American Wheat

Anyone have any good American wheat recipes they might want to share. I'm not a big wheat fan (I think). The only one so far that I like is Tommyknockers Jackwhackers Wheat. I know it's any American wheat, and they use lemongrass. So..............I'm willing to try something, whether it be an all grain or extract. Thanks.

Welcome to the forum. Where are you located in IL?

If you're not a big wheat fan then why not try a light ale and substitute some of the light malt with some wheat DME, say 1-2 lbs?

I am an hour and 20 min southwest of Chicago. Ottawa is the name of the town.

The next beer I'm brewing is BierMuncher's Litehaus Wheat recipe, which is a close approximation of Boulevard Wheat:

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?t=34642

I've not had it before, but I have a sneaking feeling it'll turn out well

Check Austin Homebrew Supply- they actually have a lemongrass wheat kit available right now. Buy it once, have the recipe forever.

Rhyno79 said:

I am an hour and 20 min southwest of Chicago. Ottawa is the name of the town.

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I'm in Atkinson, exit 27 off of I-80.

I recently brewed an all extract wheat. I am waiting to see how it turns out though.

4 pounds light DME
3.3 pounds liquid wheat extract.


I used Willamette hops (1oz) with no finishing hops. I may dry hop though in my secondary if it needs a little extra hop flavor.


you could easily convert that to all grain.

the guy that owns the homebrew shop near me makes one with 6.6 pounds of wheat liquid extract and 2 pounds of light DME. He swears by it, but he is a winemaker first then a brewer.

Here is a hoppy extract clone of an American Wheat, I have brewed this twice with in the past year, great beer.


Gumball Head Clone

A ProMash Recipe Report

BJCP Style and Style Guidelines
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10-A American Ale, American Pale Ale

Min OG: 1.045 Max OG: 1.060
Min IBU: 30 Max IBU: 54
Min Clr: 5 Max Clr: 14 Color in SRM, Lovibond

Recipe Specifics
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Batch Size (Gal): 5.00 Wort Size (Gal): 5.00
Total Extract (Lbs): 7.00
Anticipated OG: 1.061 Plato: 14.92
Anticipated SRM: 5.8
Anticipated IBU: 35.2
Wort Boil Time: 60 Minutes


Grain/Extract/Sugar

% Amount Name Origin Potential SRM
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85.7 6.00 lbs. Muntons DME - Wheat England 1.046 5
7.1 0.50 lbs. Wheat Malt Germany 1.039 2
7.1 0.50 lbs. CaraPilsner France 1.035 10

Potential represented as SG per pound per gallon.


Hops

Amount Name Form Alpha IBU Boil Time
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0.75 oz. Amarillo Gold Whole 10.00 21.3 60 min.
0.75 oz. Amarillo Gold Whole 10.00 11.7 30 min.
0.75 oz. Amarillo Gold Whole 10.00 2.1 15 min.
1.75 oz. Amarillo Gold Whole 10.00 0.0 2 min.
0.50 oz. Amarillo Gold Whole 10.00 0.0 Dry Hop (15 days in secondary)


Extras

Amount Name Type Time
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0.10 Oz Irish Moss Fining 15 Min.(boil)


Yeast
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White Lab Wlp060 American Ale


Water Profile
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Profile: Poland Springs
Profile known for:

Calcium(Ca): 5.4 ppm
Magnesium(Mg): 1.1 ppm
Sodium(Na): 3.5 ppm
Sulfate(SO4): 2.5 ppm
Chloride(Cl): 1.9 ppm
biCarbonate(HCO3): 14.1 ppm

pH: 6.02