Bottled the Hefeweizen

I bottled the Hefeweizen and Raspberry Hefeweizen this week. It smelled, and even though it wasn't carbonated yet, tasted pretty good. I'll let you know how the final product turns out in 2-3 weeks after bottle conditioning.

I couldn't come up with an interesting name for either of these brews, so they're generically named by their style.

As far as labels go, I've been printing these off on my inkjet printer, cutting them out and then applying them with clear packing tape. So far they've worked well on beers right out of the fridge, but I haven't tried submersing them in a cooler full of ice and water yet.

Brewed a Pale Ale

I bottled the Hefeweizen and the Raspberry Hefeweizen and brewed a Pale Ale this past weekend. It might be close to an IPA, but I'm not sure. Here's the recipe...

Steeped .5 lb of Crystal 40L for 24 hours in 5.75 gallons of hot water from the tap
Brought up to 155F and let sit at that temp for 30 min.
Brought to a boil and removed grains.
1 oz. Cascade hops A.A. 6.3%
Boiled for 30 min.
.5 oz. Cascade hops A.A. 6.3%
2 cups of corn sugar
2 cans of Alexanders Sun Country Pale Malt Extract
1 tsp Irish Moss
Boiled for 15 min.
.5 oz. Cascade hops A.A. 6.3% Boiled for 10 min.
.5 oz. Cascade hops A.A. 6.3%
Boiled for 5 min. and removed from heat
Cooled the wort and added Muntons Gold yeast at around 79F
Gravity = 1.066

I'm planning on dry hopping (my first experiment with dry hopping) with .5 oz. Cascade hops A.A. 6.3% after a week in the primary and let sit for another week in the primary before transferring over to the secondary. Again, I'll let you know how it goes.