Black Rock Wheat
                        American Wheat Ale
                       Malt Extract Recipe

                          James Perkins
                           10 Sep 2001

Prepared for an experimental rocket launch in the Black Rock Desert of
Nevada. I wanted something that would brew quickly, as I had just 3
weeks before we left for the desert.  The features are a lot of hop
flavor, and the soft wheat palate on this light beer.  Thanks to Kevin
at Main Street Brewing, http://www.mainbrew.com, for his encouragement
and suggestions.

Ingredients:

    7# Wheat Malt Extract

    8 oz. Crystal Malt 10L
    8 oz. Vienna Malt

    0.5 oz. "Mystery" Hops (Fuggle?)
    0.75 oz. Northern Brewer Hops 7.4AA

    0.75 oz. Hallertauer Hops
    0.5 oz. Saaz Hops
    0.5 oz Cascade Hops (from the backyard hops plant)

    3/4 cup corn sugar for bottling

    Enough water for 5 gal.

    1 Packet Cooper's Dry Ale Yeast

Hopping Schedule:
    0.5  oz."Msytery"        for entire 60 min of boil
    0.75 oz. Northern Brewer for entire 60 min of boil
    0.5  oz. Hallertauer     for last   15 min of boil
    0.25 oz. Hallertauer     for last    2 min of boil
    0.5  oz. Saaz            dry in sock 24 hours after fermentation starts
    0.5  oz. Cascade         dry in sock 24 hours after fermentation starts

9/8/01  brewed. Let grains sit at rest at 152°F for 20 min, then removed
        grains at 180°F.

9/9/01  pitched yeast in morning. O.G. 1.053 at 68°F. By late evening,
        a powerful fermentation was happening

9/10/01 added dry hops sock. Powerful fermentation still happening.