Summer Ale 10 - Extract -- O.G. 1.049-1.051 IBU. 11

This is a light refreshing wheat made in the shadow of the "Sam Adams Summer Wheat'

1/4 Lb. Crushed Wheat

1/4 Lb Crushed Carapils

7 Lb's Wheat Malt Extract

3/4 oz. Brambling Cross (60 min.)

3/4 oz. Brambling Cross (10 min.)

1 gram Paradise seeds (10 min.)

Safbrew T58 Yeast

3/4 cup dextrose for bottling

Steep the Crushed grains in 1/2 gallon of 150 degree water for 25-30 minutes. Remove grains from water and Sparge with 1/2 gallon water at 168 degrees. Discard grains, add water to brew pot for 2-1/2 gallons.

Add Malt extract, bring to boil and add the first hops. Boil for 50 minutes. Add the second hops  and the crushed Paradise seeds. ( place seeds in a paper bag and press with a beer bottle to JUST pop open, not turned into a powder). Boil for 10 minutes. Remove from heat and cool, strain well before pouring into fermenter. Cool to 72 degrees and add yeast.

Transfer to secondary when primary fermenter slows. Finish in secondary.

Prime with 3/4 cup dextrose

Bottle age for only 3-4 weeks.

Enjoy