RecipesBaileys' RangeTHIRD WHEEL Sandman

Third Wheel Sandman Recipe

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Oct 09 2025

4h

Serves 48

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Make Third Wheel Sandman in just 4h . A semi-sweet amber ale with a healthy dose of rye malt.

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Ingredients

Grains

Hops

Yeast

Water

Adjuncts

Preparation

Mashing

1. Mash the Grains

In a large brew kettle, heat 5 gallons of filtered water to approximately 165°F (74°C). Add the pale malt, rye malt, and crystal malt, stirring well to combine. Maintain the temperature at around 152°F (67°C) for 60 minutes.

2. Sparging

After mashing, sparge the grains with additional hot water (about 170°F/77°C) to collect enough wort to reach 5 gallons in total.

Boiling

3. Boil the Wort

Bring the collected wort to a rolling boil. Once boiling, add the Cascade hops and boil for 60 minutes.

4. Add Finishing Hops

With 15 minutes left in the boil, add the Willamette hops to the kettle.

Fermentation

5. Cool and Transfer

After boiling, cool the wort quickly using a wort chiller to around 70°F (21°C). Transfer the cooled wort to a sanitized fermentation vessel.

6. Pitch the Yeast

Sprinkle the American Ale yeast on top of the cooled wort in the fermentation vessel. Seal the vessel with an airlock.

Bottling

7. Prepare for Bottling

After fermentation is complete (about 1-2 weeks), dissolve the priming sugar in a small amount of boiling water, then cool it and add it to the bottling bucket.

8. Bottle the Beer

Siphon the beer from the fermentation vessel into the bottling bucket, mixing gently with the priming sugar solution. Bottle the beer into sanitized bottles and cap them.

Conditioning

9. Carbonate

Let the bottled beer condition at room temperature for about 2 weeks to carbonate.

10. Chill and Serve

After conditioning, chill the bottles in the refrigerator, pour into a glass, and enjoy your Third Wheel Sandman!

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