brew #014: weekend warrior wheat

Very, very simple. A study on my process, an attempt at decoction mashing. Oh and a style by request of the wife.


Ingredients
Fermentables
0.50 lb Wheat Dry Extract (8.0 SRM) 5.3 % [leftovers]
6.00 lb Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) 63.2 %
3.00 lb Wheat, Flaked (1.6 SRM) 31.6 %

Hops
0.50 oz Tettnang [4.50%] (60 min) 8.2 IBU
0.50 oz Tettnang [4.50%] (30 min) 6.3 IBU
1.00 oz Simcoe [13.00%] (5 min) 9.5 IBU

Misc
6.00 oz Rice Hulls into the mash

Yeast
Safbrew WB-06

The Brew
Soundtrack: The Fold
Brew Beer: Oil Change Caramel Cream Ale,


Stats
Batch Size: 5 gal
Mash: Single Infusion for protein rest at 125F [1.33 qt/lb], Decoct to 150F [1.25 gals to boiling], Sacc rest at 148F for 60min
RA Target: -25
Water adjustment: 1 tsp gypsum, 2.5 tsp CaCl
Sparge: 6 gals at 168F
Efficiency: 80%
Mash pH: 5.4
Boil Duration: 60min
Original Gravity: 1.054
Final Gravity: 1.010
Est. ABV: 5.7%
IBU: 24
Color: 4
Fermentation: ~6 at 66, ~7 at 72F
Carbonation: 2.5 vol CO2
Brewed: 12/13/09
Bottled: 1/10/10

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