American Wheat Beer American Wheat

[MgMt_Home_Brew]

Well I racked this onto 6lbs of frozen strawberries this past Sunday. I tasted the sample and it tasted fine so I don't think that .5lb of flaked wheat will make much of a difference. But once on the strawberries I got another Krauzen kicking up.

I have to say the smell coming off of this beer with those strawberries on it is amazing. It smells like strawberry shortcake! I really hope it tastes 1/4 as good as it smells.

 

[MgMt_Home_Brew]

Update on the strawberry addition... It tastes great. The aroma that was coming off of the secondary was still there when it went on tap. A couple weeks later and the flavor and aroma seemed to change again. Now there is still a strawberry aroma but it is mixed with the wheaty spicy aroma. The same goes for the flavors too.

As far as the flaked wheat goes I don't think there is much of a difference. I am going to brew this again today and maybe add more than a pound of flaked wheat. I will do some reading first to see what I should expect to get out of it.

 

[FailureDrill]

Used this as a base for a blackberry wheat I've been wanting to try. It's fermenting right now so we will see. I'll post back to tell ya how it came out.

 

[greenbirds]

I fermented a 6 gallon batch of this recipe a month ago. I think I omitted the flameout hop addition, and I used Wyeast 2450PC yeast (Denny's Favorite 50 / CL-50). Turned out great. I think American wheats are often shunned in favor of the traditional Bavarian hefe, and while it's true there are a lot of bland American wheats out there, I am impressed with this one.

Last weekend I racked 3 gallons of this batch onto a 49 oz can of Oregon Raspberry Puree. I will report back after it finishes its second fermentation.

 

[iamjonsharp]

Mmm...all the fruit additions sound tasty. I need to brew a big batch of this up again and portion off part of the batch to add some fruit. Too bad its the fall going on winter. What fruit now? Fresh cranberries? Any other suggestions for this time of year?

 

[MgMt_Home_Brew]

Mmm...all the fruit additions sound tasty. I need to brew a big batch of this up again and portion off part of the batch to add some fruit. Too bad its the fall going on winter. What fruit now? Fresh cranberries? Any other suggestions for this time of year?

Im not sure what other kinds of fruit but cranberries sound interesting. I am a big fan of this recipe all on it's own and SWMBO really enjoys it with the fruit.

The last batch I made I did 1 oz of strawberry extract and 5lbs of frozen strawberries. The brew session was kind of a bust so it's not eh greatest comparison. But I don't think 1 oz was enough and might add some more to the keg. We'll see.

 

[yeastbound]

We brewed this as our second AG batch (and second batch ever). We left in primary fermentation for 7 days and then racked to secondary and dry-hopped with 1/2 oz. of Sterling that we had left over from another batch. Two weeks in secondary and we racked, cold-crashed and force-carbed. We've done three batches total and this one is by far the most requested. Thanks for the recipe.

 

[ReeseAllen]

Brewing this now. I am using Amarillo instead of Hersbrucker because my LHBS had none. The Amarillo is 8.5% AA so I'm going to dial down the first hop addition to just 0.75 oz. Also, I'm using Nottingham instead of S-05.

 

[greenbirds]

Thought I would mention that the raspberry wheat I made based on this recipe took home a bronze medal at the Sunshine Challenge competition last month. Thanks iamjonsharp for the great wheat recipe.

 

[iamjonsharp]

Thought I would mention that the raspberry wheat I made based on this recipe took home a bronze medal at the Sunshine Challenge competition last month. Thanks iamjonsharp for the great wheat recipe.

Awesome!!

 

[nutty_gnome]

I brewed an alternate version of this recipe. The grains and mash schedule were the same. But I subbed Sorachi Ace hops for your continental varieties. I'm hoping for a lemony wheat. I also no-chilled it. I used a half ounce of sorachi ace at 25 mins and then I'll dry hop with the remaining half ounce. The wort looked great and I think it'll be a heck of a beer. Thanks for the inspiration! N_G

PS - Your Dark Brown Ale recipe is crushed and ready to brew next weekend!

 

[Lodovico]

Just a 30 minute Boil? Did this work well for everyone?

 

[nutty_gnome]

I had no trouble with the short boil. I've been drinking this one and it is awesome. While I used alternative hops, the malt schedule and other stuff for this one produce a really nice tangy wheat beer.

