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Ball & Chain Wheat Ale 
(3 ratings)
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Submitted By: Brulosopher (Shared)Members can download and share recipes
| Brewer: Bright Spot Brewing | |
| Batch Size: 5.50 gal | Style: American Wheat or Rye Beer ( 6D) |
| Boil Size: 7.33 gal | Style Guide: BJCP 2008 |
| Color: 5.2 SRM | Equipment: Bright Spot (5.5 Gal) |
| Bitterness: 16.5 IBUs | Boil Time: 45 min |
| Est OG: 1.047 (11.7° P) | Mash Profile: BRIGHT SPOT - Light to Medium Body |
| Est FG: 1.010 SG (2.5° P) | Fermentation: Bright Spot Ale Fermentation |
| ABV: 4.9% | Taste Rating: 30.0 |
| Amount | Name | Type | # |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 lbs 4.00 oz | White Wheat Malt (2.4 SRM) | Grain | 1 |
| 4 lbs | Pale Malt (2 Row), Rahr (1.9 SRM) | Grain | 2 |
| 1 lbs | Munich Malt - 10L (10.0 SRM) | Grain | 3 |
| 10.00 oz | Caramel/Crystal Malt - 15L (15.0 SRM) | Grain | 4 |
| 0.28 oz | Magnum [11.6%] - Boil 40 min | Hops | 5 |
| 0.71 oz | Cascade [5.4%] - Boil 15 min | Hops | 6 |
| 0.49 oz | Cascade [6.4%] - Boil 1 min | Hops | 7 |
| 1.0 pkgs | German Ale/Kolsch (White Labs #WLP029) | Yeast | 8 |
Taste Notes
This was brewed in an attempt to make a beer my wife could drink (she likes sweet stuff). Well, it certainly was an easy drinker with great flavor, amazing grainy aroma, and just looked like a nice American Wheat… but she didn't like it. Oh well… In order to get the cleanest flavor, I used WLP029 German Ale/Kolsch yeast in the beer, which left it somewhat hazy and with a nutty malt profile. This is certainly a beer I'll be brewing again!Ratings
Very Smooth 
by paddyfuller
This Beer Came out very good. too easy to drink and yes even a good one for the wife.
I will be brewing this one again. good crowd pleaser.
Thanks
Not my favorite (never cared much for wheat/hefe style beers) but VERY well loved by the wheat beer drinkers around me. I'll be brewing it again for sure. OG: 1.054, FG: 1.010 so a little stronger than designed.
A good US Hef!
by BrulosopherGood warm weather quaffer!