1602 american wheat ale
brewed: 26/07/15
pitched: 21/09/15
bottled/kegged: 10/10/12
subsequent batch info: 3 weeks in the keg and this beer is hot shit. perfect for summer weather. will re-brew and potentially add some whirlfloc and finings to this one to see how it feels drinking it when clear. at the moment it looks like wheat beer soup! (still tastes shit hot though!)
ingredients:
63% joe white traditional ale
35% joe white wheat
2% joe white caramalt
16.3 ibu - citra - 60 mins
5.4 ibu - citra - 20 mins
1.5g/L - citra - dry hopped for 4 days
1/2 teaspoon yeast nutrient
11.5gms - safale - US-05 american ale yeast
process:
batch size: 20L
steps: 2
mash: 66- 80 mins, 78 - 10 mins
boil: 60 mins
chill method: no chill
ferment temp: 17C
d-rest: no
chilled: 2C
estimated OG: 1.047
actual OG: 1.047
estimated FG: 1.009
actual FG: 1.008
estimated %abv: 4.9
actual %abv: 5.1
ibu: 21.7
brewing notes:
21/09/15 - just pitched this one. cannot wait to test it out. it is my first american wheat beer. i decided to use citra as it's a classic american fruity hop, and paired with wheat malt, and american ale yeast, i feel like it will be YUM. the name comes from the year that america first grew wheat - in 1602 on an island off the massachusetts coast.
tasting notes:
31/10/15 - having a relaxing night at home this halloween. not doing anything special because i'm exhausted due to uni and internship, and am having a few of these guys. it's definitely a good summer beer. the clean yeast with the tarty wheat, and the lovely subtle fruity citra notes really play nicely together. the only thing i'd change next time would be to fine and/or add some whirlfloc. currently it looks very soupy, even though the taste is on point. really happy with how this one turned out.
05/11/15 - have sampled a few of these beers since the other night and it remains a lovely fluffy, wheaty, hoppy delight. citra was a good choice in this beer, as i don't know how well the dank hops would have faired with such a light grain bill comprising mostly of pale malt and wheat. i was initially going to use galaxy, but wanted something different to the hundreds of pacific ale clones. lovely drop!
brew day / beer pictures:
pitched: 21/09/15
bottled/kegged: 10/10/12
subsequent batch info: 3 weeks in the keg and this beer is hot shit. perfect for summer weather. will re-brew and potentially add some whirlfloc and finings to this one to see how it feels drinking it when clear. at the moment it looks like wheat beer soup! (still tastes shit hot though!)
ingredients:
63% joe white traditional ale
35% joe white wheat
2% joe white caramalt
16.3 ibu - citra - 60 mins
5.4 ibu - citra - 20 mins
1.5g/L - citra - dry hopped for 4 days
1/2 teaspoon yeast nutrient
11.5gms - safale - US-05 american ale yeast
process:
batch size: 20L
steps: 2
mash: 66- 80 mins, 78 - 10 mins
boil: 60 mins
chill method: no chill
ferment temp: 17C
d-rest: no
chilled: 2C
estimated OG: 1.047
actual OG: 1.047
estimated FG: 1.009
actual FG: 1.008
estimated %abv: 4.9
actual %abv: 5.1
ibu: 21.7
brewing notes:
21/09/15 - just pitched this one. cannot wait to test it out. it is my first american wheat beer. i decided to use citra as it's a classic american fruity hop, and paired with wheat malt, and american ale yeast, i feel like it will be YUM. the name comes from the year that america first grew wheat - in 1602 on an island off the massachusetts coast.
tasting notes:
31/10/15 - having a relaxing night at home this halloween. not doing anything special because i'm exhausted due to uni and internship, and am having a few of these guys. it's definitely a good summer beer. the clean yeast with the tarty wheat, and the lovely subtle fruity citra notes really play nicely together. the only thing i'd change next time would be to fine and/or add some whirlfloc. currently it looks very soupy, even though the taste is on point. really happy with how this one turned out.
05/11/15 - have sampled a few of these beers since the other night and it remains a lovely fluffy, wheaty, hoppy delight. citra was a good choice in this beer, as i don't know how well the dank hops would have faired with such a light grain bill comprising mostly of pale malt and wheat. i was initially going to use galaxy, but wanted something different to the hundreds of pacific ale clones. lovely drop!
brew day / beer pictures: