Buford
Well-Known Member
I'm planning on making a hefe as my next batch, but I've never used wheat before. I've done three barley-only batches thus far as PM using just a conversion rest at 152-154, and plan on doing this one as a PM batch as well using 55/45 wheat/barley LME as the balance of the fermentables. I don't have my recipe on hand at the moment (it's at home), but the mash will involve a little more than 3 lbs of German wheat malt and about 2 lbs of pilsener malt and a small amount of rice hulls.
Is a protein rest necessary when using wheat malt and making a hefe since the finished beer will be cloudy regardless, or should I just do a conversion rest and not bother?
Is a protein rest necessary when using wheat malt and making a hefe since the finished beer will be cloudy regardless, or should I just do a conversion rest and not bother?