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== Overview == | |||
==Overview== | |||
* Style: American Wheat Ale with Rhubarb, Ginger, and Orange flavors | * Style: American Wheat Ale with Rhubarb, Ginger, and Orange flavors | ||
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* Brewmaster: Eric Stein | * Brewmaster: Eric Stein | ||
* Type: All-grain | * Type: All-grain | ||
* Initial Gravity: | * Expected Pre-Boil Gravity: 1.046 | ||
* Expected Original Gravity: 1.054 | |||
* Expected Final Gravity: 1.013 | |||
* Expected ABV: 5.3 % | |||
* Expected IBU (using Tinseth): 23.6 IBU | |||
* Expected Color: 6.7 SRM | |||
* Initial Gravity: 1.05 | |||
* Final Gravity: ? | * Final Gravity: ? | ||
* ABV: | * ABV: 4.2% | ||
* Brewed: 1/20/2013 | * Brewed: 1/20/2013 | ||
* Kegged: | * Racked: 2/2/2013 | ||
* First served: | * Kegged: 2/16/2013 | ||
* Last served: | * First served: 2/24/2013 | ||
* Last served: 3/3/2013 | |||
== Label == | |||
{{Template:BeerLabel|brewmaster=Eric Stein|abv_percentage=~4.2|name=Rhubarb Waves of Grain|team=Brittany Z, Andy P, Malerie K, Tucker T, Ryan P | |||
|blurb=A nice wheaty, aromatic hoppy ale - very little bitterness, sour from the rhubarb. The ginger is a hint, but a hint of orange can be tasted.}} | |||
== Brew Participants == | |||
Those who stuck through thick and thin: | |||
* Eric Stein | |||
* Andy Pace | |||
* Malerie Kaplan | |||
* Brittany Zimmerman | |||
* Ryan Pierce | |||
==Brewing== | == Brewing == | ||
===Mash=== | === Mash === | ||
Grain Bill: | Grain Bill: | ||
* | * 4.5 lb Organic Canadian 2 Row (Gambrinus) | ||
* 3.3 lb canadian soft white wheat malt (Andrew variety) (Cargill Specialty Malt) | |||
* 0.2 lb Weyerman CaraRed | |||
Mash Schedule: | Mash Schedule: | ||
* Type: Single step in insulated mash tun, no heating | * Type: Single step in insulated mash tun, no heating | ||
* | * 10 qt water at 170F | ||
* Target temp: | * Target temp: 160F | ||
* Actual temp: | * Actual temp: 155F | ||
* Start pH: ? | * Start pH: ? | ||
* Time: 90 mins | * Time: 90 mins | ||
* Start Mash: 301pm | |||
* End Mash: 431pm | |||
* End temp: ??? | * End temp: ??? | ||
* End pH: ? | * End pH: ? | ||
===Sparge=== | === Sparge === | ||
* 5 gal | * 5 gal | ||
* Target temp: 168F | * Target temp: 168F | ||
===Boil=== | === Boil === | ||
* | |||
* ~6.5 gallons at start of boil | |||
* 0.8 oz US cascade from start of boil | |||
* 0.8 oz US cascade from 5 mins to end of boil | |||
* 60 minute boil | |||
* 5 gallons expected at end of boil | |||
* 5 gallons after boil, measured | |||
* Measured 1.042 after boil | |||
* Boil start 6:06pm | |||
* Boil end 7:??pm | |||
==Fermenting== | == Fermenting == | ||
* Primary ferment: Plastic tub | * Primary ferment: Plastic tub | ||
* | * Pitch Wyeast American Ale (1056), smack pouch | ||
* Ferment temp set point: 66F | * Ferment temp set point: 66F | ||
* | * Shook to oxygenate | ||
== | == Secondary/Racking == | ||
* | * Follow recipe from the source for the orange ginger, rack into fresh carboy. Probably around Feb 10th or so. | ||
* 800ml water | |||
* 1lb chopped fresh rhubarb | |||
* 20g fresh orange zest (navel) | |||
* 20g ground fresh ginger | |||
* boil for 15 minutes (constant stir) | |||
* add 800 ml water | |||
* boil another 10 minutes (until the rhubarb entirely falls apart, and then a little longer) (constant stir) | |||
* extract most of the fibers from the rhubarb using a slotted spoon. A seive would have worked better. | |||
The gravity at rack was 1.010. When we added the rhubarb fluid it lent a pinkish hue. Volume at rack was 5 gallons, and we each got to have a few ounces of the un-flavored warm wheat ale. Can't wait to taste it when it's flavored all the way and the secondary ferment is done. | |||
== Source | === Tasting at Rack === | ||
Very good hoppy flavor, with nice flavor from the malt. Tasted wheaty, mediumly cloudy. | |||
== Kegging == | |||
* Kegged on 2/16/2013 into [[Keg 3]] | |||
== Tasting Notes == | |||
At keggig we found it to have a nice wheaty, aromatic hoppy flavor - very little bitterness, but plenty of sour from the rhubarb. The ginger didn't stand out at all, but a hint of orange could be tasted. Good spring beer. | |||
== Source == | |||
Based on: http://brianbeer.blogspot.com/2007/01/rhubarb-experiment.html | Based on: http://brianbeer.blogspot.com/2007/01/rhubarb-experiment.html | ||
== | == Photos == | ||
* | * vegetables and herbs pre-boil: http://cons.truct.org/album/beerchurch/2013-02-02_0002 | ||
* just about ready to be kegged, in secondary (back right): http://cons.truct.org/album/beerchurch/2013-02-10_0002 | |||
* | [[Category:Beer Church Beers]] | ||
