American Wheat Beer Litehaus Wheat (Boulevard Wheat Clone)

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BierMuncher

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Location
St. Louis, MO
Recipe Type
All Grain
Yeast
Safale-05
Yeast Starter
no
Batch Size (Gallons)
11
Original Gravity
1.043
Final Gravity
1.005
Boiling Time (Minutes)
70
IBU
17.2
Color
4.2
Primary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp)
7 at 68 degrees
Secondary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp)
7 at 68 degrees
Additional Fermentation
Kegged for tow weeks at 37 degrees, 12 PSI
I brewed this for my daughters graduation (from college) party and there were about 35 people (mostly family) invited. I had two kegs of this recipe and two kegs of my Litehaus Spice on tap. I also bought 2 30-packs of BMC for the BMC drinkers.

Turns out, I didn’t need to buy any commercial beer. People were lined up at the taps all afternoon. Even the girls who will only occasionally sip on a beer, absolutely loved the Boulevard Wheat. I didn’t advertise it as a Boulevard clone but several family members (in from Kansas City), commented that it tasted a lot like their favorite beer…Boulevard Wheat.

I stayed away from a definitive wheat yeast and went with a Safale-05. The taste was light and crisp and a bit more carbonated than a normal ale. I think the 1/2 ounce of cascade at flameout really gave it a nice, refreshing tone. By the middle of the evening, I was down to just a couple pints left in the second keg. By that time, people had shifted over to my Litehaus Spice for a change.

This one was a definite crowd pleaser.


Batch Size: 11.00 gal
Boil Size: 13.69 gal
Estimated OG: 1.043 SG
Estimated Color: 4.2 SRM
Litehaus Wheat Color.jpg
Estimated IBU: 17.2 IBU
Brewhouse Efficiency: 68.0 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes

Litehaus Wheat HopsRatio.jpg

Ingredients:
------------
Amount Item Type % or IBU
12.00 lb Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM)
5.00 lb White Wheat Malt (2.4 SRM)
1.00 lb Wheat, Flaked (1.6 SRM)
0.50 lb Honey Malt (25.0 SRM)

0.50 oz Magnum [14.00%] (60 min)
0.50 oz Magnum [14.00%] (5 min)
0.50 oz Simco Hops [12.00%] (5 min)
0.50 oz Cascade [5.50%] (0 min)

SafAle American Ale (DCL Yeast #US-05)

Mashed in at 155 degrees for 70 minutes. I did use Irish Moss, knowing the wheat malt would suspend anyway and I was shooting for a bright hazy beer, not a darker cloudy beer. Turned out great. Very light in color and just a hint of haze. Very “commercial wheat” looking.
 
also was the above recipe for an 11 gallon batch or a 5?

Edit: Sorry stupid question just didnt seem like alot of grain for 11 gallons
 
BuffaloSabresBrewer said:
would this work as a yeast replacment?

SAF S-04 Ale Yeast
The 04 would work fine. A little less attenuating so there may be a slightly maltier (sweeter) profile, but not out of line for this style.
 
BierMuncher said:
The 04 would work fine. A little less attenuating so there may be a slightly maltier (sweeter) profile, but not out of line for this style.

I just finished brewing a pale ale with the 04. It does produce a very sweet profile (for me there is a very strong strawberry tone to it) which may work quite well in a hefeweizen, but I personally prefer the german (read as Bavarian) style with the stronger clove flavors after living over there for a year.

Just my two cents on that strain of yeast!
 
I have a 55lb bag of UnMalted Wheat. Can this be used? I read in another recipe that the brewers at Boulevards said homebrewers shouldn't use it... I want to do a wheat for my my first full boil 10G+ AG batch. I got that bag of unmalted wheated and would love to use it.
 
If you were going to convert this to 5 gal AG, and didn't have Magnum, what bittering hop would you use? Galena, Simcoe.... I got a few diffent other in the pantry, but no Magnum...
 
I'm a month late, sorry, but I've always found Galena and Magnum to be almost identical. Galena would get my vote. Probably stick to only using the Simcoe for the 5-minute addition, I worry it would get a little too fruit-y if used back at 60 minutes as well.

Then again, Simcoe seems to be delicious in anything. You might be onto the next great wheat. :)
 
Just brewed up 10 gallons of this (my first 10g batch!). The smell is fantastic! Excellent hop selection. This was also my first time using a ph stabilizer and ended up with a ridiculously high efficiency, OG came in at 1.058! Part of that might be because I had set my efficiency to 65%.
 
One more question... I've been trying to find a guide to adding fruit with not much luck. I'm thinking of making one of these 5 gal batches a strawberry wheat. How much should I add to the secondary and for how long? Thanks!
 
Thanks, Chriso. That's the thread I was trying to find, but couldn't. I think strawberries will be nice in this brew. But I'll let y'all know when it's all said and done.
 
