Tractor Brau #1
Here is the recipe and brewing notes for Tractor Brau #1 — my first whack at an American Wheat Ale.
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Recipe: Tractor Brau
Brewer: Nicholas Henke
Asst Brewer:
Style: American Wheat or Rye Beer
TYPE: All Grain
Recipe Specifications
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Batch Size: 3.00 gal
Boil Size: 4.53 gal
Estimated OG: 1.061 SG
Estimated Color: 3.9 SRM
Estimated IBU: 25.0 IBU
Brewhouse Efficiency: 80.00 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes
Ingredients:
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Amount Item Type % or IBU
3.00 lb Brewers Malt 2-Row (Briess) (1.8 SRM) Grain 50.00 %
3.00 lb Wheat - White Malt (Rahr) (2.3 SRM) Grain 50.00 %
17.23 gm Williamette [5.50 %] (60 min) Hops 25.0 IBU
4.50 gm Centennial [10.00 %] (0 min) (Aroma Hop-SHops -
4.50 gm Williamette [5.50 %] (0 min) (Aroma Hop-SHops -
1.00 items Campden Tablet (Mash 60.0 min) Misc
1.00 items Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 15.0 min) Misc
1 Pkgs American Hefeweizen Ale (White Labs #WLP32Yeast-Wheat
Mash Schedule: Double Infusion, Medium Body
Total Grain Weight: 6.00 lb
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Double Infusion, Medium Body
Step Time Name Description Step Temp
30 min Protein Rest Add 5.40 qt of water at 134.8 F 122.0 F
30 min Saccrification Add 3.60 qt of water at 209.8 F 152.0 F
10 min Mash Out Add 4.20 qt of water at 208.8 F 168.0 F
Notes:
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Mash was a bit low - 150F. Chilling took forever (1hr?) - 2 hop cones in chiller. Suck. Otherwise great - crush seemed a bit fine. Pitched tube at 74F directly to fermenter. Fermented at 69F, krausen nuclear for 2 days (8"), then 4" until 7 days. Color is nice, maybe hint darker so far.
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UPDATE 2009-09-09: Tasting notes so far. OK- was a huge pineapple flavor initially, but seems to be taming down. Good yeast/wheaty flavor – nice cloudy and light. OK. Getting Better with age.
