KPSquared
Well-Known Member
Ok, so I have 4 Mr. Beer Bavarian Weissbier refills that I want to "try" and turn into a decent American Wheat Beer sort of thing.
My thought was to combine all 4 into a 4 or 5 gallon batch, throw in a pound of crystal malt to smooth things out a bit and then hop it up with some citra.
Here's my question. The hop profile tends to die off quite a bit in the older Mr. Beer HME cans. I can only assume these would have some sort of noble bittering hop and not much else and even then it'll be fairly subdued.
I like the taste of Citra but have never brewed with it before. I just want some of that fruity, citriusy kick on top of the wheat beer. I'll just use US-05 so as not to add any contributions from the yeast.
How much is enough or to much? Will an ounce at flameout or near the end of the boil do it? Could I dry hop some as well or is that pushing it?
Ideas and opinions welcome. . .
My thought was to combine all 4 into a 4 or 5 gallon batch, throw in a pound of crystal malt to smooth things out a bit and then hop it up with some citra.
Here's my question. The hop profile tends to die off quite a bit in the older Mr. Beer HME cans. I can only assume these would have some sort of noble bittering hop and not much else and even then it'll be fairly subdued.
I like the taste of Citra but have never brewed with it before. I just want some of that fruity, citriusy kick on top of the wheat beer. I'll just use US-05 so as not to add any contributions from the yeast.
How much is enough or to much? Will an ounce at flameout or near the end of the boil do it? Could I dry hop some as well or is that pushing it?
Ideas and opinions welcome. . .