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RussH · 06-13-2012, 07:05 PM

Brewed this a while ago with Amarillo & citra subbed in for the later 2 additions. Everyone who's tried it loves it, and last weekend, it took 2nd place in the wheat beer category of our local homebrew competition.

Re-brewing tomorrow night. Love this beer. Thanks for posting.

ghotiblue · 06-15-2012, 06:47 PM

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Originally Posted by smithnick0

can anyone convert this to extract for me?

I'm planning on attempting an extract version of this this weekend. Here's what I came up with:

Extract:
2 lb Extra Light DME (60 min)
1.5 lb Extra Light DME (12 min)
2.7 lb Wheat DME (12 min)
0.25 lb Munich LME (12 min)

Hops:
0.3 oz Magnum (14.0% AA); 60 min.
0.3 oz Centennial (8.8% AA); 10 min.
0.7 oz Centennial (8.8% AA); 0 min.

I'm thinking it should turn out similar. If anyone has any suggestions let me know!

thunderworm · 06-15-2012, 07:29 PM

ghotiblue, do you know the specific malt composition of the Wheat DME you plan to use? Wheat malt extracts I have used before were a combination of wheat and pale malt (55% wheat malt/45% pale malt), so I would suggest using just the Wheat DME as your base and the Munich malt as your specialty grain. With the Munich, be sure to do a mini-mash or steep it in 1/2 quart of 152°C water for 45 minutes to convert the starch to sugar. I think that should get you pretty close!

ghotiblue · 06-15-2012, 08:00 PM

Thanks for the advice. The Wheat DME is Munton's, so I think you're right about it only being 55% wheat. I didn't realize that, so thanks for pointing it out!

I was planning on using Munich LME, not grain. Are you saying I should instead just steep some munich grain and not use the extract? This is just my second batch, so I don't have any experience yet with partial mash brewing. But I don't mind giving it a shot if you think it will be better.

thunderworm · 06-15-2012, 08:04 PM

Oh sorry, I missed that it was Munich LME and not grain the first time I read it. Yes, just use the Munich extract like you planned and that should work great.

ghotiblue · 06-15-2012, 08:09 PM

Awesome, thanks!

**vince805** · 06-25-2012, 05:50 PM

So... I attempted to make this beer on Saturday. My LHBS didnt have the 2565 yeast, but instead only had the Kolsch II 2575, so I used that instead. Also I forgot to put in the hops at flameout...It was the first brew on the new brew stand and it got a bit crazy by that time. The brew was fermenting like crazy yesterday though. We'll see how it comes out!

gbrewing · 07-03-2012, 07:30 AM

I have brewed this beer several times and have enjoyed each batch. Very tasty.

Has anyone played with the yeast pitch rates related to this beer? I am particularly interested in anyone who has underpitched the beer yeast to get more flavor from the yeast.

I plan on brewing this again and underpitching it to see if more of the flavor profiles come through.

RussH · 07-04-2012, 02:18 PM

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I am particularly interested in anyone who has underpitched

It depends on what you mean by underpitching. Some folks on here would say that a single smack pack in 6 gallons is underpitching. If that's the case, then I have underpitched, and it turned out fantastic (got silver in the Wheat Beer category). I wouldn't say it was overly yeasty - if that's what you're after might want to try even less.

**Helly** · 07-10-2012, 01:48 AM

I just brewed his yesterday for my first true all grain batch. I was a little low on my OG but overall he process went well and it's fermenting away tonight. Pretty excited about it.