Mmmmm mm! This came out good. I made a ten gallon batch, one regular, one strawberry. The regular one came out a bit sweet as my OG was way high (1.058!). But I just tapped the strawberry one, and yum! It came out real good. I thought fruit was supposed to increase my SG but it lowered it 4 points from the original (1.011 vs 1.007). It's got a great strawberry aroma with a more mild strawberry flavor. Nice and dry and a bit tart. I'm a fan. I used 5 lb of frozen strawberries.
Here's what my taps looks like:
taps.jpg


And here's a closer look:
Litehaus-Wheat.jpg
 
Brewed this yesterday. All went pretty well for my second all grain. I had activity less than an hour after pitching the yeast too so it is looking good.
 
I'm planning on your recipe this weekend minus the white wheat. IS it Ok to sub a german light wheat? Had some left over.

Also in your opinion, what would the difference be between using the Safale-05 and Wyeast 1010 (american wheat)?

Any input is greatly appreciated. Thanks
 
I'm planning on your recipe this weekend minus the white wheat. IS it Ok to sub a german light wheat? Had some left over.

Also in your opinion, what would the difference be between using the Safale-05 and Wyeast 1010 (american wheat)?

Any input is greatly appreciated. Thanks

If you have the 1010 on hand, go ahead and use it. It's a dedicated wheat strain for American wheats without the (clovy) esters commonly associated with hefe's.
 
Just tapped mine - nice refreshing, crisp, beer. It has been on the keg for a few weeks at 10PSI. I am not really getting any head formation/retention. Is that normal?

42*F - 10 PSI - 3/16" lines with one of these in it https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f35/cure-your-short-hose-troubles-100151/
You should get pretty good head with this one.

How's the effervescence factor. Is it bubbly in the glass?

It might be that your gizmo is giving you such good resistance, that your CO2 is staying completely in solution and not causing any head to start with.

Try holding the glass a bit further from the tap and get and aggressive pour toward the end...see if you can get a froth...then see how it holds on.
 
You should get pretty good head with this one.

How's the effervescence factor. Is it bubbly in the glass?

It might be that your gizmo is giving you such good resistance, that your CO2 is staying completely in solution and not causing any head to start with.

Try holding the glass a bit further from the tap and get and aggressive pour toward the end...see if you can get a froth...then see how it holds on.

It is nice and effervescent, the carb stays through the time it took me to drink the glass.

I made a pretty aggressive pour and got some head, but it dissipated quickly. I made sure my glasses are as clean as I can get them, but the water is full of various minerals and salts here.
 
Bumped the pressure up to 12psi yesterday and tried an aggressive pour today. I had head, but it didn't stick around longer than a minute. Any ideas?
 
Made a 5 gallon batch of this one a few months ago and it is very good. It was very citrusy early on, but mellowed out after about 6 weeks perfectly.

Edit: Also, I don't know if I would call it a Boulevard Clone, mine didn't quite seem like the original. Just to much grapefruit flavor I think, but I almost like this one better :).
 
Well I made a second batch of this in July and entered it into the River City Round up competition in Omaha where it received a second place in the Light Hybrid Category. Thanks for the recipe BierMuncher.
 
Was thinking about making a double batch of this and adding blueberries to one. Would that be too much for this? I see strawberries were a hit, but blueberries are more tart, and didn't know if that would blend well with this. Any thoughts?
 
Was thinking about making a double batch of this and adding blueberries to one. Would that be too much for this? I see strawberries were a hit, but blueberries are more tart, and didn't know if that would blend well with this. Any thoughts?

My only comment is that I did this last spring. Wish I hadn't. It's a novel idea, but when all is said and done, the standard wheat beer disappeared long before the BB wheat version.

I'm just sayin. :eek:
 
My only comment is that I did this last spring. Wish I hadn't. It's a novel idea, but when all is said and done, the standard wheat beer disappeared long before the BB wheat version.

I'm just sayin. :eek:

Thanks, I appreciate that. I don't think I can go wrong with the wheat alone. I love me a nice wheat.

Thanks for your input!!
 
I was wondering if adding Orange Peel to the Secondary would add some nice flavor on top of a already good brew. Also what was the ratio of strawberry to gallon. Thanks for all the good recipes.
 
Just tapped this slightly heavier version last night. This was my first wheat beer and I am very happy with the way it came out. I would send a pic but I still can't seem to post them. The hop flavor is subtle but noticable and the aroma has a hint of tropical fruit. This came out a pale yellow, deceptively light and drinkable beer that still packs a punch. Thanks BM!

