American Wheat Beer Litehaus Wheat (Boulevard Wheat Clone)

BierMuncher · Jul 23, 2007

I brewed this for my daughters graduation (from college) party and there were about 35 people (mostly family) invited. I had two kegs of this recipe and two kegs of my Litehaus Spice on tap. I also bought 2 30-packs of BMC for the BMC drinkers.

Turns out, I didnt need to buy any commercial beer. People were lined up at the taps all afternoon. Even the girls who will only occasionally sip on a beer, absolutely loved the Boulevard Wheat. I didnt advertise it as a Boulevard clone but several family members (in from Kansas City), commented that it tasted a lot like their favorite beerBoulevard Wheat.

I stayed away from a definitive wheat yeast and went with a Safale-05. The taste was light and crisp and a bit more carbonated than a normal ale. I think the 1/2 ounce of cascade at flameout really gave it a nice, refreshing tone. By the middle of the evening, I was down to just a couple pints left in the second keg. By that time, people had shifted over to my Litehaus Spice for a change.

This one was a definite crowd pleaser.

Batch Size: 11.00 gal
Boil Size: 13.69 gal
Estimated OG: 1.043 SG
Estimated Color: 4.2 SRM

Estimated IBU: 17.2 IBU
Brewhouse Efficiency: 68.0 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes

Ingredients:
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Amount Item Type % or IBU
12.00 lb Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM)
5.00 lb White Wheat Malt (2.4 SRM)
1.00 lb Wheat, Flaked (1.6 SRM)
0.50 lb Honey Malt (25.0 SRM)

0.50 oz Magnum [14.00%] (60 min)
0.50 oz Magnum [14.00%] (5 min)
0.50 oz Simco Hops [12.00%] (5 min)
0.50 oz Cascade [5.50%] (0 min)

SafAle American Ale (DCL Yeast #US-05)

Mashed in at 155 degrees for 70 minutes. I did use Irish Moss, knowing the wheat malt would suspend anyway and I was shooting for a bright hazy beer, not a darker cloudy beer. Turned out great. Very light in color and just a hint of haze. Very commercial wheat looking.

BuffaloSabresBrewer · Dec 2, 2007

would this work as a yeast replacment?

SAF S-04 Ale Yeast

BuffaloSabresBrewer · Dec 2, 2007

also was the above recipe for an 11 gallon batch or a 5?

Edit: Sorry stupid question just didnt seem like alot of grain for 11 gallons

BierMuncher · Dec 3, 2007

BuffaloSabresBrewer said:
would this work as a yeast replacment?

SAF S-04 Ale Yeast

The 04 would work fine. A little less attenuating so there may be a slightly maltier (sweeter) profile, but not out of line for this style.

dragonlor20 · Apr 12, 2008

BierMuncher said:
The 04 would work fine. A little less attenuating so there may be a slightly maltier (sweeter) profile, but not out of line for this style.

I just finished brewing a pale ale with the 04. It does produce a very sweet profile (for me there is a very strong strawberry tone to it) which may work quite well in a hefeweizen, but I personally prefer the german (read as Bavarian) style with the stronger clove flavors after living over there for a year.

Just my two cents on that strain of yeast!

IrregularPulse · May 4, 2008

I have a 55lb bag of UnMalted Wheat. Can this be used? I read in another recipe that the brewers at Boulevards said homebrewers shouldn't use it... I want to do a wheat for my my first full boil 10G+ AG batch. I got that bag of unmalted wheated and would love to use it.

Pirate Ale · Jun 5, 2008

If you were going to convert this to 5 gal AG, and didn't have Magnum, what bittering hop would you use? Galena, Simcoe.... I got a few diffent other in the pantry, but no Magnum...

Chriso · Jul 6, 2008

I'm a month late, sorry, but I've always found Galena and Magnum to be almost identical. Galena would get my vote. Probably stick to only using the Simcoe for the 5-minute addition, I worry it would get a little too fruit-y if used back at 60 minutes as well.

Then again, Simcoe seems to be delicious in anything. You might be onto the next great wheat.

jacksonbrown · Sep 21, 2008

Just brewed up 10 gallons of this (my first 10g batch!). The smell is fantastic! Excellent hop selection. This was also my first time using a ph stabilizer and ended up with a ridiculously high efficiency, OG came in at 1.058! Part of that might be because I had set my efficiency to 65%.

jacksonbrown · Sep 22, 2008

One more question... I've been trying to find a guide to adding fruit with not much luck. I'm thinking of making one of these 5 gal batches a strawberry wheat. How much should I add to the secondary and for how long? Thanks!

Chriso · Sep 22, 2008

I seem to recall Strawberries being harder to impart, and needing more poundage to contribute to the flavor.

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f12/strawberry-blond-surprise-hit-78546/ -> notes usage of 6# thawed, pasteurized, to the secondary.

jacksonbrown · Sep 22, 2008

Thanks, Chriso. That's the thread I was trying to find, but couldn't. I think strawberries will be nice in this brew. But I'll let y'all know when it's all said and done.

