style:	American Wheat
Type:	All grain		Size:	5.5 gallons
Color:	5 HCU (~4 SRM)		Bitterness:	16 IBU
OG:	1.042		FG:	1.008
Alcohol:	4.4% v/v (3.4% w/w)
Water:	R.O. water, no minerals added.
Grain:	3.5 lb. American 2-row 4 lb. Wheat malt .6 lb. American crystal 20L
Mash:	76% efficiency
	Mash: 155*F for 70 minutes (I mashed hot to counteract the Nottingham ale yeast's tendency to over-attenuate).
Boil:	60 minutes	SG 1.031	7.5 gallons
Hops:	.66 oz. Cascade (6% AA, 60 min.)
Yeast:	Nottingham dry ale yeast, rehydrated.
Log:	Add 10 lbs fresh ripe strawberries to secondary for 10 days. Freeze strawberries first and thaw them in a sanitized container to release more fruit flavor.
Carbonation:	Keg and force carb.
Tasting:	Fantastic fresh strawberry nose and flavor. Uncanny fresh fruit impact. Pleased a crowd of 30+ non-beer drinkers. I'll definitely brew this one again, perhaps with a little more malt impact... but the level of strawberry would be unchanged.

Recipe posted 04/26/10.