Sweet Orange Overture Wheat Beer Kit

Description

Your Sweet Orange Overture Wheat gives you a refreshing wheat beer with a distinct sweet orange character from the spice pack. The five pounds of wheat dry malt extract along with white wheat malt, caramel 60L, Munich malt, Carapils malt, and honey malt build a smooth, sweet malt base. Hallertau, Czech Saaz, and Cascade hops supply balanced bitterness and aroma while the SafAle WB-06 yeast handles fermentation.

Your Sweet Orange Overture Wheat 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.

Beer Specifications

• ABV: 5.8% - 6.2%
• Original Gravity: 1.055
• Final Gravity: 1.008
• IBUs: 27
• SRM: 9

Ingredients

Extracts

• 5 lbs. Wheat Dry Malt Extract

Specialty Grains (combined into one bag)

• 8 oz. White Wheat Malt
• 8 oz. Caramel 60L
• 8 oz. Munich Malt
• 8 oz. Carapils Malt
• 8 oz. Honey Malt

Hops (substitutions based on availability)

• 1 oz. Hallertau Hops
• 1 oz. Czech Saaz Hops
• 1 oz. Cascade Hops

Spice Pack

• 1 oz Sweet Orange Peel

Yeast (substitutions based on availability)

• 1 Packet of Dry Yeast (SafAle WB-06)

Also Included

• 5 oz Priming Sugar
• Irish Moss / Energizer Combo Packet
• Muslin Grain Bag

Instructions

Hop Schedule

• 60 minutes: 1 oz. Hallertau (Bittering)
• 15 minutes: 1 oz. Czech Saaz (Flavor)
• 5 minutes: 1 oz. Cascade (Aroma)

1. Begin by heating 2-3 gallons of water to 155°F.
2. Add specialty grains into muslin grain bag and steep in water for 30 minutes.
3. After 30 minutes remove grain bag and discard.
4. Stir in dry malt extract until fully dissolved. Once dissolved, bring wort up to a rolling boil.
5. Boil for 60 minutes, adding the hops according to the hop schedule.
6. Add the Yeast Energizer / Irish Moss Combo with 15 minutes left in the boil.
7. Add Sweet Orange Peel with 5 minutes left in boil.
8. Cool the wort to 70°F and transfer to a sanitized fermenter.
9. Add cold water to bring the volume to 5 gallons.
10. Pitch the yeast and seal the fermenter.
11. Ferment at 68-70°F for 10-14 days.
12. Transfer to a bottling bucket and stir in 5 oz. priming sugar. Mix until evenly distributed and bottle your beer.
13. Once bottled, allow 2 weeks for carbonation in a cool, dark room. Enjoy!