Blood Orange Hefeweizen

[splifs]

it seems blood oranges are pretty tough to come by right now, anyone have suggestions on other types of oranges to use?

 

[Ryan_PA]

Anyone looking to pick up the book, I found it on the discount rack at Barns and Noble for under $9. I was not seeking it out, but could not pass it up.

 

[yellow70cooper]

After you finish steeping the oranges do you add the steeping water and the fruit to the fermenter? Or just the zest and fruit?? Planning on giving this a try tomorrow..

 

[gnedge]

After you finish steeping the oranges do you add the steeping water and the fruit to the fermenter? Or just the zest and fruit?? Planning on giving this a try tomorrow..

Pour the whole thing in.

Then top off the fermenter to 5 G per the directions. Agree, the directions aren't very clear on this poit.

 

[yellow70cooper]

Thanks, I am in the process as we speak about 30 minutes left till vorlauf and first runnings...

 

[Ewalk02]

I just made a variation of this recipe, seems tasty so far!

 

[jvh261]

Came out great. Here's the finished product w/ the Valencia substitution.

 

[Alapmi]

So this only has to ferment for 10 days and then it can be bottled/kegged?

 

[yellow70cooper]

Mine was done fermenting in 7 days and it is sitting in the keg as we speak

 

[BeantownR6]

i ordered a Bavarian Hefe Weizen Extract Kit

6 lbs. Wheat Malt Syrup
1 lbs. Wheat Dry Malt Extract

1 oz. Sterling (60 min)

Safbrew WB-06

I originally was going to add orange and lemon zest to the boil untill i found this recipe. would the blood oranges added to the above recipe be a good idea?

this would be my first heff.

thanks

 

[MilwaukeeBrewGuy]

so how does this one taste?

 

[maztec]

It tastes Yummy.

 

[Pivot]

can you use a regular ale yeast with this recipe?

 

[Tsuyako]

I just took a smell out of my ailock hole...*droollllllllll* I can't wait to try it.

 

[SeamusMac]

can you use a regular ale yeast with this recipe?

I'd recommend splurging on some Hefe yeast if you want to brew this recipe. A regular ale yeast like Notty might dry the beer out too much and it won't contribute the same esters or cloudiness to the final product. I used Wyeast 3068 when brewing this beer and it was right on; everybody liked it.

I noticed you go to school in NB, so I'm guessing that blood oranges aren't available there yet... Clementines are a really good substitute, check out my take on this recipe https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f37/clementine-hefeweizen-114435/

btw, which school do you go to? I'm 3rd year at Dal.

 

[Pivot]

I'd recommend splurging on some Hefe yeast if you want to brew this recipe. A regular ale yeast like Notty might dry the beer out too much and it won't contribute the same esters or cloudiness to the final product. I used Wyeast 3068 when brewing this beer and it was right on; everybody liked it.

I noticed you go to school in NB, so I'm guessing that blood oranges aren't available there yet... Clementines are a really good substitute, check out my take on this recipe https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f37/clementine-hefeweizen-114435/

btw, which school do you go to? I'm 3rd year at Dal.

I actually havent looked for blood oranges yet, but yea your probably right. maybe Ill give it a rtry with clementines

I go to St Thomas University, 2yr. I actually wanted to go to Dal originally but I didnt get in haha.

 

[SeamusMac]

I actually havent looked for blood oranges yet, but yea your probably right. maybe Ill give it a rtry with clementines

I go to St Thomas University, 2yr. I actually wanted to go to Dal originally but I didnt get in haha.

Truthfully, I would have preferred to go away to school rather than stay in Halifax... too many greasy bars and not enough house parties! But yeah, if you come to Halifax for any reason PM me and we can meet up to exchange/drink some homebrew. Let us know how the Hefe goes!

 

[Pivot]

Truthfully, I would have preferred to go away to school rather than stay in Halifax... too many greasy bars and not enough house parties! But yeah, if you come to Halifax for any reason PM me and we can meet up to exchange/drink some homebrew. Let us know how the Hefe goes!

