Schnitzengiggle
Well-Known Member
I will be brewing a base beer for what will become a strawberry wheat ale. I was interested in toying with the color of the beer.
I was contemplating the use of a small amount of chocolate wheat to adjust the color darker, but at ~400SRM it seems it is a roasted grain and will add a roasted flavor.
Since strawberry is very delicate flavor, I don't want to mask or cover it up.
Would a small portion of chocolate wheat add too much flavor to darken this beer? (I have never used chocolate wheat before)
Would some debittered black malt be a better option just for color? (another grain I have yet to use)
I want a dark beer with a fairly pronounced strawberry aroma, and a definite strawberry flavor, is ther a way to accomplish this without masking or detracting from the strawberry notes?
FWIW my recipe is going to be extremely simple:
Pale 2-row 50%
Wheat Malt 50%
Ultra hops IBU's ~7.0
Any suggestions?
I was contemplating the use of a small amount of chocolate wheat to adjust the color darker, but at ~400SRM it seems it is a roasted grain and will add a roasted flavor.
Since strawberry is very delicate flavor, I don't want to mask or cover it up.
Would a small portion of chocolate wheat add too much flavor to darken this beer? (I have never used chocolate wheat before)
Would some debittered black malt be a better option just for color? (another grain I have yet to use)
I want a dark beer with a fairly pronounced strawberry aroma, and a definite strawberry flavor, is ther a way to accomplish this without masking or detracting from the strawberry notes?
FWIW my recipe is going to be extremely simple:
Pale 2-row 50%
Wheat Malt 50%
Ultra hops IBU's ~7.0
Any suggestions?