Maple Wheat

Description:

This is a clone recipe for The Niagra Falls Brewing Companies Maple Wheat Ale.I think next time I'll use the wheat yeast and not the wit yeast.I also entered this in the Hops Bops and scored a 28 out of 50. They said the alcohol was too high for a wheat.

Size:

• 2 1/2 gallons

Ingredients:

• 3 3/4 Lbs.American 2 row
• 4 Lb. Wheat
• 1/2 Lb. Maple syrup
• 1/2 oz. Hallertau Mittlefues pellets
• 1/4 oz. Hallertau Mittlefues pellets
• 1/2 tsp. Irish moss
• Wyeast 3944 Wit Yeast
• 1 tsp. Polyclar
• 1/4 cup corn sugar(priming)
• 1/6 cup maple syrup

Brewing Instructions:

Mash all grains at 150f for 90min.Sparge 3x adding enough water to get 4 gallons.Boil this for 90 min adding 1/2 oz hallertau at the beggining of the boil. After 75 min add 1/4 oz hallertau and the irish moss. Cool to 80,aerate,and pitch yeast starter.

Fermentation:

• Primary been 10 days and not done yet
• Secondary

• O.G.-1.080
• F.G.-1.014
• Alcohol-8.5%