Brewed: Grass Cutter Wheat Ale

By scot in Beer, Beer Recipes, Home Brewing on Saturday, August 2nd, 2014

I have blogged about this beer over, over, over, over, over, over again. In all those writings I have never attached the recipe. It has evolved just about every time that I have blogged about it. I don’t think I have been searching for the holy grail but mostly because I was out of a certain malt or hop or both. Yes, some of the tweaks have been to make it a beer I would like as much as the wife. The beer I brewed today is potentially the last iteration. I always have 2-row, red wheat and munich malts on hand as well as S-05 yeast and Saaz hops.

This is a simple recipe to brew with the coriander and orange peel being the only additions that keep this from being ridiculously simple. I have found that the mashing on the higher end (154.0*F) gives this beer enough body to stand on while not completely drying out (the S-05 can really attenuate). The orange at bottling adds a nice orange/citrus aroma that first greets the senses upon opening the bottle. Definitely a beer I will always have on tap once I can keg. Enjoy!

General Information:
Brew Date: Saturday, August 02, 2014
Recipe Type: All Grain
Yeast: Safale S-05
Yeast Starter: none
Batch Size (Gallons): 5.50
Original Gravity: 1.041
IBU: 15.7
Color: 4.0 SRM
Boiling Time (Minutes): 60
Brewhouse Efficiency: 70%
Alcohol by Volume: 4.7%
Fermentation: 14 days @69*F

Grain Bill:
6.0# Two-Row
3.00# Red Wheat
1.00# Munich

Mash:
Saccharification @154.7*F

Hop Bill:
1.00 ounces Saaz 60 minutes
1.00 ounces Saaz 15 minutes
2.00 ounces Saaz 00 minutes

Extras:
1.0 tsp Yeast Nutrient @ 15 minutes
1.0 tsp Irish Moss @ 15 minutes
9.0 grams coriander, crushed @ 15 minutes
3.0 grams bitter orange peel @ 15 minutes
3.0 grams sweet orange peel @ 15 minutes
3.0 grams bitter orange peel @ bottling soaked in vodka
3.0 grams sweet orange peel @ bottling soaked in vodka

Update(s):

• 2014-08-17 Bottled with 4.1 ounces priming sugar, 2.0 cups of water. 4, 750ml, 20, 22oz, and 3, 16oz.

Useless Fact: Due to precipitation, for a few weeks, K2 is taller than Mt. Everest.