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Help with Wheat Recipe

Discussion in 'Recipes/Ingredients' started by DuckiesRevenge, Apr 18, 2013.

 

  1. #1
    DuckiesRevenge

    Well-Known Member

    Posted Apr 18, 2013
    Hey all,

    So I am thinking of putting together a Wheat beer for my wife. We were in Atlanta airport recently and she found a beer at Sweetwater brewing company that was a blueberry wheat (at least I think it was a wheat... dont fully remember...). Ultimately I want to get something like it, not a clone, just an interesting wheat beer, with blueberry... oh and orange, because my wife wanted it. This is what I'm thinking:

    5.25 gallon BIAB

    5# White Wheat
    4# 2-row (us)

    Mash
    130F - 20 min
    150F - 45 min
    168F - 10 min

    1oz of either cascade or citra at 60min (not sure which, I like both...)
    0.75oz sweet orange peel 5min

    Then onto the yeast. This is where I'm having the most debate. I could either pick up some wheat yeast, or go with some Denny's Fav 50 that I have washed in the fridge. I'm leaning towards the latter because I'm cheap, but I was wondering if there is any major reason not to use the yeast I have instead of a wheat yeast.

    Finally Frozen, then thawed, crushed blueberries in secondary (3lbs).

    Any comments or suggestions are fully welcome and apprecaited!
     
  2. #2
    Brood

    Member

    Posted Apr 18, 2013
    Wyeast 1010 worked out nice in a small all grain recipe i did recently. I threw about 10% honey malt into the mash. Came out good. One of the few my GF will actually drink.
     
  3. #3
    CityOChampBrew

    Well-Known Member

    Posted Apr 19, 2013
    I would recommend some coriander as well, about an ounce crushed @ 10-15 min
     
  4. #4
    Brood

    Member

    Posted Apr 19, 2013
    I will second that. I zested a few tangerines into mine as well..
     
  5. #5
    DuckiesRevenge

    Well-Known Member

    Posted Apr 19, 2013
    I was thinking about coriander but then I saw :
    http://www.homebrewtalk.com/f37/wheat-beer-nottingham-yeast-56493/

    and it made me rethink the coriander with the blueberries. Thanks for the input on the 1010, I'll look into that one. I was still kinda wondering if anyone has used 1450 in a wheat and how it turned out or if there's any reason not to use it.

    Brood, I do like the idea of honey malt, I think I'll add the extra 1# and see what it does.
     
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