reddskinnfan

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So here it is:

Batch: 10 gallon
OG: 1.052
FG: 1.012
SRM: 4.4
IBU: 29
ABV: 5.3%
Boil: 90 min
Mash: 151*

Grain:

10 lb - Pilsner
8 lb - White Wheat
2 lb - Munich

Hops:

2 oz - Cascade - 15 min
1 oz - Amarillo - 15 min
2 oz - Cascade - 10 min
1 oz - Amarillo - 10 min
2 oz - Cascade - 5 min
1 oz - Amarillo - 5 min
2 oz - Cascade - Flameout
1 oz - Amarillo - Flameout

Yeast:

WLP380 - Hefe IV

Let me know what you guys think.

strat_thru_marshall

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12 oz of late hop additions seems like a lot. Is this a 10 gallon batch?

reddskinnfan

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Yes, sorry.... I should have put that in the original post....

strat_thru_marshall

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well according to style guidelines it wont really be an American Wheat:

" Low to moderate hop bitterness, which sometimes lasts into the finish. Low to moderate hop flavor (citrusy American or spicy/floral noble). Esters can be moderate to none, but should not take on a German Weizen character (banana). No clove phenols, although a light spiciness from wheat or rye is acceptable." (taken from bjcp style guideline for 6D American Wheat or Rye)

12 oz of late hop additions will make this a hop bomb, and Hefe IV will give you big clove phenols.

I guess it depends on what you're going for. Nobody says you have to brew to style. What do you want this beer to taste like? Whats the goal?

riverfrontbrewer

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No bittering hops?

LexusChris

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Like the grain bill. Not so sure on the heavy use of late hops, plus the Hefe IV yeast.

The phenolic/spicy notes will be competeing with all the citrus hop flavors & aromas. American Wheat are supposed to be, " Refreshing wheat or rye beers that can display more hop character and less yeast character than their German cousins."

I've used a clean bittering hop like Warrior or Nugget @ 60 mins, and then an aroma addition at 8 mins left in the boil. Mabye even move the 0-min adds to a FWH... and use a neutral yeast profile like WLP001 or Nottingham...

Good luck!
--LexusChris

strat_thru_marshall

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Yes I agree with this. Here is the recipe I used for the american wheat I recently brewed:

(11 gallon batch)

Ingredients:
8.0 lb German 2-row Pils
11 lb German Wheat Malt Light
1.25 oz Tettnanger (4.5%) - added during boil, boiled 60 min
.5 oz Tettnanger (4.5%) - added during boil, boiled 10.0 min
1.0 ea White Labs WLP007 Dry English Ale (1L starter)

The result was a crisp, dry, easy drinking beer with subtle hop flavor and a very subtle fruity estery character. This recipe might end up too "light" tasting if you want something really full bodied, but I liked it.