First Brew followup

Fermentation really took off shortly after my last post. I had to set up a blow off tube in fact. The krausen has settled now and the airlock is back on and I have nearly constant bubbling. It is fascinating to watch the beer churning in the carboy!

Here is my recipe. (Note the rockin' 7.1% Alcohol by Volume, LOL)

17D. Wheat Beer, Weizenbock

Extract

Color

Stats OG 1.074 FG 1.019 IBU 33 ABV 7.1 % SRM 12

Specifics Boil Volume 2.5 gallons Batch Size 4.5 gallons Yeast 75% AA

Style Comparison Low Mine High OG 1.066 1.074 1.080+ FG 1.015 1.019 1.022 IBU 15 33 30 SRM 7 12 25 ABV 6.5 7.1 8+

Fermentables

% Weight	Weight (lbs)	Grain	Gravity Points	Color
38.4 %	3.30	Light Malt Extract Syrup	24.9	1.5
38.4 %	3.30	Wheat Malt	28.6	1.2
11.6 %	1.00	Light Dry Malt Extract	10.0	0.4
11.6 %	1.00	Belgian Candi Sugar Amber	10.0	16.7
	8.60		73.5

Hops

% Wt	Weight (oz)	Hop	Form	AA%	AAU	Boil Time	Utilization	IBU
50.0 %	1.00	Willamette	Pellet	4.6	4.6	60	0.048	22.2
25.0 %	0.50	Willamette	Pellet	4.6	2.3	40	0.038	8.7
25.0 %	0.50	Willamette	Pellet	4.6	2.3	5	0.009	2.0
	2.00							33.0

The final attributes make it more of a Wiezenbock (bitterness is a little too high for it though) than the American Wheat I had envisioned at the start, but all in all a great learning experience and I am looking forward to my next beer already.

I think I will bottle half of it with Cherry extract and see how that works out.