 

[MeanGreen]

what about adding some lemon zest to this? or will it be too much

 

[MeanGreen]

I brewed this one, with some small changes

2 oz of meyer lemon zest with 1 minute left
Saaz 5.5 FWH @30min
.5 oz Saphir at 15min
.5 Saphir at 0 min
.5 tettang at 0 min

other than that followed the grain bill and hops as written

primary for 3 weeks
kegged and crashed for 2 days, then start serving it

This is a great brew. Its wheat but blonde without the hefe/wit tastes that sometimes turn people other than myself off. I have this on tap with biermunchers wit, they are the perfect compliments.

Great recipe, this one is in rotation for me

 

[grandazz17]

Could honey be added to this american wheat? and if so how much or would you subsitute the for the grains. im a beginner.

 

[Enhoffer-Knopfe]

I made a double batch of this recipe, pitched half with Wyeast American Wheat and the other with Wyeast German Ale. I expected the American Wheat to be slightly tart but the German Ale turned out to have a pronounced tartness and the American Wheat none at all. Could this be right? I was very careful to label correctly but I could have screwed up.

 

[VABeerSnob]

I made this. I bottled it a week ago, and am drinking one now. It is first-rate, clean (no banana or clove flavors) as promised. Two things I did different: I mashed at a higher temp, so it did not ferment all the way down to 1.009. And I substituted Strisselspalt hops for the Hersbruckers. Thank you, iamjonsharp, for sharing this recipe.

 

[ErieShores]

Could we consider this a "drink young" wheat? I'm planning on using this as a base for my blueberry wheat. Ready after a few weeks in the bottle?

 

[ErieShores]

Could anyone indtruct me on the most appropriate wheat malt to use? Thanks

http://www.midwestsupplies.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=german+wheat&x=19&y=16

 

[JediJoel]

Brewed this a while ago at the end of June gloom. Temps were low for a few days before brewing but then we got hit with a heat wave the day after I brewed. There was a good 10 hours when this fermented in the high 70s before I got it in a water bath. I let it sit in the secondary for a couple of weeks in the high 50s and it cleaned up nicely. Threw 3# of raspberries at it to mask the off flavors. Chico strain sure cleans up after itself well. I wish it was my roommate.

I guess I'll have to try a round 2 to really get a good batch of this.

 

[JediJoel]

Could anyone instruct me on the most appropriate wheat malt to use? Thanks

Pale wheat is the original recipe uses.

 

[ErieShores]

Thanks Jedi!

 

[ErieShores]

One more questions (I hope) regarding this recipe...
1) When searching for Munich Malt,I was unsure of the more appropriate selection.
http://www.midwestsupplies.com/munich-10l-briess-1-2-lb.html or
http://www.midwestsupplies.com/dark-munich-malt-global-malt-1-2-lb.html

 

[greenbirds]

You should go with the lighter one for this beer IMO.

 

[ErieShores]

You should go with the lighter one for this beer IMO.

Thanks, that was my thought. I just needed some reinforcement.

 

[Pinck]

I'm excited to try this recipe. I wanted to have some lighter beers on hand for Christmas season, so I'm going to do this one and a Kolsch. I'll be using the Kolsch yeast in this wheat beer to ramp up a yeast cake for when I brew the Kolsch, which I hear works really well. Other than the yeast substitution, I'll be subing flaked rye in for the flaked wheat and subing the hops to Perle (due to an overabundance of Perle on hand, and an underabundance of flaked wheat).

I'll report back on how it goes!

 

[msa8967]

So should I do a 60 minute boil for this recipe and add the first round of hops at 30 minutes or do just a 30 minute boil and add the hops right away?

 

[BrewAlchemy]

In my opinion, i cant stand Belgian Wheat beers, they just dont do it for me, i have come to love American Wheat styles and will be brewing this within the new few weeks with either strawberries or raspberries, or maybe both. I think this would make an excellent summer beer. I will be making a 12 gallon batch, do you guys have any recommendations on quantities of fruit used. Also are you guys adding the fruit in the primary or secondary. I know secondary is whats usually preferred. And when adding the fruit are you giving them a short boil then adding it all to the empty carboy and then adding the beer on top. Just wondering if you guys took any sanitary precautions when adding this to a fermenting beer?

 

[BackyardHB]

Does anyone have a good Hefeweizen recipe? Partial.. Looking for a clean refreshing summer beer. Any thoughts!
What about a good American wheat?