9.5 lbs (6 lbs) 2 Row
16 oz (10 oz) White Wheat
8 oz (5 oz) Dextrine or Carapils
8 oz (5 oz) corn, turbinado, regular sugar or dextrose 10 min
8 oz (5 oz) crystal 20
(Mash at 153 deg. for 60 min.)
0.25 (0.2 oz) Columbus 60 min
0.75 (0.5 oz) Columbus 10 min
3 oz (1.8 oz) Columbus Hop Stand (after it cools to 180 deg.)
6 oz (3 oz) Galaxy Dryhop - 7 days
1.5 oz (0.75 oz) Columbus Dryhop - 7 days
1 tsp (0.5 tsp) gypsum 10 min
Safale 05
Dryhopped primary fermentor after 10 days. Kegged after 7 days dryhopping. Really nice aroma!
If dry hop amount is not enough, will add final 1 oz of galaxy and 0.25 oz columbus to keg.
Opened keg on third day and added 0.5 oz galaxy suspended on floss. Should be high and dry after a half gallon is dispensed.
This beer is FANTASTIC! Can't stop drinking it! Held up well for 2 weeks. Next time might split the dryhopping into 2 sessions of 4 days each. Maybe try a Citra/Galaxy version.
Notes: Started with 4 gallons of wort and did not use all sparge water (slight mistake). Boiled off too much and should have started with at least 4.5 gallons. Yielded 2.5 gallons, not 3. Dry hops will suck up even more water.
This was completely done in 2 weeks. Probably only started with 2 1/4 gallons. Held up good through 2 weeks, but that might be the fine line between world class and outstanding.
WILL NEED TO START WITH 7 GALLONS OF WORT FOR A 5 GALLON BATCH
NOTES FOR BATCH #2:
Brewed in summer and fermented at 72-74 deg. in basement. (10 deg warmer than first batch)
Started with 4.75 gallons of wort, got full 3 gallons.
Did a 20 min. hop stand after cooling to 180 deg.
Used 1 extra ounce of crystal 20.
dryhopped galaxy for 6 days and columbus for 5 days
Kegged and sampled 3 days later. Needs more Columbus flavor.
Dryhopped keg with 0.5 oz Columbus and 0.5 oz Galaxy on keg day 4.
Tasting Notes: Simply not as good or juicy as the first batch, but good.
Thinner and less grapefruit juicyness.
Has a nice nose, but too much yeast nose and flavor
Could use more columbus and galaxy flavor
Possible problems:
1/2 gallon higher yield diluted and thinned it a bit. - increase grain amounts
Higher fermentation temp not good - ferment in low 60's
Racked too much yeast - be very careful to not rack too much yeast into keg if single fermentation
Solutions:
Ferment in 60's
Add some more base grains
maybe add something for body like flaked oats
don't rack as much yeast
When would I add the wheat, corn, dextrine and crystal to the mash?
ReplyDeleteThe wheat, carapils and dextrine can all be added to the 2-row prior to starting the mash. The dextrose (corn sugar) and gypsum are added to the boil with 10 min. left.
DeleteThanks a lot! What temperature do you recommend for the mash?
DeleteNot sure how accurate I ever get the mash temp, but I would try for around 150 F..... on the dryer side?
DeleteOK cool. Thanks for your help I will tell you how it turns out. Probably gunna try it in a month or so
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