Brulosopher
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Alright... my homebrew club (San Joaquin Worthogs) is having a "Specialty" competition being judged in April. I just had a fantastic 1.5 year old spiced Porter made by another member, which he plans to submit in this very comp. Since I don't have the time to age anything, I figured I'd submit something really weird, though hopefully surprisingly tasty. I came up with the idea of making a Hefeweizen using WLP300, fermented around 65F to produce more banana character, then adding cacao nibs and a vanilla bean for the last week of fermentation. My thought is to shoot for a flavor similar to the old chocolate-banana rocket pops (from the ice cream truck) of my youth. The recipe I've come up with so far is below, suggestions for change are very much appreciated!
GRAINS
6.00 lbs White Wheat Malt
4.25 lbs NW Pale Malt
0.25 lbs C10
HOPS
10 grams Hallertau Mittelfrueh @ 60 mins (9.1 IBU)
10 grams Hallertau Mittelfrueh @ 10 mins (1.8 IBU)
YEAST
WLP300 - Hefeweizen Ale Yeast
NIBS & VANILLA
4 oz Cacao Nibs & 1 Vanilla Bean (split and chopped) added 3 days into fermentation, sit for additional 7 days
Mash Temp: 152F
Fermentation: Pitch at 64F, let rise to 66F over 3 days, add nibs/vanilla bean, beer let free-rise up to 70F over next 7 days, cold crash to 34F for 2 days, keg and carbonate for 7 days
I've never used nibs and I'm wondering a couple things- first, will 4 oz impart enough flavor, and second, what impact will it have on the color of the beer?
Cheers!
GRAINS
6.00 lbs White Wheat Malt
4.25 lbs NW Pale Malt
0.25 lbs C10
HOPS
10 grams Hallertau Mittelfrueh @ 60 mins (9.1 IBU)
10 grams Hallertau Mittelfrueh @ 10 mins (1.8 IBU)
YEAST
WLP300 - Hefeweizen Ale Yeast
NIBS & VANILLA
4 oz Cacao Nibs & 1 Vanilla Bean (split and chopped) added 3 days into fermentation, sit for additional 7 days
Mash Temp: 152F
Fermentation: Pitch at 64F, let rise to 66F over 3 days, add nibs/vanilla bean, beer let free-rise up to 70F over next 7 days, cold crash to 34F for 2 days, keg and carbonate for 7 days
I've never used nibs and I'm wondering a couple things- first, will 4 oz impart enough flavor, and second, what impact will it have on the color of the beer?
Cheers!