Wonderful Wheat Ale Beer Kit
Brand : Label Peelers
- SKU:
- LP-wonder-wheat
- UPC:
- 810194952647
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- These kits are put together as they are ordered.
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Your Label Peelers Wonderful Wheat Ale 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.
- ABV: 6.8%
- IBU: 23
- SG: 1.064
- FG: 1.012
- SRM: 4
Ingredients
- 7 lbs Wheat Dry Malt Extract
- 8 oz White Wheat Malt
- 8 oz Carapils Malt
- 1 oz German Hallertau Mittlefruh Hops
- 1 oz Czech Saaz Hops
- 1 oz Willamette Hops
-1 Yeast Energizer / Irish Moss Combo Packet
-1 package of dry yeast (Fermentis Safale WB-06)
Hop Schedule
- Willamette – 60 minutes
- Czech Saaz – 15 minutes
- German Hallertau Mittlefruh– 1 minute
Instructions
1. Heat 3 gallons of water to 155°F and turn off heat.
2. Add 8 oz. White Wheat Malt, 8 oz. Carapils Malt into muslin grain bag.
3. Place muslin grain bag in water and steep for 30 minutes.
4. Add 7 lbs. of Wheat Dry Malt Extract.
5. Bring to a boil and add 1 oz. of Willamette hops.
6. Boil for 45 minutes and add 1 oz. of Czech Saaz hops. At this time add the Yeast Energizer / Irish Moss packet as well.
7. Boil for 15 minutes and add 1 oz. of German Hallertau Mittlefruh hops.
8. Boil for 1 minute and turn off heat.
9. Cool wort to 70°F and transfer wort to a sanitized fermenter. Top up to 5 gallons with cool water and pitch yeast.
10. Allow to ferment at 68°F for 2 weeks or until fermentation is complete.
11. Once fermentation is complete bottle or keg with priming sugar and allow two weeks to condition. Enjoy!
OTHER PRODUCTS YOU MIGHT NEED
If you are making a beer kit for the first time, an equipment kit is a great and low-stress way to get all the equipment you need to make yourWonderful Wheat Ale.
This Brewer's Best Equipment Kit is top of the line and comes complete for a beginner brewer.
- Equipment kit includes:
- 6.5 Gallon "Ale Pail" Primary Fermenter with Grommeted Lid
- 6.5 Gallon "Ale Pail" Bottling Bucket with Spigot
- Easy Clean No-Rinse Cleanser
- Auto-Siphon
- 5 Gallon Glass Carboy
- Plastic Paddle
- Carboy Brush
- Hydrometer
- Liquid Crystal Thermometer
- Bottle Brush
- Black Beauty Capper
- Econolock
- Drilled Bung
- Lab Thermometer
- Bottle Filler
- Siphon Hose with Shut-off Clamp
- IO-Star
- 20 qt. Brew Pot
- Equipment Instructions
SanitizerGood sanitation practices are absolutely fundamental to good beer making. Five Star San is the premier sanitizer you will need to make yourWonderful Wheat Ale beer kit. A great practice for extra protection is to have a spray bottle filled with sanitizing solution so you can re-sanitize everything that touches or goes near your beer. Sanitation is much more difficult with beer than wine because beer has a higher pH. Wine's high acidity makes bacterial infection less likely but with beer, one small mishap can cost you your batch.
BottlesWhen yourWonderful Wheat Ale is done, you will need bottles. This standard 12 ounce bottle is a good choice. You will need 54 for a 5 gallon batch. Bottles do not come with caps.
The 5 gallon carboy pictured here is the standard size for any beer kit. If you have never worked with a carboy, it is important to know they should not be moved full without a carboy handle or a carrier.
Brew PotsThe pot pictured is an 8 gallon pot that is perfect for any beer kit or a standard 5 gallon batch.
Wort Chillers and Thermometers
Wort Chillers and Thermometers are long term investments. It is important to chill your Wonderful Wheat Ale wort quickly. The quicker you chill it the stronger the cold break will be. You also need a good thermometer that reads fast temperature fluctuations.
SiphonsAuto-siphons are a great luxury item to have in your brew equipment. Once you have one you will never go without it again. Don't forget to use a heavy duty sanitizer to clean it since you don't want to replace it as often as hoses. A good sanitizer for that job is Five Star San.
The fermenter pictured here is standard for a 5 gallon beer kit.
HosesMany people reuse their hoses for far too long. Replacing your hoses often or even using as single use items is highly recommended with beer making. Hoses are very hard to clean and beer is very susceptible to bacterial infection. You do not want to risk losing your Wonderful Wheat Ale over a few feet of unsanitary hose.
FunnelsPouring your wort into a carboy can be tricky. Use a big funnel made just for the job. They even have different mesh screens to remove particles.
AirlocksIt is recommended to replace airlocks often. Because they never physically touch the beer, the sanitation risk is too often overlooked. Bacteria can spread without physical contact in a closed environment and plastic stubbornly harbors bacteria.
Bungs and stoppers should also be periodically replaced. They can dry out and harbor bacteria.
Keeping your carboy clean before and after use is key to avoid bacterial infection in your beer. A carboy brush is a great tool to get into those nooks and crannies.
Stainless Steel Carboy and Bottle Washer
Stainless Steel Carboy and Bottle Washer is a convenient way of cleaning your bottles and/or carboys. This high quality tool will come in handy. Hooks up straight to your faucet with the bottle washer adapter (#4804) and puts out plenty of pressure to clean those stubborn stains from beer bottles that have been sitting around.
CapperWhen you bottle your Wonderful Wheat Ale, you will need to cap your bottles. This capper is inexpensive, easy to use and does not require attaching to a counter. It has a magnet to hold the cap in place.
DID YOU KNOW?
The principal flavonoid found in hops is xanthohumol, and the other prenylflavonoids which have been studied in-depth are 8-prenylnaringenin and isoxanthohumol. Xanthohumol is being studied for its potential properties, whereas 8-prenylnaringenin has been identified as a potent phytoestrogen.
