Honey Wheat

turtle · 08-04-2011, 01:46 AM

Another wheat recipe using honey malt...my first one; any thoughts are appreciated.

Honey Wheat

Batch: 5.5 gal
Mash: 152°F 60 min 2.8 gal
Boil: 7 gal 60 min
Estimated OG: 1.046
Estimated FG: 1.012
Estimated ABV: 4.4%
Estimated IBU: 12
Estimated SRM: 3

6.0 lb Wheat Malt
2.0 lb 2 Row Pale
1.0 lb Honey Malt

0.5 oz Cascade(60 min)
0.5 oz Tettnanger(60 min)

**jonmohno** · 08-04-2011, 03:02 AM

Why not,sounds decent never used tetnagnager but have use hallertau and the like often. What yeast do you plan on using?

turtle · 08-04-2011, 10:52 PM

Only 1 response? I'm sad now

Anyone have suggestions about the honey malt? I've never used it and read different opinions on how it should be used and in what quantities..

**smagee** · 08-04-2011, 10:55 PM

I'd suggest toning down the honey malt to ~.5lb. It's a pretty potent flavor; I used 1lb in a hop bomb IIPA I made a few weeks back and it's still pretty cloying. The wheat might help balance it a bit (for you), but I thought the same about the pound of hops I was using

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connord · 08-05-2011, 01:14 AM

+1 to .5# of honey malt
With that much wheat I would add a pound or 2 of rice hulls they are cheap and can prevent a huge headache

Why the 2 different hops @ 60 min?

**jonmohno** · 08-05-2011, 02:06 AM

If you like rye or would like to add a spice character to it you could add some rye malt, I biab so i dont have to worry about stuck runnoff or whatever.Rye can be sticky,so the rice hulls is a good idea. Are you going to prime with honey? Ive never done it but i need to.Im on my way to get some thai palm sugar for a rye this weekend,ill probably prime with it too.
I used about 1.5# 5 gal batch equivellent of honey malt,crystal 20 and oat malt,all together turned out so good i posted my recipe up for it.Of honey malt i used about the equivellent of half pound in that.

**wadefisher** · 08-05-2011, 03:31 PM

+1 on the less is better to honey malt. Don't over do it.

Tinga · 08-05-2011, 03:51 PM

Looks pretty plain and simple. +1 to toning down the honey malt. I would add maybe some more hops maybe like .25 oz cascade at 15-20 minutes or something like that.

turtle · 08-06-2011, 12:51 AM

Honey Wheat

Batch: 5.5 gal
Mash: 152°F 60 min 2.8 gal
Boil: 7 gal 60 min
Estimated OG: 1.049
Estimated FG: 1.012
Estimated ABV: 4.8%
Estimated IBU: 20
Estimated SRM: 3

6.0 lb Wheat Malt
3.0 lb 2 Row Pale
8.0 oz Honey Malt

0.5 oz Cascade(60 min)
0.5 oz Cascade(30 min)

**jonmohno** · 08-06-2011, 02:55 AM

What yeast?