mcwilcr
Well-Known Member
I brewed my annual pumpkin ale on Sunday which is always a big hit with everyone but this time I did something drastically different that I have never done before and am curious to hear opinions on how the change will effect the finished beer.
the modification was purely dictated by my LHBS having a shortage of bulk extract meaning they did not have any light LME of which I typically use 7 lbs., and my impatience. As a substitution for this I used 7 lbs. of Wheat LME. I figure the effects on the beer will something like a smoother fuller beer but I am not sure how it will effect flavor since the only time I have used Wheat LME before, I used traditional belgian wit yeast and appropriate spices for the style. In this case I am using a traditional American ale yeast (US-05) which ferments out very clean and am not sure what flavor I will get from the Wheat.
Any Thoughts?!?
the modification was purely dictated by my LHBS having a shortage of bulk extract meaning they did not have any light LME of which I typically use 7 lbs., and my impatience. As a substitution for this I used 7 lbs. of Wheat LME. I figure the effects on the beer will something like a smoother fuller beer but I am not sure how it will effect flavor since the only time I have used Wheat LME before, I used traditional belgian wit yeast and appropriate spices for the style. In this case I am using a traditional American ale yeast (US-05) which ferments out very clean and am not sure what flavor I will get from the Wheat.
Any Thoughts?!?