Wheat beer with WLP001?

So I have a beautiful yeast cake from an ESB I'm about to rack to Secondary and I was wondering what I would end up with if I poured in a fresh batch of wheat wort. Would the flavors be too different? Just curious.

I think you'd get a classic "American wheat," which will be a beer without a great deal of character (since the character in a hefeweizen really pretty-much all comes from the yeast.)

I agree, you'd have a Wheat beer, but not a hefeweizen. Just me, but I'd call it an improvement.

david_42 said:

I agree, you'd have a Wheat beer, but not a hefeweizen. Just me, but I'd call it an improvement.

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OUCH!!

Yeah, I'm a stickler for seperating a German Hefe Weizen from an American Wheat (not and American Hefe)...

There's nothing wrong with an American wheat though...just don't call it a hefe...

Thanks guys, I'll make sure not to call it an American HEFE, just good ol' Wheat beer. Kosher?

omniscientomar said:

Thanks guys, I'll make sure not to call it an American HEFE, just good ol' Wheat beer. Kosher?

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Alles klar!

homebrewer_99 said:

Alles klar!

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¿qué dijo usted?

omniscientomar said:

So I have a beautiful yeast cake from an ESB I'm about to rack to Secondary and I was wondering what I would end up with if I poured in a fresh batch of wheat wort. Would the flavors be too different? Just curious.

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Do you like wits? Have bitter orange peel and coriander on hand?

New Belgium makes what is essentially an American wheat flavored with OP and coriander like a wit. (I can't remember what it's called). It's a pretty good easy-drinking spring/summer beer.

cweston said:

Do you like wits? Have bitter orange peel and coriander on hand?

New Belgium makes what is essentially an American wheat flavored with OP and coriander like a wit. (I can't remember what it's called). It's a pretty good easy-drinking spring/summer beer.

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Hey, that's not a bad idea! I might just do that... just add OP & Coriander to the primary or the boil?

omniscientomar said:

Hey, that's not a bad idea! I might just do that... just add OP & Coriander to the primary or the boil?

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Recipes usually have one addition to the boil for about 15 minutes and sometimes a second addition for 2-5 minutes. (Kindof like flavor and aroma hops).

If you look at wit recipes you'll get a pretty good idea how much to use. You'd basically be making a Wit but with a neutral american yeast strain.

cweston said:

Do you like wits? Have bitter orange peel and coriander on hand?

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What a coincidence. I've had my Belgian Wit (AG) ingredients sitting on the counter at home for two weeks. Come he!! or highwater...I'm brewing on Saturday.

I have an question though:

I'm throwing in 3/4 Oz of crushed Coriander and Orange Peel Bitter with about 15-20 minutes of boil left.

Is that enough to impart the flavor? I am pretty particular about siphoning off clear wort from the boil pot (ala paint strainer + wort chiller). If I properly strain out the Coriander and Orange, am I shortchanging myself on flavors.

Thanks.