Well Hali would have been away for me thats for sure haha, I grew up in Toronto. and thanks for the tip about the clementines, hopefully I can get this brew going when I get back to freddy from christmas.

 

[flyerwire]

this sounds fantastic, storing it away for late spring

 

[southpawbrew]

Someone asked for the all-grain version...Beersmith converts it as follows:

Type: All Grain
Batch Size: 5.00 gal
Boil Size: 5.88 gal
Boil Time: 60 min
Brewhouse Efficiency: 75.00

Ingredients

5.09 lb Pale Malt (3.0 SRM) Grain 61.46 %
3.19 lb Wheat Malt, Ger (2.0 SRM) Grain 38.54 %
0.50 oz Hallertauer Mittelfrueh [4.50 %] (60 min) Hops 10.1 IBU
0.50 oz Saaz [4.30 %] (20 min) Hops 3.2 IBU
0.50 oz Hallertauer Mittelfrueh [4.50 %] (10 min) Hops 2.0 IBU
4.00 items Blood Orange (Secondary 10.0 days) Misc
1 Pkgs Weihenstephan Weizen (Wyeast Labs #3068) Yeast-Wheat


Beer Profile

Est Original Gravity: 1.046 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.011 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 4.56 %
Bitterness: 15.3 IBU Calories: 43 cal/pint
Est Color: 4.1 SRM

Rick 500:

What Mash temperature did you use in your All Grain version of the Blood Orange Hefe.

 

[yellow70cooper]

I went with 152

 

[Brewtimore]

I had this beer at the Xtreme brick and mortar shop in Delaware- Doug the proprietor poured me one for shopping.

INCREDIBLE beer. It is number four on the list.

And one HECK of a store! Doug and co. are awesome.

You are right. Doug is awesome. I try to go every time I am down at my beach house in Milton, DE.

 

[SeamusMac]

We just got Blood Oranges in - t'is the season to brew some extract beer!

 

[flyerwire]

i've been keeping an eye on the stores, may have to make a trip to a more upscale place to pick some up soon, this is next in the queue

 

[Brewtimore]

i've been keeping an eye on the stores, may have to make a trip to a more upscale place to pick some up soon, this is next in the queue

I picked some up at a Random Giant in Rehoboth Beach DE.

They are in season I believe so it shouldn't be too hard, I doubt you have to go to a more upscale place, unless you are shopping at Food Lion.

 

[SeamusMac]

I got all the ingredients today so tomorrow should be an excellent day for brewing! I don't have access to a large enough pot (exploring the electric kettle option atm...) so I'm using a can of pre-hopped malt extract in addition to 1 kg of dried wheat extract to make the wort. I'll boil the DWE in about 3 litres of water for 15 mins and then add that to the primary along with the can of pre-hopped wort, pasteurized oranges and top-off water.

A 1 litre starter should get things rolling quite quickly... It's just to bad I can't stay true to Sam's recipe.

 

[flyerwire]

I picked some up at a Random Giant in Rehoboth Beach DE.

They are in season I believe so it shouldn't be too hard, I doubt you have to go to a more upscale place, unless you are shopping at Food Lion.

damn Food Lion's!!

I just checked a few local Acme's while i was out already, i work by a Wegman's that i know will have them, just gotta get over to it

 

[kkocher13]

I just brewed this recipe yesterday and it smelled oh so good going into the primary. I can't wait till this one is ready. The nice part is, its a hefe, it can be ready in a touch over two weeks if I keg.

 

[Reno_eNVy]

Got Extreme Brewing for Christmas and that recipe looks rather tasty. We may just substitute in the blood oranges for our AG Honey Orange Hefe (honey malt, not actual honey.) It looks delicious, though.

One thing that bothered me, though, is that Mr. Calagione bashes on dry yeast. Other than that, good book.

 

[flyerwire]

mmm honey malt... thats a good idea