The Brew
On a recent vacation to Florida, we visited quite a few Tampa area breweries. Many of those breweries had some great flavor additions to their beers. Cage Brewing of St. Petersberg specifically had a couple of great ones. They had a Peanut Butter Fudge Brownie stout that was amazing as well as a Strawberry Wheat that had the most intense strawberry flavor I've had in a beer. That was the inspiration for this brew. This will likely be the first of many as I experiment with different amounts and type of strawberry flavor.The Recipe
Grain/Sugars:
7.75 lbs 2 Row (84.4%)
11 oz Wheat Malt (7.5%)
8 oz Crystal 10 (5.4%)
4 oz CaraPils (2.7%)
Hops:
0.30 oz Galena – Boil 55 min
0.25 oz Cascade – Boil 25 min
0.25 oz Cascade – Boil 10 min
0.25 oz Columbus – Boil 10 min
0.25 oz Cascade – Boil 5 min
0.25 oz Cascade – Boil 25 min
0.25 oz Cascade – Boil 10 min
0.25 oz Columbus – Boil 10 min
0.25 oz Cascade – Boil 5 min
Yeast:
WLP029 German Ale/Kolsch [slurry from (m)Oktoberfest brew]
Extras:
@15 1.0 tsp Whirlfoc
@15 0.5 tsp Wyeast nutrient
@kegging 4oz Strawberry Extract flavoring