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== Overview ==

==Overview==

* Style: American Wheat Ale with Chocolate Malt, Cocoa, Raspberry, and Cardamom

* Style: American Wheat Ale with Chocolate Malt, Cocoa, Raspberry, and Cardamom

* Last served: ?/?/2013

* Last served: ?/?/2013

==Brew Participants==

== Brew Participants ==

The helpers who stuck through thick and thin:

The helpers who stuck through thick and thin:

It takes a village!

It takes a village!

==Brewing==

== Brewing ==

===Mash===

=== Mash ===

Grain Bill:

Grain Bill:

* End pH: ?

* End pH: ?

===Sparge===

=== Sparge ===

* 5 gal

* 5 gal

* Target temp: 168F

* Target temp: 168F

===Boil===

=== Boil ===

* Boil start: 6:06pm

* Boil start: 6:06pm

* Boil end: 7:06pm

* Boil end: 7:06pm

==Fermenting==

== Fermenting ==

* Primary ferment: Glass carboy, 5gal

* Primary ferment: Glass carboy, 5gal

* Oxygenated with stone

* Oxygenated with stone

* Ferment temp set point: 66F

* Ferment temp set point: 66F

==Kegging==

== Kegging ==

* Kegged on 3/26/2013 into [[Keg 3]] & put on force carb

* Kegged on 3/26/2013 into [[Keg 3]] & put on force carb

* 1.013 final gravity.

* 1.013 final gravity.

==Flavorant Additions==

== Flavorant Additions ==

We used a 250ml soxhlet extractor with ~200ml of vodka per run. We filled the whole body with raspberries for the raspberry extract. We only put in about 125ml by volume of green whole cardamom pods for the cardamom extract, of which we used about ~2/3. We ran the cardamom around 8 cycles, the raspberry around the same. It was somewhat slapshot as far as process for extraction was concerned. It came down to a slight hint of raspberry in the beer, with a fairly strong note of cardamom. So, if you are trying to replicate this do it to taste.

We used a 250ml soxhlet extractor with ~200ml of vodka per run. We filled the whole body with raspberries for the raspberry extract. We only put in about 125ml by volume of green whole cardamom pods for the cardamom extract, of which we used about ~2/3. We ran the cardamom around 8 cycles, the raspberry around the same. It was somewhat slapshot as far as process for extraction was concerned. It came down to a slight hint of raspberry in the beer, with a fairly strong note of cardamom. So, if you are trying to replicate this do it to taste.

Extraction video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4DLWawtiCs

Extraction video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4DLWawtiCs

The ABV of the beer was probably affected by the extract addition, but we're not sure by how much yet - need some hydrometry and math.

The ABV of the beer was probably affected by the extract addition, but we're not sure by how much yet - need some hydrometry and math.

==Tasting at Serving==

== Tasting at Serving ==

There's a wheat beer texture and hop profile, with a darkness that's partially caramel flavored, a little chocolate, and some coffee hints. The first thing you'll notice is the floral and fruity smell of the raspberries and cardamom, which goes to just cardamom once it hits the palate, that fades after a second and you can taste the dark flavors and the hops & wheat. The aftertaste is chocolatey.

There's a wheat beer texture and hop profile, with a darkness that's partially caramel flavored, a little chocolate, and some coffee hints. The first thing you'll notice is the floral and fruity smell of the raspberries and cardamom, which goes to just cardamom once it hits the palate, that fades after a second and you can taste the dark flavors and the hops & wheat. The aftertaste is chocolatey.

Based on [[Beer 2013.02]], changed some malts and hops, added chocolate and extract, removed secondary vegetable inputs.

Based on [[Beer 2013.02]], changed some malts and hops, added chocolate and extract, removed secondary vegetable inputs.

==Photos==

== Photos ==