I wanted to post this here as anything in the general section that isn't controversial and argumentative seems to be buried within 24 hours time
Take Franziskaner... it's always been my favorite hefeweizen, though my last double decocted hefe might be my fav now... Franziskaner has a discernible light spice to it's taste. I've always taken it to be the wheat, why not? - rye has a similar light spiciness to it. But I've done tons of extract hefe's and now a number of AG hefe's and just don't get anywhere near that spice taste, maybe just a tad. I've tried using Weyemann Pale Wheat, Briess wheat, and Rahr White wheat and don't really get any more or less with those brands.
So I started thinking today... I know most popular hefe's don't often use flavoring hops, but is there any chance this spice is coming from a flavor hop... maybe something like Saaz? If not, how are they doing it? I typically use a ratio around 65% wheat, but I've done more and less and don't see too much a difference in this taste profile I would like to add to my own beer.
For the record, I am not trying to copy Franziskaner, I just always loved this one aspect of it and would love to add it to my own hefe's taste. Those of you that are Franzi fans know what I am talking about.
Rev.
Take Franziskaner... it's always been my favorite hefeweizen, though my last double decocted hefe might be my fav now... Franziskaner has a discernible light spice to it's taste. I've always taken it to be the wheat, why not? - rye has a similar light spiciness to it. But I've done tons of extract hefe's and now a number of AG hefe's and just don't get anywhere near that spice taste, maybe just a tad. I've tried using Weyemann Pale Wheat, Briess wheat, and Rahr White wheat and don't really get any more or less with those brands.
So I started thinking today... I know most popular hefe's don't often use flavoring hops, but is there any chance this spice is coming from a flavor hop... maybe something like Saaz? If not, how are they doing it? I typically use a ratio around 65% wheat, but I've done more and less and don't see too much a difference in this taste profile I would like to add to my own beer.
For the record, I am not trying to copy Franziskaner, I just always loved this one aspect of it and would love to add it to my own hefe's taste. Those of you that are Franzi fans know what I am talking about.
Rev.