Pellet versus Leaf Hops

Greetings,

I am going to try a little experiment on a Wheat Beer kit I was given at Christmas. The kit came with 2 cans of Unhopped Wheat Malt, a package of hops and some yeast.

Looking at various Wheat beer recipies I have decided to do a little hops substitution. I will be using Hallertauer in leiu of the package that came with the kit. I could only find the Hallertauer in pellet form and am wondering if I should use more or less pellets in a recipie that calls for leaf hops?

I am thinking about 1.5 oz for a 30-60 min boil. Then maybe .5 oz at flameout (or 10 mins).

What's the conventional wisdom on pellets? Seems like you might need to use less since they are more "dense" than leaf type.

Thanks in advance for your advice and wisdom.
TC

You can use 10% less pellets than you would whole hops since they are more broken up.

That sounds about right. ~2 oz total of a low AA% noble hop is just about right for a wheat based beer.

If you want a Bavarian Hefe, I'd suggest picking up some liquid Wyeast 3068. If you are going for American style, stick with the dry yeast that came in the kit.

Edcculus said:

That sounds about right. ~2 oz total of a low AA% noble hop is just about right for a wheat based beer.

If you want a Bavarian Hefe, I'd suggest picking up some liquid Wyeast 3068. If you are going for American style, stick with the dry yeast that came in the kit.

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Actually I picked up a Wyeast 3056 not realizing that there were more choices. I wonder how much of a difference that will make?

Thats fine. I've used it in a Hefe with good results too.