American Wheat Beer Recipe - Cedar Wheat Ale

Recipe Info

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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

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
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American Wheat Beer

OG 0.995
1.120
OG: 1.040-1.055 / Your OG: 1.063
FG 0.995
1.120
FG: 1.008-1.013 / Your FG: 1.015
IBU 0
120
IBU: 15-30 / Your IBU: 1
SRM 0
40
SRM: 3-6 / Your SRM: 5.4
ABV 0
14
ABV: 4-5.5 / Your ABV: 6.2
BG:GU 0
2
BG:GU: 0.27-0.75 / Your BG:GU: 0.02

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