Chriso · Sep 22, 2008

I agree, I think it sounds like it'd compliment the flavor nicely!

jacksonbrown · Oct 27, 2008

Mmmmm mm! This came out good. I made a ten gallon batch, one regular, one strawberry. The regular one came out a bit sweet as my OG was way high (1.058!). But I just tapped the strawberry one, and yum! It came out real good. I thought fruit was supposed to increase my SG but it lowered it 4 points from the original (1.011 vs 1.007). It's got a great strawberry aroma with a more mild strawberry flavor. Nice and dry and a bit tart. I'm a fan. I used 5 lb of frozen strawberries.
Here's what my taps looks like:

And here's a closer look:

avaserfi · Mar 18, 2009

Brewed this yesterday. All went pretty well for my second all grain. I had activity less than an hour after pitching the yeast too so it is looking good.

avaserfi · Apr 12, 2009

Kegged today, looks like FG was 1.011. The hydro sample tasted pretty good for an uncarbed beer. Thanks for the recipe.

BierMuncher · Apr 12, 2009

Tis getting to be the unfiltered wheat time of year again... :mug:

smarek82 · May 12, 2009

I'm planning on your recipe this weekend minus the white wheat. IS it Ok to sub a german light wheat? Had some left over.

Also in your opinion, what would the difference be between using the Safale-05 and Wyeast 1010 (american wheat)?

Any input is greatly appreciated. Thanks

BierMuncher · May 12, 2009

smarek82 said:
I'm planning on your recipe this weekend minus the white wheat. IS it Ok to sub a german light wheat? Had some left over.

Also in your opinion, what would the difference be between using the Safale-05 and Wyeast 1010 (american wheat)?

Any input is greatly appreciated. Thanks

If you have the 1010 on hand, go ahead and use it. It's a dedicated wheat strain for American wheats without the (clovy) esters commonly associated with hefe's.

avaserfi · May 13, 2009

Just tapped mine - nice refreshing, crisp, beer. It has been on the keg for a few weeks at 10PSI. I am not really getting any head formation/retention. Is that normal?

42*F - 10 PSI - 3/16" lines with one of these in it https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f35/cure-your-short-hose-troubles-100151/

BierMuncher · May 13, 2009

avaserfi said:
Just tapped mine - nice refreshing, crisp, beer. It has been on the keg for a few weeks at 10PSI. I am not really getting any head formation/retention. Is that normal?

42*F - 10 PSI - 3/16" lines with one of these in it https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f35/cure-your-short-hose-troubles-100151/

You should get pretty good head with this one.

How's the effervescence factor. Is it bubbly in the glass?

It might be that your gizmo is giving you such good resistance, that your CO2 is staying completely in solution and not causing any head to start with.

Try holding the glass a bit further from the tap and get and aggressive pour toward the end...see if you can get a froth...then see how it holds on.

avaserfi · May 13, 2009

BierMuncher said:
You should get pretty good head with this one.

How's the effervescence factor. Is it bubbly in the glass?

It might be that your gizmo is giving you such good resistance, that your CO2 is staying completely in solution and not causing any head to start with.

Try holding the glass a bit further from the tap and get and aggressive pour toward the end...see if you can get a froth...then see how it holds on.

It is nice and effervescent, the carb stays through the time it took me to drink the glass.

I made a pretty aggressive pour and got some head, but it dissipated quickly. I made sure my glasses are as clean as I can get them, but the water is full of various minerals and salts here.

avaserfi · May 14, 2009

Bumped the pressure up to 12psi yesterday and tried an aggressive pour today. I had head, but it didn't stick around longer than a minute. Any ideas?

tmoney1224 · Jun 29, 2009

Made a 5 gallon batch of this one a few months ago and it is very good. It was very citrusy early on, but mellowed out after about 6 weeks perfectly.

Edit: Also, I don't know if I would call it a Boulevard Clone, mine didn't quite seem like the original. Just to much grapefruit flavor I think, but I almost like this one better

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tmoney1224 · Sep 15, 2009

Well I made a second batch of this in July and entered it into the River City Round up competition in Omaha where it received a second place in the Light Hybrid Category. Thanks for the recipe BierMuncher.

BierMuncher · Sep 15, 2009

tmoney1224 said:
Well I made a second batch of this in July and entered it into the River City Round up competition in Omaha where it received a second place in the Light Hybrid Category. Thanks for the recipe BierMuncher.

Nicely done. Congrats on a silver medal.

croid · Nov 12, 2009

Was thinking about making a double batch of this and adding blueberries to one. Would that be too much for this? I see strawberries were a hit, but blueberries are more tart, and didn't know if that would blend well with this. Any thoughts?

BierMuncher · Nov 12, 2009

croid said:
Was thinking about making a double batch of this and adding blueberries to one. Would that be too much for this? I see strawberries were a hit, but blueberries are more tart, and didn't know if that would blend well with this. Any thoughts?

My only comment is that I did this last spring. Wish I hadn't. It's a novel idea, but when all is said and done, the standard wheat beer disappeared long before the BB wheat version.

I'm just sayin.

croid · Nov 13, 2009

BierMuncher said:
My only comment is that I did this last spring. Wish I hadn't. It's a novel idea, but when all is said and done, the standard wheat beer disappeared long before the BB wheat version.

I'm just sayin.

Thanks, I appreciate that. I don't think I can go wrong with the wheat alone. I love me a nice wheat.

Thanks for your input!!

jjbrew · Feb 24, 2010

I was wondering if adding Orange Peel to the Secondary would add some nice flavor on top of a already good brew. Also what was the ratio of strawberry to gallon. Thanks for all the good recipes.

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