My wife would like my first all grain adventure to be a Blue Moon clone. Does anyone have a good recipe?
This is AHS's clone kit recipe. Recipe Type: All Grain Yeast: Belgian Wit, WLP400 Batch Size (Gallons): 5.5 Original Gravity: 1.046 Final Gravity: 1.011 IBU: 14 Boiling Time (Minutes): 60 Color: 3.4 SRM Primary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp): 14 Ingredients Amount Item Type % or IBU 5.00 lb Pilsner (2 Row) Bel (2.0 SRM) Grain 50.0 % 3.00 lb Wheat, Flaked (1.6 SRM) Grain 30.0 % 1.00 lb Oats, Flaked (1.0 SRM) Grain 10.0 % 1.00 lb White Wheat Malt (2.4 SRM) Grain 10.0 % 0.50 oz Cascade [6.90%] (45 min) Hops 10.0 IBU 0.50 oz Cascade [6.90%] (10 min) Hops 3.9 IBU 0.18 oz Orange Peel, Bitter (Boil 15.0 min) Misc 0.18 oz Orange Peel, Sweet (Boil 15.0 min) Misc 0.35 oz Coriander Seed (Boil 15.0 min) Misc 1 Pkgs Belgian Wit Ale (White Labs #WLP400) Yeast-Wheat Mash Profile Name: Double Infusion, Medium Body Mash Grain Weight: 10.00 lb Grain Temperature: 72.0 F S parge Temperature: 168.0 F Sparge Water: 3.79 gal Name Description Step Temp Step Time Protein Rest Add 10.00 qt of water at 131.1 F 122.0 F 30 min Saccrification Add 7.00 qt of water at 208.0 F 154.0 F 30 min Mash Out Direct Heat to 168.0 F over 2 min 168.0 F 10 min http://www.homebrewtalk.com/f71/austin-homebrews-blue-moon-clone-ag-30190/
Have a pound of rice hulls handy for your first AG experience, especially when dealing with wheat. Add them to your frist runnings if things get slow and re vourlauf.
