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Recipe: Jackie O’s Paw Paw Wheat
Looking ahead to late-summer pawpaw picking: This strong ale recipe from Jackie O’s in Athens, Ohio, features a robust wheat base as a platform for the tiki-drink flavors of this unusual fruit.
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“Paw Paw Wheat is a cult classic beer among pawpaw aficionados,” says Jackie O’s head brewer Seth Morton. “We brew this burly wheat ale annually for the Ohio Pawpaw Festival as well as for distribution throughout Ohio.”
For more on brewing with this tropical-flavored fruit that grows in un-tropical places, see Special Ingredient: Pawpaw.
ALL-GRAIN
Batch size: 5 gallons (19 liters)
Brewhouse efficiency: 72%
OG: 1.076
FG: 1.008
IBUs: 12
ABV: 9%
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“Paw Paw Wheat is a cult classic beer among pawpaw aficionados,” says Jackie O’s head brewer Seth Morton. “We brew this burly wheat ale annually for the Ohio Pawpaw Festival as well as for distribution throughout Ohio.”
For more on brewing with this tropical-flavored fruit that grows in un-tropical places, see Special Ingredient: Pawpaw.
ALL-GRAIN
Batch size: 5 gallons (19 liters)
Brewhouse efficiency: 72%
OG: 1.076
FG: 1.008
IBUs: 12
ABV: 9%
[PAYWALL]
MALT/GRAIN BILL
8.4 lb (3.8 kg) Briess Two-Row
5.6 lb (2.5 kg) Briess White Wheat Malt
HOPS & ADDITIONS SCHEDULE
0.6 oz (17 g) Saaz at 90 minutes [5.5 IBUs]
0.6 oz (17 g) Saaz at 30 minutes [4 IBUs]
0.6 oz (17 g) Saaz at 15 minutes [2.5 IBUs]
2 lb (907 g) pawpaw puree, fresh or fully thawed
YEAST
Wyeast 1056 American Ale, or other Chico strain
DIRECTIONS
Mill the grains and mash at 150°F (66°C) for 30 minutes. Vorlauf until the runnings are clear, then run off into the kettle. Sparge the grains and top up as necessary to get about 6.8 gallons (26 liters) of wort—or more, depending on your evaporation rate. Boil for 90 minutes, following the hops schedule. Chill to 65°F (18°C), aerate well, and pitch plenty of healthy yeast. Gradually raise the temperature to 68°F (20°C) over 3 days, then add the pawpaw puree. Continue to ferment until terminal gravity is reached, about 3 weeks, then crash, package, and carbonate.
