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• Posted in thread: Time for a wheat beer on 04-15-2013 at 06:42 PM
  Ok, let me first say that there is no "right answer" just a lot of different paths that will
  get you close to where you want to be.If it were me I would do the following(for extract)Use
  the wheat LME ...

• Posted in thread: Time for a wheat beer on 04-15-2013 at 04:07 PM
  Amarillo is delicious in a wheat beer. I make something similar to this more often than any
  other beer. I would do a few things. Increase the late Amarillo additions, and decrease the
  number of spec...

• Posted in thread: Time for a wheat beer on 04-15-2013 at 03:38 PM
  Ohh alright...is this an all grain or partial or extract? grains used?

• Posted in thread: Time for a wheat beer on 04-15-2013 at 03:19 PM
  I use 1 oz. of Amarillio hops in the American Hefe I brew for my wife. .5 oz at 60 minutes, and
  .5 oz at 10 minutes. The light citrus that comes through with the Amarillo hops is pretty
  tasty. It's no...

• Posted in thread: Time for a wheat beer on 04-15-2013 at 02:54 PM
  Hey brewers.I have brewed one wheat beer in the past and it didnt turn out with the citrus
  flavors I liked. I used otwo hop additions of saaz and dried sweet orange zest for ten
  minutes.My New recipe ...

• Posted in thread: Brewing Citra wheat on 02-27-2013 at 10:00 PM
  No need to sterilize, the boil will do it for you. I think the orange zest will add a nice
  compliment to the hops, just try to stay in the 30 ibu range. I think mine was jyst a 60 and 10
  minute hop ad...

• Posted in thread: Adding zest on 02-27-2013 at 06:10 PM
  I found that the flavor is lacking when I added zest at 5-10 minutes. Then again, I used citrus
  hops so it was usually all mixed. I add it at flameout and let it steep for 5-10 along with the
  flameout...

• Posted in thread: Adding zest on 02-27-2013 at 05:49 PM
  Thanks for the input. It sounds to me like a very simple step with great benefits... I haven't
  had the best of luck with wheat beers in the past... Mostly bland flavors. Hoping with the hop
  additions ...

• Posted in thread: Adding zest on 02-27-2013 at 03:10 PM
  I plan on brewing a a wheat beer using the biab method mashing at 154 for 1hr. Using Amarillo
  and citra hops I have been researching on adding orange zest at the end of the boil... 10-5
  mins. Any idea...

• Posted in thread: Straining Wort on 02-27-2013 at 11:54 AM
  You don't have to worry about a little bit of stuff getting into your primary bucket so much. I
  usually use a small hand strainer to clean stuff off the top before I transfer. If it's
  especially messy...