Blood Orange Hefeweizen - Page 14

**Burgs** · 03-15-2010, 05:18 PM

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Originally Posted by SeamusMac

Hmm... can you dilute some of the raspberry extract with water and get back to us regarding how it tastes? Fresh raspberries vary a lot in flavour, as you probably know. If the extract makes for a tart raspberry flavour, then I would suggest against using it to supplement the blood orange hefe because the acid from the oranges make for a fairly tart beer to begin with.

Yeah, I'll try it out and see what it tastes like. I'm going for subtlety with both of the flavors so I definitely don't want *too* much tartness.

Slowfro · 03-25-2010, 02:08 PM

Hey, I've seen most of you have all had this in primary for about 10 days before kegging/bottling. I brewed last Saturday so hoping to bottle early next week, but how long did you let the beer bottle condition before having a few? Since it's a hefe do you indulge sooner? Thanks!

SeamusMac · 03-25-2010, 10:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Slowfro

Hey, I've seen most of you have all had this in primary for about 10 days before kegging/bottling. I brewed last Saturday so hoping to bottle early next week, but how long did you let the beer bottle condition before having a few? Since it's a hefe do you indulge sooner? Thanks!

Bottle conditioning is more about allowing the yeast to metabolize all of the priming sugar and waiting for the CO2 they've produced to dissolve back into the solution. Having said that, I don't drink any of my bottle conditioned beer before it has spent 14 days in the bottle at room temperature. Since hefeweizen yeast is usually pretty vigorous and you'll be bottling it so soon after it has finished fermenting... It could be drinkable after a week, although you may find it undercarbonated.

I've read that keeping the bottles warm and shaking them every couple of days can speed things up.

Only one way to find out!

meku · 03-26-2010, 05:13 AM

hello.
Can i use lme wheat beer from Muntons (it is already hopped), add 1 kg of dme (light malt ) also from Muntons , whit this recipe? .
I am a newbie ... can also add some hops ? what kind?,or they will ruined the already hoppped lme?
batch size will be 23 L, full boil,

happy brewing

**maztec** · 03-26-2010, 05:44 AM

You can, and depending on how much hops it has in it will determine how bitter it comes out. You can add more hops to that if you want. Really, you need to read the label and tell us what IBU it says it is designed for, etc.

**snevey** · 03-26-2010, 12:59 PM

I used Munton's bulk LME from my LHBS. I used 7 lbs of it in a 5.5 gallon batch. Are you sure it's pre-hopped? Mine wasn't... It wasn't in a can, but instead a plastic ice cream type container with a lid in a refrigerator at the LHBS. I don't think Munton's prehops these...

Heckle · 03-26-2010, 10:21 PM

Someone posted a SG of 1.048. Anyone have any other readings? Any final readings?

**fishkid** · 03-27-2010, 05:35 PM

I brewed this a week ago today. Just 3 short days away from bottling. I'm very much looking forward to tasting a sample before bottle conditioning.

I was only able to find very small blood oranges so I bought 6, added the zest from 5 and the fruit from all 6. The airlock exhaust smelled amazing.

Thanks for sharing the recipe OP. I'll be sure to update the thread with a pic of my pint once it's good to go!

meku · 03-29-2010, 05:08 AM

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Originally Posted by maztec

You can, and depending on how much hops it has in it will determine how bitter it comes out. You can add more hops to that if you want. Really, you need to read the label and tell us what IBU it says it is designed for, etc.

I lme is already hooped, it is from a kit it has between 25 to 35 ebu´s , see more at :

http://www.muntons.com/homebeer/countries/uk/connsr_wbeer.htm

thk´s and happy brewing

**fishkid** · 04-02-2010, 02:08 AM

Bottled my batch this evening, here are a couple of photos,

OG 1.044
FG 1.010