Boulevard Wheat Clone

flip143 · 02-22-2006, 10:49 PM

Does anyone have a clone for Boulevard Wheat? AG if possible, but will take any method.

StudentBrewer · 02-23-2006, 12:21 AM

I second the request. My roomate has been looking for an extract clone for this beer for quite a while.

**Dude** · 02-23-2006, 12:24 AM

Can't help oyu guys out right now (at work) but if you search the homebrew recipe sites, just go for a generic "american wheat" recipe and it will get you darn close. Make sure to use the american wheat yeast strain, which will cut down on the banany phenols and make it a cleaner flavor.

I'm pretty familiar with Boulevard wheat and it is as american as it gets.

When I get home I'll search the Boulevard site to see fi they give any clues. It will be easy to formulate a recipe pretty close if they give a little info about it.

**subwyking** · 02-23-2006, 02:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dude

Can't help oyu guys out right now (at work) but if you search the homebrew recipe sites, just go for a generic "american wheat" recipe and it will get you darn close. Make sure to use the american wheat yeast strain, which will cut down on the banany phenols and make it a cleaner flavor.

I'm pretty familiar with Boulevard wheat and it is as american as it gets.

When I get home I'll search the Boulevard site to see fi they give any clues. It will be easy to formulate a recipe pretty close if they give a little info about it.

I LOVE BOULEVARD! my fav is a toss up between the wheat, and the irish ale. looked on their website and here is your hint.

Malts:
Pale Malt
Unmalted Soft Red Winter Wheat

Hops:
Magnum
Simcoe
13 IBUs

Starting Gravity:
11.3 degrees Plato

**Dude** · 02-23-2006, 05:38 AM

Using those specs/ingredients (and a little extra research), here is what I came up with.

Note: I read an article in BYO from the head brewer at Boulevard who said they use unmalted wheat--but he doesn't recommend that homebrewers do that. He said any soft malted wheat would work. He also suggests using the chico strain.

Phooey, I say. That WLP320 is awesome.

Boulevard Wheat cloner

A ProMash Recipe Report
Recipe Specifics
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Batch Size (Gal): 5.5 Wort Size (Gal): 5.5
Total Grain (Lbs): 9.50
Anticipated OG: 1.048 Plato: 11.82
Anticipated SRM: 3.7
Anticipated IBU: 13.9
Brewhouse Efficiency: 70 %
Wort Boil Time: 75 Minutes

Grain/Extract/Sugar
% Amount Name Origin Potential SRM
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6.50 lbs. Pale Malt(2-row) America 1.036 2
3.00 lbs. Soft White Wheat Malt America 1.040 3

Hops
Amount Name Form Alpha IBU Boil Time
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0.25 oz. Magnum Whole 14.00 11.4 60 min.
0.25 oz. Magnum Whole 14.00 2.3 5 min.
0.25 oz. Simcoe Whole 14.00 2.3 5 min.

Yeast
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White Labs WLP320 American Hefeweizen Ale

For extract brewers, sub in 4.0 lbs. light DME, 1.5 lbs wheat LME/DME, and steep 1 lb. flaked wheat with some DME at 150°ish for about 15-30 mins.

**subwyking** · 02-23-2006, 12:01 PM

looks good. i came up with my own Irish Ale clone recipe. I'll post it later. I gots to go to work now

flip143 · 02-23-2006, 10:43 PM

Finally. Thanks. I have been searching for that for a month.

croid · 01-13-2009, 01:56 PM

Okay I'm sure this is a stupid question but in looking at this for an extract,

"For extract brewers, sub in 4.0 lbs. light DME, 1.5 lbs wheat LME/DME, and steep 1 lb. flaked wheat with some DME at 150°ish for about 15-30 mins."

I get the steeping, but what does "some DME" mean? Do you just steep a little bit (.5 lb??) of the wheat DME in with the flaked wheat?

Thanks for any help, I wanted to try this for my next batch, but wanted to make sure I understood it first!

ISUBrew79 · 01-19-2009, 03:02 AM

How do you think this recipe looks?

Boulevard Wheat Clone
6-D American Wheat or Rye Beer

Size: 5.5 gal
Efficiency: 70.0%
Attenuation: 80.0%
Calories: 149.26 kcal per 12.0 fl oz

Original Gravity: 1.045 (1.040 - 1.055)
Terminal Gravity: 1.009 (1.008 - 1.013)
Color: 3.73 (3.0 - 6.0)
Alcohol: 4.74% (4.0% - 5.5%)
Bitterness: 15.6 (15.0 - 30.0)

Ingredients:
2.0 tsp 5.2 pH Stabilizer - added during mash
5.0 lb Standard 2-Row
5.0 lb Red Wheat Malt
0.25 oz Magnum (13.6%) - added during boil, boiled 60.0 min
1.0 ea Whirlfloc Tablets (Irish moss) - added during boil, boiled 15.0 min
2.2 g Wyeast Nutrient - added during boil, boiled 15.0 min
0.5 oz Simcoe (11.9%) - added during boil, boiled 5.0 min
1.0 ea Fermentis US-05 Safale US-05

Mash at 154F for 60 minutes

**Dude** · 01-19-2009, 09:53 AM

ISUBrew79, why would you put whirlfloc in a wheat beer?

Bully Wheat isn't filtered.