The Mad Hatter
Well-Known Member
I have been over the different recipes here on the boards. What I am looking to do for my brew session this weekend is a wheat beer. The only wheat beer I have had has been from Boulevard. I thought it was a tasty beer. Now, being it was my only wheat I would not know what a Great wheat beer tastes like.
I want to brew this using just DME. No LME. I have done a Coopers kit in the past as my first brew and while it turned out OK I think the fact that it has you add table sugar and being liquid extract it has a bit of a twang to it. After a few pints I could not tell any longer .
I really have no clue as to what I need, so I would like a few ideas. I would like the wheat to have an amber color to it like the Cincinnati Pale Ale recipe did from John Palmers book. This beer looks very pretty, and the hydro samples say it will be very tasty as well.
As far as the other ingredients I really quite honestly have no Idea what I am doing. I have made a Beer Smith recipe. Please have a look at it and tell me where I am going to go wrong at. I know there will be a few things in here that are incorrect but please explain why as this will only be my third brew. I am attempting to actually learn why you choose ingreadients as you do. I would also like to give a shot at steeping grains as well along with DME and using no LME. Hops are another concern as I do not know how to choose them and why. The only thing I can tell you is that I do not care for very bitter beer. I would also like to stay very far away from Stout and Porters. They make my toes curl .
Like I said before, I am sure that I have made quite a few errors in this recipe, so please help me understand the hows and whys. Thanks, I greatly appreciate it!
Wheat Beer
American Wheat or Rye Beer
Type: Extract Date: 6/2/01
Batch Size: 5.00 gal Brewer: The Mad Hatter
Boil Size: 4.08 gal Asst Brewer: Dad, Tony
Boil Time: 60 min Equipment: Brew Pot (5 Gallon)
Taste Rating(out of 50): 35.0 Brewhouse Efficiency: -
Taste Notes:
Ingredients
Amount Item Type % or IBU
6 lbs Amber Dry Extract (12.5 SRM) Dry Extract 60.00 %
2 lbs Barley, Flaked (1.7 SRM) Grain 20.00 %
2 lbs Wheat Malt, Bel (2.0 SRM) Grain 20.00 %
1.00 oz Centennial [10.00 %] (60 min) Hops 28.0 IBU
1.00 oz Mt. Hood [6.00 %] (15 min) (Aroma Hop-Steep) Hops -
2 Pkgs American Wheat Ale (Wyeast Labs #1010) Yeast-Ale
Beer Profile
Est Original Gravity: 1.057 SG Measured Original Gravity: 1.010 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.013 SG Measured Final Gravity: 1.005 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 5.68 % Actual Alcohol by Vol: 0.65 %
Bitterness: 28.0 IBU Calories: 43 cal/pint
Est Color: 10.2 SRM Color: Color
Mash Profile
Mash Name: None Total Grain Weight: 10.00 lb
Sparge Water: - Grain Temperature: -
Sparge Temperature: - TunTemperature: -
Adjust Temp for Equipment: FALSE Mash PH: -
Steep grains as desired (30-60 minutes)
Mash Notes: -
Carbonation and Storage
Carbonation Type: Corn Sugar Volumes of CO2: 2.4
Pressure/Weight: 3.8 oz Carbonation Used: -
Keg/Bottling Temperature: 60.0 F Age for: 21.0 days
Storage Temperature: 52.0 F
Notes
Created with BeerSmith
Like I said before, I am sure that I have made quite a few errors in this recipe, so please help me understand the hows and whys. Thanks, I greatly appreciate it!
I want to brew this using just DME. No LME. I have done a Coopers kit in the past as my first brew and while it turned out OK I think the fact that it has you add table sugar and being liquid extract it has a bit of a twang to it. After a few pints I could not tell any longer .
I really have no clue as to what I need, so I would like a few ideas. I would like the wheat to have an amber color to it like the Cincinnati Pale Ale recipe did from John Palmers book. This beer looks very pretty, and the hydro samples say it will be very tasty as well.
As far as the other ingredients I really quite honestly have no Idea what I am doing. I have made a Beer Smith recipe. Please have a look at it and tell me where I am going to go wrong at. I know there will be a few things in here that are incorrect but please explain why as this will only be my third brew. I am attempting to actually learn why you choose ingreadients as you do. I would also like to give a shot at steeping grains as well along with DME and using no LME. Hops are another concern as I do not know how to choose them and why. The only thing I can tell you is that I do not care for very bitter beer. I would also like to stay very far away from Stout and Porters. They make my toes curl .
Like I said before, I am sure that I have made quite a few errors in this recipe, so please help me understand the hows and whys. Thanks, I greatly appreciate it!
Wheat Beer
American Wheat or Rye Beer
Type: Extract Date: 6/2/01
Batch Size: 5.00 gal Brewer: The Mad Hatter
Boil Size: 4.08 gal Asst Brewer: Dad, Tony
Boil Time: 60 min Equipment: Brew Pot (5 Gallon)
Taste Rating(out of 50): 35.0 Brewhouse Efficiency: -
Taste Notes:
Ingredients
Amount Item Type % or IBU
6 lbs Amber Dry Extract (12.5 SRM) Dry Extract 60.00 %
2 lbs Barley, Flaked (1.7 SRM) Grain 20.00 %
2 lbs Wheat Malt, Bel (2.0 SRM) Grain 20.00 %
1.00 oz Centennial [10.00 %] (60 min) Hops 28.0 IBU
1.00 oz Mt. Hood [6.00 %] (15 min) (Aroma Hop-Steep) Hops -
2 Pkgs American Wheat Ale (Wyeast Labs #1010) Yeast-Ale
Beer Profile
Est Original Gravity: 1.057 SG Measured Original Gravity: 1.010 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.013 SG Measured Final Gravity: 1.005 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 5.68 % Actual Alcohol by Vol: 0.65 %
Bitterness: 28.0 IBU Calories: 43 cal/pint
Est Color: 10.2 SRM Color: Color
Mash Profile
Mash Name: None Total Grain Weight: 10.00 lb
Sparge Water: - Grain Temperature: -
Sparge Temperature: - TunTemperature: -
Adjust Temp for Equipment: FALSE Mash PH: -
Steep grains as desired (30-60 minutes)
Mash Notes: -
Carbonation and Storage
Carbonation Type: Corn Sugar Volumes of CO2: 2.4
Pressure/Weight: 3.8 oz Carbonation Used: -
Keg/Bottling Temperature: 60.0 F Age for: 21.0 days
Storage Temperature: 52.0 F
Notes
Created with BeerSmith
Like I said before, I am sure that I have made quite a few errors in this recipe, so please help me understand the hows and whys. Thanks, I greatly appreciate it!