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| + | == Overview == |
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| * Style: American Wheat Ale with Rhubarb, Ginger, and Orange flavors | | * Style: American Wheat Ale with Rhubarb, Ginger, and Orange flavors |
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| * Initial Gravity: 1.05 | | * Initial Gravity: 1.05 |
| * Final Gravity: ? | | * Final Gravity: ? |
− | * ABV: ? | + | * ABV: 4.2% |
| * Brewed: 1/20/2013 | | * Brewed: 1/20/2013 |
| * Racked: 2/2/2013 | | * Racked: 2/2/2013 |
− | * Kegged: ?/?/2013 | + | * Kegged: 2/16/2013 |
− | * First served: ?/?/2013 | + | * First served: 2/24/2013 |
− | * Last served: ?/?/2013 | + | * Last served: 3/3/2013 |
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− | ==Brew Participants== | + | == 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.}} |
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| + | == Brew Participants == |
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| Those who stuck through thick and thin: | | Those who stuck through thick and thin: |
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| * Andy Pace | | * Andy Pace |
| * Malerie Kaplan | | * Malerie Kaplan |
− | * Tucker Tomlinson
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| * Brittany Zimmerman | | * Brittany Zimmerman |
| * Ryan Pierce | | * Ryan Pierce |
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− | ==Brewing== | + | == Brewing == |
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− | ===Mash=== | + | === Mash === |
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| Grain Bill: | | Grain Bill: |
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| * End pH: ? | | * End pH: ? |
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− | ===Sparge=== | + | === Sparge === |
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| * 5 gal | | * 5 gal |
| * Target temp: 168F | | * Target temp: 168F |
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− | ===Boil=== | + | === Boil === |
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| * ~6.5 gallons at start of boil | | * ~6.5 gallons at start of boil |
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| * 5 gallons after boil, measured | | * 5 gallons after boil, measured |
| * Measured 1.042 after boil | | * Measured 1.042 after boil |
| + | * Boil start 6:06pm |
| + | * Boil end 7:??pm |
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− | ==Fermenting== | + | == Fermenting == |
| * Primary ferment: Plastic tub | | * Primary ferment: Plastic tub |
| * Pitch Wyeast American Ale (1056), smack pouch | | * Pitch Wyeast American Ale (1056), smack pouch |
| * Ferment temp set point: 66F | | * Ferment temp set point: 66F |
| * Shook to oxygenate | | * Shook to oxygenate |
− | * Racked ?. Gravity: ?, ? ABV. Taste: ?
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− | ==Secondary/Racking== | + | == Secondary/Racking == |
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| * Follow recipe from the source for the orange ginger, rack into fresh carboy. Probably around Feb 10th or so. | | * Follow recipe from the source for the orange ginger, rack into fresh carboy. Probably around Feb 10th or so. |
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| * extract most of the fibers from the rhubarb using a slotted spoon. A seive would have worked better. | | * extract most of the fibers from the rhubarb using a slotted spoon. A seive would have worked better. |
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− | The gravity at rack was 1.010 (confirm with Ryan). 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. | + | 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. |
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− | ===Tasting at Rack=== | + | === Tasting at Rack === |
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| Very good hoppy flavor, with nice flavor from the malt. Tasted wheaty, mediumly cloudy. | | Very good hoppy flavor, with nice flavor from the malt. Tasted wheaty, mediumly cloudy. |
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− | ==Kegging== | + | == Kegging == |
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− | * Kegged on ? | + | * Kegged on 2/16/2013 into [[Keg 3]] |
− | * Final Gravity ?
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− | ==Tasting Notes== | + | == Tasting Notes == |
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| + | 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. |
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| == Source == | | == Source == |
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| Based on: http://brianbeer.blogspot.com/2007/01/rhubarb-experiment.html | | Based on: http://brianbeer.blogspot.com/2007/01/rhubarb-experiment.html |
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| + | == Photos == |
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| + | * 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 |
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| + | [[Category:Beer Church Beers]] |