Full bodied wheat recipe?

downhill_biker · 12-02-2010, 12:37 AM

I'm looking for a recipe for a full bodies wheat extract recipe. I want something with some substance while still having that what flavor. Not really too bitter either. Anyone know of a good recipe you've tried?

PT Ray · 12-02-2010, 05:50 AM

Are you asking about an American wheat or a Bavarian Hefeweizen?

downhill_biker · 12-02-2010, 06:07 AM

I don't know the difference. I want something that will be wheat flavored out even a nice blonde but not like piss...don't want something with the consistency of bud light...

Not site if I make sense.

downhill_biker · 12-02-2010, 06:09 AM

I'm going tip use it in a fruit beer. Huckleberry wheat is the plan. I just wanted to stay out with the base beer tasting how I would like before the fruit.

PT Ray · 12-02-2010, 06:47 AM

For a more intense wheat flavor I would up the gravity. For a fruit flavored wheat I might go with a 1.047 O.G. To kick it up I might say shoot for a 1.060.

That would take about 8 lbs of wheat LME for 5 gallons. For hops .75-1.00 ounce of something like Willamette for bittering. For yeast US-05 or anything clean fermenting.

jimmythefoot · 12-02-2010, 07:35 AM

i used a cooper's LME wheat beer can with a 2 lb. briess DME for a simple wheat recipe. it was a little thin to be honest. that is around 5 lbs. i think for extract. i would shoot for over 6 lbs. closer to 8 lbs. you might want to pitch double liquid yeast or a starter. just to get things going. also if ya lie a little body like me look into none fermentables.

downhill_biker · 12-03-2010, 04:58 AM

Thanks guys. I think I have some good ideas now. I'm going to do some experimenting here and go for around 7-8 pounds lme in my wheat. It will definitely be drinkable and if I want to changesomething next time I will have a base to go off of.

downhill_biker · 12-04-2010, 12:03 AM

Well, I went to the beer supply store and they had some of what was recommended, but not exactly. I ended up with an additional 3.3lb of LME, the kit comes with 6.6lb of LME, all of which is wheat. I asked for the willamette hops and they only had 4.6%, so he gave me 3 oz of that, for the 9.9lb of LME. I will download the software and see what I can figure out, but does this sound right? I am so new to this and don't know where my proportions should be.

PT Ray · 12-04-2010, 01:32 AM

What kit did you get and what came with it? You have plenty of extract if you want to bump up your batch size. Even for 6 gallons I wouldn't use all of it.

downhill_biker · 12-04-2010, 08:00 AM

I went with the beer nut american wheat kit. It included 6.6 lb of coopers lme and I chose the willamette 4.6% hops and the dry wheat yeast they recommended. I think I might bump it up to 6g and use it all, live dangerously....