Cactus Challenge Winner: Amapola Agave Wheat
by Manuel Ortiz

A great summer time brew, I made two batches last year, one with spices and one with the agave wheat. The one with agave nectar was better in my opinion, very clean, dry and thirst quenching. I will probably mash at a lower temp next time, maybe 150F to get more fementables and see if I can lighten the body a little more.

Style: American Wheat

O.G.: 1.047
F.G.: 1.011
SRM: 3.9
IBU: 24
ABV: 4.69

Grain:

4.0 lbs Wheat, flaked
3.0 lbs IdaPils (Cargil) Pilsner Malt
1.0 lb Wheat Malt
0.5 lb CaraPils
0.25 lb Caramel Malt 20L
0.25 lb Munich

Hops:

0.75 lb Amarillo Gold 8.5% 60M
0.25 lb Amarillo Gold 8.5% 5M

1.0 lb Agave Nectar (last 15M of boil)

Yeast:

Wyeast 3944 Belgian Witbier

Notes:

Mash @ 154 for 60M

Boil for 90M

Ferment @ 68F for 8-10 days