This is a take on a recipe from the American Homebrewers Association. We took a solid American Wheat Ale recipe and added some zest from Cara Cara oranges at 5 minutes left in the boil. Cara for the orange and Waka for the Wakatu hops - CaraWaka is just fun to say!
The kit includes:
- Liquid malt extract (Wheat)
- All hops (Wakatu)
- Yeast (Safale-K97)
- Priming sugar (Cane)
You'll need to provide:
- 1 oz+ citrus zest
OR
- 1 oz+ of our Dried Sweet Orange Peel
Recipe information:
- Yield: 5 gallons
- Original Gravity: 1.05
- Final Gravity: 1.01
- ABV: 5.3
- IBU: 15
- SRM: 5
Here is the link to the recipe on the AHA site, and the description from the AHA site:
The following beer recipe is featured in the July/August 2020 issue of Zymurgy magazine. Access this issue along with the archives with Zymurgy Online!
American wheat beer is an obvious style that can be brewed exclusively from wheat malt extract, and it makes a great base for all kinds of fruit, spice, or veggie beers. Nilsson builds off this foundation, adding chunks of coconut after fermentation.
Learn more about brewing great beer with extracts in Steve Ruch’s article “Extract Exploration” in the July/August 2020 Zymurgy magazine.