For a five gallon batch, I used the following recipe:

7 lbs. belgian pilsner
3 lbs. white wheat malt
1/2 lb. flaked wheat
1/4 lb. honey malt

Mashed 90 min. @ 155

All leaf hops:
1/4 oz. magnum (14.2% AA) boil 60 min.
1/4 oz. magnum (14.2% AA) boil 5 min.
1/2 oz. simcoe (12.7% AA) boil 5 min.
1/2 oz. cascade (7% AA) steep 5 min. at flameout

I really like the idea of using small amounts of high AA varieties to make lightly hopped beers. I added more simcoe to the final boil addition because I love them.

The OG was 1.052 and it finished at about 1.013, yielding an approximately 5% ABV beer. I used Wyeast 1010 American Wheat with a 1 pint starter. Fermentation was a full 14 days in primary vs. the 10-12 I had expected. Kegged after 10 days in secondary. Carbonated and tapped immediately. I am sure a few weeks of cold conditioning as recommended would improve it even more.

Thanks again for the great recipe!
 
Just tapped this slightly heavier version last night. This was my first wheat beer and I am very happy with the way it came out. I would send a pic but I still can't seem to post them. The hop flavor is subtle but noticable and the aroma has a hint of tropical fruit. This came out a pale yellow, deceptively light and drinkable beer that still packs a punch. Thanks BM!

Thanks again for the great recipe!

Been a while since I've brewed this. You're making me thirsty for a good wheat beer.
 
5 gallon partial mash version of this? download beersmith trial enter the recipe you see, and then reduce it to 5 gallons and convert to a partial mash recipe very easy in beersmith! It does it all for you!
 
BierMuncher said:
I brewed this for my daughters graduation (from college) party and there were about 35 people (mostly family) invited. I had two kegs of this recipe and two kegs of my Litehaus Spice on tap. I also bought 2 30-packs of BMC for the BMC drinkers.

Turns out, I didn’t need to buy any commercial beer. People were lined up at the taps all afternoon. Even the girls who will only occasionally sip on a beer, absolutely loved the Boulevard Wheat. I didn’t advertise it as a Boulevard clone but several family members (in from Kansas City), commented that it tasted a lot like their favorite beer…Boulevard Wheat.

I stayed away from a definitive wheat yeast and went with a Safale-05. The taste was light and crisp and a bit more carbonated than a normal ale. I think the 1/2 ounce of cascade at flameout really gave it a nice, refreshing tone. By the middle of the evening, I was down to just a couple pints left in the second keg. By that time, people had shifted over to my Litehaus Spice for a change.

This one was a definite crowd pleaser.


Batch Size: 11.00 gal
Boil Size: 13.69 gal
Estimated OG: 1.043 SG
Estimated Color: 4.2 SRM
<img src="https://www.homebrewtalk.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=2198"/>
Estimated IBU: 17.2 IBU
Brewhouse Efficiency: 68.0 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes

<img src="https://www.homebrewtalk.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=2152"/>

Ingredients:
------------
Amount Item Type % or IBU
12.00 lb Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM)
5.00 lb White Wheat Malt (2.4 SRM)
1.00 lb Wheat, Flaked (1.6 SRM)
0.50 lb Honey Malt (25.0 SRM)

0.50 oz Magnum [14.00%] (60 min)
0.50 oz Magnum [14.00%] (5 min)
0.50 oz Simco Hops [12.00%] (5 min)
0.50 oz Cascade [5.50%] (0 min)

SafAle American Ale (DCL Yeast #US-05)

Mashed in at 155 degrees for 70 minutes. I did use Irish Moss, knowing the wheat malt would suspend anyway and I was shooting for a bright hazy beer, not a darker cloudy beer. Turned out great. Very light in color and just a hint of haze. Very &#147;commercial wheat&#148; looking.

How many packages of the US-05 do you use
 
I have used one with a two liter starter for a 10 gallon batch at 1.050.. So you would be in good shape with one packet!
 
Just thought I'd throw in my two cents on this one. I brewed this about two months ago for my first AG, and I'll say this: Boulevard Wheat it is not, but a DAMN fine beer it is! I love the addition of the flavor hops (which Boulevard does not use). I think next time I may mash a bit lower and use an american wheat yeast, but I don't see a reason to change much else. This is a great wheat beer, maybe the best I've had!
 
Just thought I'd throw in my two cents on this one. I brewed this about two months ago for my first AG, and I'll say this: Boulevard Wheat it is not, but a DAMN fine beer it is! I love the addition of the flavor hops (which Boulevard does not use). I think next time I may mash a bit lower and use an american wheat yeast, but I don't see a reason to change much else. This is a great wheat beer, maybe the best I've had!

Can you post the recipe you followed for making this wheat with the late hop additions? I am looking to make a 5 gallon version of this recipe for the second half of summer.
 
Been drinking this for a week. It ended up a lot clearer and a little hoppier than most wheats but it's a really good summer beer. Got to give it 2 thumbs up
 
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