cootr_brn
Active Member
Caveat - Very first beer brewed
I have a couple of questions about how this beer turned out.
My beer fermented in the primary for one week, in the secondary for two weeks, and has been bottled for three weeks. The beer tastes good and I am happy but I noticed a difference between my beer and a Paulaner Hefeweizen.
First - My beer is much darker - does anyone know why this is?
Second - My beer has a sweeter taste - does anyone know why this is?
Any thoughts or comments?
Here is the recipe I used
Base grain:
- ½ lb. Carapils
Specialty grain:
- ½ lb. German Pilsner Malt
Malt:
- 7 lbs. Wheat Liquid Malt Extract
Hops:
- 1 oz. Spalt Pellet Hops
Yeast
- White Labs Hefeweizen Ale WLP300
- Starting the Brew -
In a 20 quart or larger stainless stockpot, bring 2.5 gallons of water to 155°F and turn off heat.
Soak the base and specialty grains, occasionally dipping the grain bag like a tea bag, in the hot water for 15 minutes
After 15 minutes remove the bag and let excess water drip out. Once the bag has dripped almost all of the water out, discard the grains and return the heat until boiling.
Add the malt extract
Stir constantly to dissolve the malt extract.
Return heat to the mixture once dissolved, stirring occasionally.
Heat the mixture to boiling
Adding the HOPS
- Add the bittering hops and set your timer for 60 minutes
-- ¾ oz Spalt
- For the last 5 minutes add the aroma hops for the last 5 minutes
-- ¼ oz Spalt
After the boil
Cool the wort to 80°F
Pitch the yeast
I have a couple of questions about how this beer turned out.
My beer fermented in the primary for one week, in the secondary for two weeks, and has been bottled for three weeks. The beer tastes good and I am happy but I noticed a difference between my beer and a Paulaner Hefeweizen.
First - My beer is much darker - does anyone know why this is?
Second - My beer has a sweeter taste - does anyone know why this is?
Any thoughts or comments?
Here is the recipe I used
Base grain:
- ½ lb. Carapils
Specialty grain:
- ½ lb. German Pilsner Malt
Malt:
- 7 lbs. Wheat Liquid Malt Extract
Hops:
- 1 oz. Spalt Pellet Hops
Yeast
- White Labs Hefeweizen Ale WLP300
- Starting the Brew -
In a 20 quart or larger stainless stockpot, bring 2.5 gallons of water to 155°F and turn off heat.
Soak the base and specialty grains, occasionally dipping the grain bag like a tea bag, in the hot water for 15 minutes
After 15 minutes remove the bag and let excess water drip out. Once the bag has dripped almost all of the water out, discard the grains and return the heat until boiling.
Add the malt extract
Stir constantly to dissolve the malt extract.
Return heat to the mixture once dissolved, stirring occasionally.
Heat the mixture to boiling
Adding the HOPS
- Add the bittering hops and set your timer for 60 minutes
-- ¾ oz Spalt
- For the last 5 minutes add the aroma hops for the last 5 minutes
-- ¼ oz Spalt
After the boil
Cool the wort to 80°F
Pitch the yeast