Blue Agave Brewday
So, for round 2 of the Iron Brewer Tournament, I drew 11.75 oz of Blue Agave Nectar. After doing some reading, I determined that I should probably use more if I want to get some flavor out of it, so I bought another 23.5 oz container, and this was the amber variety (seems to have more flavor).
For the base beer, I decided to do an American Wheat, with WLP320 as the yeast. I also decided that some citrus might complement the Agave, so I threw in some sweet orange peel and lime zest toward the end of the boil.
I was estimating a 1.053 OG…only hit 1.047. I’m thinking I overestimated the potential SG of the Agave Nectar. Still, 1.047 is within the range, and I don’t think it’ll be too light.
One other thing that could have contributed to the low OG is that with only 2 gallons of water in the tun and 7 lbs of grain, the grain bed did not hold temperature as well as it ususally does. I normally don’t even lose 1 degree over an hour, and in this case lost around 8 degrees. There’s a chance this may affect the body of the beer too, we’ll just have to wait and see.
Below are pics and the recipe.
| Blue Agave Wheat |
| American Wheat or Rye Beer |
| Type: All Grain | Date: 3/1/2008 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batch Size: 5.50 gal | Brewer: Dave Blue | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boil Size: 7.47 gal | Asst Brewer: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boil Time: 60 min | Equipment: Brew Pot (9 gal) and Igloo Cooler (12 Gal) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taste Rating(out of 50): 35.0 | Brewhouse Efficiency: 80.00 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taste Notes: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ingredients | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Beer Profile | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Est Original Gravity: 1.053 SG | Measured Original Gravity: 1.047 SG | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Est Final Gravity: 1.014 SG | Measured Final Gravity: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 5.07 % | Actual Alcohol by Vol: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bitterness: 13.0 IBU | Calories: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Est Color: 4.2 SRM | Color:
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| Mash Profile | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mash Name: Single Infusion, Medium Body, No Mash Out | Total Grain Weight: 6.98 lb | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sparge Water: 6.39 gal | Grain Temperature: 67.0 F | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sparge Temperature: 168.0 F | TunTemperature: 72.0 F | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adjust Temp for Equipment: FALSE | Mash PH: 5.4 PH | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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