Wheat beer recipe critique

Amarillo fields (wheat beer)
Batch size: 5.0 gal
Boil volume: 6.5 gal
OG: 1.055
FG: 1.014
Bitterness (IBU): 20.1
Color (SRM): 3.9
ABV: 5.4%
[Grains]
Wheat (US) 6.000lb Grain 52.2%
Two-row (US) 4.500lb Grain 39.1%
Rice Hulls 1.000lb Grain 8.7%
[Hops]
Amarillo 0.50oz 8.0% AA Pellet @ 60 min, 14.8 IBU
Amarillo 0.50oz 8.0% AA Pellet @ 10 min, 5.4 IBU
[Yeast/Other]
American Wheat yeast 1.0 unit(s), Yeast
Irish Moss 1.0 unit(s), Fining
[Recipe Notes]
Mash at 153 for 60 minutes and then sparge to attain 6.25 gallons. Research yeast strain for yeast. Ferment for 10 days and either keg or bottle.

Also. What yeast is good for a wheat beer? Is there a dry yeast? Or is liquid the way to go? This is my first wheat beer.

best wheat yeast IMO is wyeast 3068

i like your recipe, too

Looks good. I'm doing a nearly identical wheat soon, with equal parts Sorachi and Amarillo. I was planning on using 05 but I am considering using some Denny's Favorite I have in my fridge. Doesn't seem like many people use it in wheats but I'm really liking it recently so I might give it a shot.

your recipe looks great. the simple grain bill should let the amarillo shine through. using amarillo for bittering is a bit of a waste since much of its prized qualities will be lost after 60 minutes. if you have other hops available and want to save the amarillo for flavoring/aroma'ing another batch, you could bitter with a more standard (read: less expensive) hop. not that it's a huge cost saving...

there are wheat beer specific yeasts, both dry (like safbrew WB-06) and liquid (wyeast 1010, 3333, etc). they will give you traditional wheat (or hefeweizen, or witbier) tastes and characteristics. but nothing is stopping you from using a more neutral yeast for a slightly different twist on your brew.

Update*

Just got this kegged and force carbed. Very very nice. I added 3/4 ounce of fresh orange zest the last 5 minutes of the boil. This has a nice citrusy flavor and is an easy drinker. I went with s-04 dry yeast. Ill try to get the final recipe loaded.

Amarillo fields (wheat beer)

Batch size: 5.5 gal
Boil volume: 7.0 gal
OG: 1.057
FG: 1.014
Bitterness (IBU): 23.7
Color (SRM): 3.6
ABV: 5.6%

[Grains]
Wheat (US) 6.000lb Grain 52.2%
Two-row (US) 4.500lb Grain 39.1%
Rice Hulls 1.000lb Grain 8.7%

[Hops]
Amarillo 0.50oz 9.2% AA Pellet @ 60 min, 15.2 IBU
Amarillo 0.50oz 9.2% AA Pellet @ 10 min, 5.5 IBU
Amarillo 0.50oz 9.2% AA Pellet @ 5 min, 3.0 IBU

[Yeast/Other]
Safale Us-04 1.0 unit(s), Yeast
Irish Moss 1.0 unit(s), Fining
Orange Peel, Sweet 0.8 unit(s), Spice Orange zest from 5 oranges. Frozen the day before. Put in at 5 minute mark. Total was 3/4 ounce

[Recipe Notes]
Mash at 153 for 60 minutes and then sparge to attain 7 gallons. Use s-04 yeast.

[Batch Notes]
Cold crash and force carbonate.

Very citrusy and a great lawnmowing beer. Very good head retention and lacing. Easy drinker. Keep this recipe for future brews!


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