Fruit Beer Blood Orange Hefeweizen

[sneeron]

Made 10 gallons of this on Fathers Day. I did a triple decoction and used Canadian Malted wheat because I had half a sack of it saying use me for something so I listened. It's a very aggressive fermentation -- I love watching happy yeasties. Other than that I'm sticking to the recipe. I planed to brew this weeks ago then life happens. I will post up some beer porn with tasting notes when ready.
Cheers!!!

 

[SD-SLIM]

Made 10 gallons of this on Fathers Day. I did a triple decoction and used Canadian Malted wheat because I had half a sack of it saying use me for something so I listened. It's a very aggressive fermentation -- I love watching happy yeasties. Other than that I'm sticking to the recipe. I planed to brew this weeks ago then life happens. I will post up some beer porn with tasting notes when ready.
Cheers!!!

Yes this beer, is the James Brown of beer (Hardest Working Man)....when I first made this, I recorder the fermentation and used it as a screen saver!

 

[sfrisby]

So I made this and left in primary for 45 days (mostly because I was too busy to bottle sooner). Do I need to add more yeast when bottling if I am bottle carbing with primary sugar or will it carb enough well enough with whatever yeast is still in suspension?

No extra yeast needed after 45 days

 

[sneeron]

Slim, I just added my blood orange lemonade and yes, James Brown is right, this ferm was rockin for days! I hit it with 3333 and will let it do its thing. I primary for 3 weeks ,unless its a hop bomb ,so yeast can clean up after them selfs! With the second ferm from 3333 should I go longer to let those beasties do their thing?I keg so I'm looking at a rack to the kegs(I did 10g) in what 18 or so days? I like to set it to 33f on 25lbs CO2 for 5-6 days for hefe's. I plan on doing your lemon-lime next. Looking forward to this one.
Cheers!!!

 

[SD-SLIM]

Slim, I just added my blood orange lemonade and yes, James Brown is right, this ferm was rockin for days! I hit it with 3333 and will let it do its thing. I primary for 3 weeks ,unless its a hop bomb ,so yeast can clean up after them selfs! With the second ferm from 3333 should I go longer to let those beasties do their thing?I keg so I'm looking at a rack to the kegs(I did 10g) in what 18 or so days? I like to set it to 33f on 25lbs CO2 for 5-6 days for hefe's. I plan on doing your lemon-lime next. Looking forward to this one.
Cheers!!!

No need for additional fermentation...just add 3333 with orange mixture....the main reason for two yeast is that 1007 ferments very smooth with very little sulfur, 3333 is a very sensitive yeast strain but will help your beer finish up extremely well if the primary fermentation has started to subside, additionally the two yeast create an interesting flavor profile when combined this way.

 

[rappell]

Question. Am I reading this correctly (noon here)? You mix the Brown sugar in the mash?

 

[SD-SLIM]

Question. Am I reading this correctly (noon here)? You mix the Brown sugar in the mash?

No...brown sugar at boil, similar to brewing extract.

 

[bassman22]

Any word on that extract recipe version? Looking to do a blood orange hefe and seeing as they are out of season here, I stumbled upon this excellent and unique alternative.

 

[SD-SLIM]

Hello, sorry I thought I had already posted that....in order to brew the extract, the only version that came close to me was the following:

• 8lbs of Wheat Liquid Extract
• 1.5lbs of Brown Sugar
• follow rest of recipe (hop schedule, yeast, orange aid, fermentation)

 

[bassman22]

You da man! Question- does the lemonade give it any sour kick?

 

[SD-SLIM]

You da man! Question- does the lemonade give it any sour kick?

It shouldn't unless you want it to...make the lemonade and taste it before you add it, if you like the taste, you will like it in the beer!

 

[BigRedHopHead]

So the BOH was a big hit at our 4th block party! Many comments were surrounded by the smoothness and orangeness of the beer. The orange really came through. Tartness was there but not overpowering or annoying. Smell was all oranges, and then some more oranges. Move over mimosa I now have a new favorite breakfast beverage! The beer was smooth, easy to drink, and had a nice mouthfeel. I made the recipe as posted without any mods. If I had to do it again I might dial back the BO syrup an oz. or two. For my taste the orange was a tad on the strong side, but tasty nonetheless. The yeast combo seemed to work really well. The keg did not last very long, must make more before summer is over. Thanks for the recipe SD Slim, much appreciated. :rockin:

