permo
Well-Known Member
I just brewed up an american wheat ale (10 gallons)
8 pounds pils
8 pounds red wheat
2 pounds munich
mash at 152
Wyeast 1007
1 oz millenium at 90
1 oz willamete at 15
1 oz vanguard at 5
2 oz vanguard at FO/Steep
2 oz willamette at FO/Steep
5 oz belma at FO/Steep
(Yes sir....9 oz at flameout)
Fermenting at 65
HEre is my problem. To encourage haziness I ran the wheat through the mill twice at a very fine setting, created almost a flour. I am now about 3/4 gallon short in the fermenter, I think because of the increased absorbtion from the fine grind.
Thinking outside the box, I have a 1 gallon jug of unfilterd/unpastuerized apple cider in my fridge......wondering if boiling this for a few minutes, cooling it and adding to the primary might not only help with my volume shortcoming, but create a nice fruit component....or completely ruin a great wheat ale?!
8 pounds pils
8 pounds red wheat
2 pounds munich
mash at 152
Wyeast 1007
1 oz millenium at 90
1 oz willamete at 15
1 oz vanguard at 5
2 oz vanguard at FO/Steep
2 oz willamette at FO/Steep
5 oz belma at FO/Steep
(Yes sir....9 oz at flameout)
Fermenting at 65
HEre is my problem. To encourage haziness I ran the wheat through the mill twice at a very fine setting, created almost a flour. I am now about 3/4 gallon short in the fermenter, I think because of the increased absorbtion from the fine grind.
Thinking outside the box, I have a 1 gallon jug of unfilterd/unpastuerized apple cider in my fridge......wondering if boiling this for a few minutes, cooling it and adding to the primary might not only help with my volume shortcoming, but create a nice fruit component....or completely ruin a great wheat ale?!