Citra Wheat Brew Day

I've been brewing a Citra Wheat beer for a while, just not recently. I normally use Citra for all hop additions, but I find using Citra for bittering a bit unpleasant.  So this time I replaced it with some Cascade, and only used Citra as an aroma addition.

I am also using Austin Hombrew's special Persica yeast. I'm hoping the promised peach/apricot notes will go nicely with the Citra.

It was a very humid day, and after brewing, nothing would dry!

Citra Wheat

American Wheat or Rye Beer

 

Type: All Grain	Date: 5/26/2013
Batch Size: 6.00 gal	Brewer: Jeff Holt
Boil Size: 7.97 gal	Asst Brewer:
Boil Time: 60 min	Equipment: Jeff's Equipment
Taste Rating(out of 50): 35.0	Brewhouse Efficiency: 60.00
Taste Notes:
Ingredients
Amount Item Type % or IBU 7.00 lb Wheat Malt, Ger (2.0 SRM) Grain 51.85 % 6.00 lb Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 44.44 % 0.50 lb Cara-Pils/Dextrine (2.0 SRM) Grain 3.70 % 1.00 oz Cascade [5.50 %] (60 min) Hops 16.6 IBU 1.50 oz Citra [13.00 %] (Dry Hop 4 days) Hops - 0.50 oz Citra [13.00 %] (10 min) Hops 7.1 IBU 1 Pkgs Austin Homebrew Persica Ale Yeast (White Labs #WLP 299) Yeast-Ale
Beer Profile
Est Original Gravity: 1.051 SG	Measured Original Gravity: 1.044 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.012 SG	Measured Final Gravity: 1.005 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 5.00 %	Actual Alcohol by Vol: 5.08 %
Bitterness: 23.7 IBU	Calories: 190 cal/pint
Est Color: 4.2 SRM	Color: Color
Mash Profile
Mash Name: Single Infusion, Medium Body, Batch Sparge	Total Grain Weight: 13.50 lb
Sparge Water: 5.37 gal	Grain Temperature: 72.0 F
Sparge Temperature: 168.0 F	TunTemperature: 72.0 F
Adjust Temp for Equipment: FALSE	Mash PH: 5.4 PH
Single Infusion, Medium Body, Batch Sparge Step Time Name Description Step Temp 60 min Mash In Add 16.88 qt of water at 165.9 F 154.0 F
Mash Notes: Simple single infusion mash for use with most modern well modified grains (about 95% of the time).
Carbonation and Storage
Carbonation Type: Corn Sugar	Volumes of CO2: 2.4
Pressure/Weight: 4.5 oz	Carbonation Used: -
Keg/Bottling Temperature: 60.0 F	Age for: 35.0 days
Storage Temperature: 52.0 F
Notes
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