All-Grain - American Honey Wheat

**Hammy71** · 01-26-2011, 10:16 PM

Recipe Type: All Grain
Yeast: SA - 05
Yeast Starter: No
Additional Yeast or Yeast Starter: No
Batch Size (Gallons): 6
Original Gravity: 1.048
Final Gravity: 1.006
IBU: 18
Boiling Time (Minutes): 75
Color: 3.5
Primary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp): 21 Days @ 64F
Additional Fermentation: None
Secondary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp): None
Tasting Notes: Light and refreshing.

A friend gave me a mason jar of fresh honey and of course I wasn't going to spread it on some toast. I've been wanting to brew a simple light summer/lawn mower beer, so this should fit the bill. I added the wheat flour with the hopes of clouding up the beer but since it was kegged, 1 ounce obviously wasn't enough. It's crystal clear. Since I can't stand the cloves of Hefe yeast a neutral American ale yeast was a must.

6 Gallon Batch

5# American 2-Row
5# Wheat Malt
8oz Fresh Honey (5 Min)
1oz Wheat Flour (5 Min)

1oz Tettnang 5.1% (75 Min)

1 Pkg. SA-05 Dry Yeast

Mash @ 152 for 60 Min
Batch Sparge.

EO74 · 02-01-2011, 12:13 AM

This recipe looks sound, but do ya think it would work with kolsch yeast?I was planning on doing a very similar recipe with out the honey and using my harvested kolsch yeast.

**Hammy71** · 02-01-2011, 01:14 PM

A kolsch yeast should work fine.

cfinan · 02-10-2011, 03:47 AM

A kolsche yeast is really nice with wheat beers. I use it in my honey wheat and its fantastic.

07Oregonoutback · 03-26-2011, 03:52 PM

I just brewed an American Hefeweizen the last two weekends, we added 2oz heather tips at the beginning of the boil and it made for a nice subtle floral aroma and flavor that meshed well with the pretty neutral hef flavor..