Spring Wheat

Gather 2.5 gallons of water and begin to heat. Add the bag of grains and steep until the water temp reaches 170 degrees. Continue until boiling and add LME. Return to boil and add Wilamette hops. After 50 min. add Cascade hops. Once complete bring the wort down to 100 degrees. Put 2 gallons of cool water into the primary fermenter, and add the wort into the primary fermenter, and continue to add water until it reaches 5 gallons. Pitch the yeast once the wort is at 70 degrees. Let sit for minimum of 2 weeks in primary, then move to secondary, where I usually let sit for another 2 to 3 weeks. At this time either bottle or keg. When I keg I force carbonate at 20 lbs. of CO2 for 3 days, then reduce to 5 lbs. CO2 serving pressure.

This is a very drinkable beer with a low ABV. It goes great with food and my wife likes it with an orange wedge. It's a great spring time ale that's not too heavy, but not as light as a pilsner. It would be a great base if you want to experiment with fruit flavors.

Slainte!