I brewed this for my daughters graduation (from college) party and there were about 35 people (mostly family) invited. I had two kegs of this recipe and two kegs of my Litehaus Spice on tap. I also bought 2 30-packs of BMC for the BMC drinkers.
Turns out, I didnt need to buy any commercial beer. People were lined up at the taps all afternoon. Even the girls who will only occasionally sip on a beer, absolutely loved the Boulevard Wheat. I didnt advertise it as a Boulevard clone but several family members (in from Kansas City), commented that it tasted a lot like their favorite beer
Boulevard Wheat.
I stayed away from a definitive wheat yeast and went with a Safale-05. The taste was light and crisp and a bit more carbonated than a normal ale. I think the 1/2 ounce of cascade at flameout really gave it a nice, refreshing tone. By the middle of the evening, I was down to just a couple pints left in the second keg. By that time, people had shifted over to my Litehaus Spice for a change.
This one was a definite crowd pleaser.
Batch Size: 11.00 gal
Boil Size: 13.69 gal
Estimated OG: 1.043 SG
Estimated Color: 4.2 SRM
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Estimated IBU: 17.2 IBU
Brewhouse Efficiency: 68.0 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes
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Ingredients:
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Amount Item Type % or IBU
12.00 lb Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM)
5.00 lb White Wheat Malt (2.4 SRM)
1.00 lb Wheat, Flaked (1.6 SRM)
0.50 lb Honey Malt (25.0 SRM)
0.50 oz Magnum [14.00%] (60 min)
0.50 oz Magnum [14.00%] (5 min)
0.50 oz Simco Hops [12.00%] (5 min)
0.50 oz Cascade [5.50%] (0 min)
SafAle American Ale (DCL Yeast #US-05)
Mashed in at 155 degrees for 70 minutes. I did use Irish Moss, knowing the wheat malt would suspend anyway and I was shooting for a bright hazy beer, not a darker cloudy beer. Turned out great. Very light in color and just a hint of haze. Very commercial wheat looking.