Wheat Beer
Specifics
Style:
Brew Date: August 30, 2008
Tap Date: September 14, 2008
Yield: 23 liters
Calories: 113 (12 ounces)
Conditioning: Bottles
ABV: 3.2%
ABW: 2.5%
Bottling ABV: 3.7%
Batch No: 3
OG: 1.034
OG (Plato): 8.54° P
Reading 1: 1.010  (12 days)
Reading 2: 1.010  (13 days)
FG: 1.010
FG (Plato): 2.56° P
Real Extract: 3.64° P
App. Atten.: 70%
Real Atten.: 57.4%
Status: Bottled
General Information
Method: Extract
A pale, cloudy beer, refreshingly spritzy and tart with a delicious creamy frothiness.
Comments

30/8 - Had some trouble mixing up the LDM. Overall a very pale straw colour. Smells a bit like grain (funny that!)

31/8 - Not getting anybubbling from the airlock. There is some krauzen in the fermenter, so maybe its just a slow yeast?

1/9 - Still no action from the airlock. Found the fermenter lid was a bit lose. Tightened it.

2/9 - Airlock bubbling away. Still not very active, but bubbling none the less.

Recipe
Extracts
1.7 kilograms Cooper Wheat Beer Malt Extract 100% of grist
1.70 kilograms Total Extract Weight 100% of grist
Adjuncts
500g Coopers LDM  
300g Dextrose  
Yeast
Coopers Brewing Yeast - Dry
Water Profile
Source: YLC Natural Spring Water
Calcium: 5.2 ppm
Magnesium: 2.5 ppm
Amount: 21 liters
Chloride: 17 ppm
Sodium: 17 ppm
Procedure
  • Place the Light Dry Malt in a sanitised, well drained fermenter. Add 2 litres of hot water and immediately pick the fermenter up and swirl the contents until dissolved (about 15 secs) - this avoids lumps.
  • Add the balance of ingredients and dissolve.
  • Add cool water to the 23 litre mark and stir vigorously.
  • Sprinkle yeast and seal.
    • Fermentation
    Primary: 15 days @ 21° C
    Secondary: 14 days @ ° C
    Tasting Reviews
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    45-50 = Outstanding 30-37 = Very Good 14-20 = Fair
    38-44 = Excellent 21-29 = Good 00-13 = Problematic
    Review by Rudi
    Aroma: 9 out of 12 Light aroma - what would be expected from a wheat beer. Only a slight hint of the hops - overall aroma would be regarded as "fresh"
    Appearance: 2 out of 3 Overall, nice light honey colour with some cloudiness - again as to be expected from wheat beer. Slow to froth and doesn't hold it's head well.
    Flavor: 13 out of 20 Overall, a watery taste, lacking in some of the wheat/yeast taste usually associated with wheat beers. hops balance was nice, with a fresh taste and little aftertaste. Probably a shade too sweet, not sickly sweet, but tasted like excess suger rather than a natural sweetness.
    Mouthfeel: 2 out of 5 Watery, lacking in body and carbonation. frech aftertaste was nice - probably not a hot weather beer.
    Overall Impression: 7 out of 10 Overall not bad, quite drinkable. A little too sweet for my taste - and could have done with more "body" although I'm not sure how you'd achive that. Big plus was that there was very little residue in the bottles - it settled nicely making it very "user friendly"
    Cumulative Score: 33 out of 50 Very Good
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