Sunday, December 23, 2007

Peach of a Weiss Beer by Briess Co.

Peach of a Weiss Beer:
The background esters and the inherent sweetness of this weiss beer base work well with many types of fruit

O.G. 1.058
F.G. 1.018
ABV 5.2%
IBU 15
Color(L) 8

8lbs Wheat LME
4oz. Cara-pils
1 tsp. Irish Mos at 15 min
1/2oz Perle Hops (pellet) at 45 min.
3 lbs Pureed De-pitted Ripe Peaches

Instructions:
1. Steep Cara-pils in 5 gallonsof 150-160 degree water for 15 to 20 min and then remove.
2. Remove from heat. Add Wheat LME and bittering hops, bring to boil for 30 min.
3. Add Irish mosss, boil for 15 min more.
4. Cool to 70 degrees, oxygenate wort, add yeast (recommended WLP300 Hefewiezen Yeast)
5. After 4 to 5 days of primary fermentation, pit, and puree peaches (skins and all) in a sanitized blender or food processor and add to fermenter. Use peaches that are fully ripe or slightly over ripe.
6. Transfer off fruit and age for 1-2 weeks to blend flavors.

Fermentation:
Primary: 5 days at 70 degrees F
Primary (after fruit): 14 days at 70 degrees F
Secondary: 10 days at 35 degrees F
Bottle condition

1 comment:

Chris said...

This recipe was in a pull out card in the December issue of B.Y.O. magazine. It is part of a Breiss Malt Co. ad.