 

[SD-SLIM]

So the BOH was a big hit at our 4th block party! Many comments were surrounded by the smoothness and orangeness of the beer. The orange really came through. Tartness was there but not overpowering or annoying. Smell was all oranges, and then some more oranges. Move over mimosa I now have a new favorite breakfast beverage! The beer was smooth, easy to drink, and had a nice mouthfeel. I made the recipe as posted without any mods. If I had to do it again I might dial back the BO syrup an oz. or two. For my taste the orange was a tad on the strong side, but tasty nonetheless. The yeast combo seemed to work really well. The keg did not last very long, must make more before summer is over. Thanks for the recipe SD Slim, much appreciated. :rockin:

Glad you liked it....it's a great summer beer for sure!

 

[rappell]

Brewed this today at our brewpub brew day. The wort tastes amazing!!!! Big Orange smack in the face. OG was 1.054. Just pitched my yeast stated and can't wait to see those happy yeasts doing their work.

 

[sneeron]

Beer porn as promised!! This has layers on layers. At my July club meeting this beer held its own. Well done slim(you got no credit while tipping this with the boys,sorry).

 

[SD-SLIM]

Beer porn as promised!! This has layers on layers. At my July club meeting this beer held its own. Well done slim(you got no credit while tipping this with the boys,sorry).

Lol...glad you enjoyed the recipe!

 

[SD-SLIM]

Just got a message that this beer got 1st place in a brewing competition last week....got a feeling this one might get more awards than my lemon lime Hef!

 

[rappell]

Was thinking of harvesting yeast to brew this again but since the two yeasts are combined, I would have to pitch two batches of the mixed yeast and don't know if I would get the same flavor profile. What do you think Slim?

 

[SD-SLIM]

Was thinking of harvesting yeast to brew this again but since the two yeasts are combined, I would have to pitch two batches of the mixed yeast and don't know if I would get the same flavor profile. What do you think Slim?

I have reused the yeast and it gets close to the original....so I would go for it.

 

[EVBrewing]

I don't suppose you have a gravity reading on the Bloodorangeaid itself? If not I'll take one when I mix it up. Just trying to plug it into beersmith before hand for accurate OG and ABV potential. Without the addition of the bloodorangeaid I'm already getting OG 1.069 & ABV 6.9

 

[SD-SLIM]

I don't suppose you have a gravity reading on the Bloodorangeaid itself? If not I'll take one when I mix it up. Just trying to plug it into beersmith before hand for accurate OG and ABV potential. Without the addition of the bloodorangeaid I'm already getting OG 1.069 & ABV 6.9

Sorry I haven't spent the time to calculate it, I know that in my lemon-lime Hef someone figured out the ABV for the limeade, but I'm not sure how much it would increase with the syrup.

 

[nolabrew85]

I made this recipe a few months back, but I never got around to getting the blood orangeade, so I just dumped the lemonade in and rocked with that. With the lemonade and sorachi, it came out like a crisp lemon wheat. It is great, especially outside on a hot day. It's definitely better than Abita's lemon wheat.

 

[nolabrew85]

I really didn't get any hefe flavor. I think maybe it was dominated by the other yeast. But in hindsight, I think it came out better than if hefe flavor did come through.

 

[rappell]

So here it is. Turned out very nice. Good citrus Arron's and orange finish. Defiantly a fantastic summer quencher! Thanks Sd-Slim for a great recipe.....

 

[rappell]

That is supposed to be aroma by the way. Damn auto correct!

 

[SD-SLIM]

So here it is. Turned out very nice. Good citrus Arron's and orange finish. Defiantly a fantastic summer quencher! Thanks Sd-Slim for a great recipe.....

Good looking beer! Glad you enjoyed the recipe!

 

[Paquitin]

Making recipe this weekend. I will be using this product instead of the Orange mix. It's completely pure blood orange juice. It's used in the culinary industry for desserts. Will post how it turns out.

 

[SD-SLIM]

As long as it taste good, it will taste good in the beer!

 

[SD-SLIM]

Making recipe this weekend. I will be using this product instead of the Orange mix. It's completely pure blood orange juice. It's used in the culinary industry for desserts. Will post how it turns out.

How did this turn out?

 

[Paquitin]

How did this turn out?

It taste like a Mimosa. It's an amazing beer. Everyone that tries has to have a second one. Awesome recipe. Certainly will become a regular
Thanks