Citrus Glow Up Wheat Ale Beer Kit

Description

Your Label Peelers Citrus Glow Up Wheat Ale All Grain Original Beer Kit never sits on a shelf. Your grains are crushed to order. Your ingredients are packed fresh and you don't pay for a flashy box. It's all about providing you with the freshest ingredients for you to make your best beer.

Brew your own refreshing Citrus Glow Up Wheat Ale at home with this premium All Grain Beer Kit. Citrus Glow Up Wheat Ale is a crisp, light-bodied wheat beer that highlights a vibrant blend of citrus flavors balanced by subtle wheat malt sweetness. The gentle malt backbone provided by 5 lbs of quality Wheat Malt and 4 lbs of premium Pale Malt (2-Row) creates a smooth mouthfeel, enhanced by the addition of 0.5 lb Carapils (Dextrin) Malt for improved head retention and body.

Enjoy the delicate, traditional aroma from classic Saaz hops added early in the boil, complemented by bright, citrusy Cascade hops at 15 minutes and flameout, which elevate the beer's refreshing profile. Freshly grated orange zest, added in the final 5 minutes of the boil, infuses your beer with lively citrus aromas and flavors, perfect for warm-weather enjoyment.

This carefully curated kit includes everything you need for brewing excellence, from malt and hops to a specialty Wheat Ale yeast, ensuring optimal fermentation and flavor development. Brew confidently, knowing you’re crafting a delicious, balanced Wheat Ale that pairs perfectly with sunny days and outdoor gatherings.

ABV: 5.0%
IBU: 20
BU/GU: 0.40
Original Gravity (OG): 1.050
Final Gravity (FG): 1.012
SRM: 4

Ingredients

Malts:

5 lbs Wheat Malt
4 lbs Pale Malt (2-Row)
0.5 lb Carapils (Dextrin) Malt

Hops:
1 oz Saaz Hops (60 min)
0.5 oz Cascade Hops (15 min)
0.5 oz Cascade Hops (0 min)

Adjuncts:
Sweet Orange Peel 1 oz
Yeast:
1 packet Wheat Yeast

Also Included:

5 oz. Priming Sugar

Muslin Bag

Hop Schedule

1 oz Saaz Hops (60 min)
0.5 oz Cascade Hops (15 min)
0.5 oz Cascade Hops (0 min)

Instructions

Prepare Equipment:
Sanitize all brewing equipment thoroughly.

Mash:

Heat 4 gallons of water to 165°F.
Add crushed grains to your mash tun and mash at 152°F for 60 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Sparge:

Heat 4 gallons of water to 170°F for sparging.
Slowly rinse the grains, collecting about 6.5 gallons of pre-boil wort.

Boil:

Bring the wort to a rolling boil.
Add hops and orange zest according to the following schedule:
1 oz Saaz at 60 minutes (bittering).
0.5 oz Cascade at 15 minutes (flavor).
0.5 oz Cascade and orange zest at 5 minutes (aroma).
Boil for a total of 60 minutes.

Cool and Transfer:

Cool the wort rapidly to 68°F using an immersion or counterflow chiller.
Transfer the cooled wort to a sanitized fermenter and top off with water to exactly 5 gallons.
Fermentation:

Pitch the yeast into the fermenter.
Ferment at 68°F for 10–14 days.

Packaging:
Bottle or keg the beer, carbonating to approximately 2.5 volumes of CO2.
Allow the beer to condition for 2 weeks before serving.