Blue Moon extract clone recipe

[Crawfordid]

Decided to brew another one of my favourite recipes which is Blue Moon - a North American Wheat beer made with coriander and orange.

I stole a recipe from
http://www.eckraus.com/blog/blue-moon-recipe-clone-extract-all-grain
with a few minor modifications for weights

Specs:
OG 1.055
F.G 1.014
IBU 9
ABV 5.4%

Ingredients:
3kg of Wheat LME
500g of Pilsner Malt
500g of Wheat malt
400g of Flaked Oats
40g of Hallertau Hops 2.8% (3.9 AAUs)
100g of Dried Sweet orange peel
1.5 tsp of crushed coriander seed
Wyeast 1056: American Ale Yeast

The pilsner/wheat malt and flaked oats were mashed at 67 degress centigrade in 10 litres of water for 60 minutes. Rinsed with 5 litres of water at 77 degrees centigrade. Made up to 25 litres in PECO boiler.

Hops added for 60 mins once boiling, coriander and orange peel added in last ten minutes. 20 litres after boil remaining. Was cooled with wort chiller then strained into fermeter, made up to 5 gallon mark and yeast added.

SG - 1.050, a little less than recipe reccomends but have gotten advice from a few peopl on how to improve this.

Was transferred after one week to secondary gravity is 1.010 at present, and tasting good. Will be left like this for 2 weeks before being bottled! As before any comments/criticisms/advice welcome

 

[Crawfordid]

Has been bottled and conditioned! Pretty underwhelmed! Wouldn't make again! Drinkable but very bland no real hot of orange or coriander! Wouldn't reccomend

 

[Johnf]

Im sitting on a Blue Moon clone myself. I hope it turns out tastey for you.


Cheers
John

 

[Crawfordid]

Im sitting on a Blue Moon clone myself. I hope it turns out tastey for you.


Cheers
John

Let me know mate! Be keen to find out how you do! The recipe I did still tastes okay but unfortunately nothing like blue moon! Thinking next time I might add orange peel in the secondary and more in the primary!

 

[Notlaw]

I've made an AG orange and coriander wheat at the weekend with amarillo and ahtanum in it. Not a Blue Moon clone per se, but I have called it Red Sun as a play on it.

 

[Johnf]

Let me know mate! Be keen to find out how you do! The recipe I did still tastes okay but unfortunately nothing like blue moon! Thinking next time I might add orange peel in the secondary and more in the primary!

Its supposed to be nice. I got it from a chap who brewed it. Ill post up once done and consumed..

Cheers
John

 

[Crawfordid]

Im sitting on a Blue Moon clone myself. I hope it turns out tastey for you.


Cheers
John

How it turn out.

 

[Crawfordid]

I've made an AG orange and coriander wheat at the weekend with amarillo and ahtanum in it. Not a Blue Moon clone per se, but I have called it Red Sun as a play on it.

How did it turn out?

 

[Notlaw]

How did it turn out?

It turned out absolutely fantastic mate. Really orangey and I would have to say I think its fighting it out for being my best beer to date.

 

[Crawfordid]

It turned out absolutely fantastic mate. Really orangey and I would have to say I think its fighting it out for being my best beer to date.

Amazing any chance I could steal the recipe off you?

 

[JFB]

Could i double up on that request? sounds awesome and one the missis will love:thumb:

 

[Notlaw]

Amazing any chance I could steal the recipe off you?

Here you go mate

 

[Crawfordid]

Awesome thanks mate! No orange in the secondary?