American Wheat Beer Recipe - Cedar Wheat Ale

Recipe Info

Recipe Image

Cedar Wheat Ale

by on
All Grain
5 Gallon(s)
6.5 Gallon(s)
60 min
75%
Wheat beer conditioned on Spanish Cedar chips.

Fermentables

44% - Pilsner - BE
5
36
2
Mash
44% - Wheat - US
5
39
1
Mash
9% - Flaked Wheat - US
1
35
2
Mash
2% - Caramel/Crystal 60 - US
0.25
36
60
Mash

Hops

Bravo
0.5
Pellet
Boil
60 min(s)
15
25.4
Bravo
0.25
Pellet
Boil
10 min(s)
15
4.6
Saaz
0.25
Pellet
Boil
10 min(s)
3.8
1.2

Yeast

White Labs Belgian Wit WLP400
76%

Other Stuff

Untreated Spanish Cedar - 1" x 14" x 1/4"
1
each
Primary

Mash Steps

Saccharification Rest
Direct Heat
149
60 min

Special Instructions

1.
Cedar plank hacked into small pieces, soaked in small qty vodka, and dumped into primary for 3 weeks.

Tasting Notes (1)

Jabob513

Tasted on 5/5/2023 by Jabob513

Notes:

Very aromatic, the wood adds very heady perfumey elements and fits nicely with the style. Would step mash more effectively and use better temp control - was fermented in basement ~62F but not temp stable.

Recipe Facts

Cedar Wheat Ale
American Wheat Beer
  • 5.00 Gallons Liters Batch Size
  • 6.50 Gallons Liters Boil Size
  • 60  min Boil Time
  • 1.063 OG
  • 1.015 FG
  • 31.2 IBU (tinseth) Bitterness
  • 0.50 BG:GU
  • 5.4° SRM Color
  • 75% Efficiency
  • 6.2% ABV Alcohol
  • 212 per 12oz Calories
Clone This Recipe

Similar Homebrew Recipes

Witty Beer

Witbier
by CocytusTrout 3/27/2024 4:24:02 AM

Empire Builder Cream Ale

Cream Ale
by cgrade23 3/26/2024 8:00:19 AM

American Wheat Beer

American Wheat Beer
by Brewer 127611 3/9/2024 7:22:09 AM

Idahoo Session IPA

American IPA
by Maverick-v8 3/8/2024 4:10:26 PM
© 2024 by brewgr.com. All Rights Reserved.