Effects of a lb of wheat in an IPA?

[basilchef]

Whats going to happen if i try to use up some of my remaining white wheat grains in an ipa i will be brewing soon? my ipa will have 10lbs 2 row, 1 lb white wheat (maybe), 1/2 lb caramel 10L, 3 oz pale chocolate and maybe a handful of rice hulls (for the wheat). plenty of hops too but not important. i have two pounds of the wheat and would like suggestions of how to use as much as poss, also any input on the resulting effects of the wheat. i know it will give head retention and haze but pretty isnt my concern. also i never thought i would say this but i dont want too much head either. what do you suppose i do? thanks in advance.

 

[Erroneous]

You could always try that shock top wheat IPA and see what you think.

 

[cram]

As you stated, they don't clear up as well when you add a pound of wheat (but I don't do protein rests, which would likely help). It'll add body, mouth-feel, and head-retention, though, and give a more "rounded" quality to the malt profile.

 

[basilchef]

You could always try that shock top wheat IPA and see what you think.

not the biggest fan of shock top. but i dont think that this beer will be like shock top from a pound or less of wheat.

 

[MichaelsBrewing]

Hi,

Go for the pound of white wheat it'll be just fine. You'll add a little body in the process which is never bad IMHO. Good luck and let us know how it turns out! =)

Cheers

 

[Double-R]

Just showing what Lagunitas does. Wheat is in a lot of there recipes.

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f12/can-you-brew-recipe-lagunitas-censored-ale-175368/

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f12/can-you-brew-recipe-lagunitas-ipa-175370/

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f12/can-you-brew-recipe-lagunitas-maximus-221391/

 

[ne0t0ky0]

As you stated, they don't clear up as well when you add a pound of wheat (but I don't do protein rests, which would likely help). It'll add body, mouth-feel, and head-retention, though, and give a more "rounded" quality to the malt profile.

Brewed the Lagunitas IPA with a # of white wheat. Used whirlfloc tab and after a few weeks in the keg, crystal clear.

 

[EllisTX]

Brewed the Lagunitas IPA with a # of white wheat. Used whirlfloc tab and after a few weeks in the keg, crystal clear.

I biab and add wheat to almost every recipe. With some whirlfloc or irish moss, most of my beers are clear after a few weeks in the keg. They're usually half gone by then though.

 

[duckmanco]

Depends on how you feel about IPA's. My .02 is not to add it, as mouthfeel, body, malt backbone, etc don't belong in an IPA. Hops should plow through a simple clean malt flavor that attenuated well (1.009-1.010).

But that's how I like them, YMMV.

 

[basilchef]

thanks everyone i going for it. here is the recipe im planning feed back is great but be nice : )

rahr 2-row -- 10lbs
white wheat -- 1 lb
pale chocolate -- 3 oz (i love a little choc in an ipa sometimes)
crystal 10L or 60L -- 8 oz (have both at home either one i suppose) suggestions?
rice hulls -- handful (necessary?)

warrior -- .5 oz (60)
cascade -- .5 oz (20)
Cascade -- .25 oz (15)
Falconer's flight -- .25 oz (15)
cascade -- .5 oz (10)
falconer's -- .25 oz (10)
citra -- .5 (5)
falconer's -- .25 (5)
cascade -- .25 (5)
warrior -- .25 (0)
dry hop with .25 oz of cascade, falconer's, warrior and .5 oz of citra after 9 days for 7 days +/- 60 ibu's

Wyeast ACT1272 with 2L+ starter

might add a touch more chocolate and make it a hop brownie type of thing not sure though.
let me know what you would add or take away. thanks again guys!

 

[2ned-up]

For this time of year id ditch the chocolate....use the crystal 20 not the 60 and it will be a piss yellow refreshing beer! Love the hop schedule btw!

 

[lumpher]

i'd ditch the chocolate and the rice, and use both crystals. my ipa's usually have c10 and c60 in them. no reason for the rice with 1 lb wheat

 

[bobbrews]

I add wheat to my IPAs all the time. There's no flavor contribution considering it's only 5-10% of the recipe, but definitely a change in mouthfeel and head retention. You don't need the rice hulls. Ditch the chocolate and use 5% sugar to dry it up.

I would suggest not to overdo it on the crystal. Probably 4-5% tops. I don't like the hop brownie idea. You're better off brewing a Black IPA with Chocolate malt, etc. instead of Carafa if that's what you want.

You need way more hops bro... 3.50 oz. with 1.25 oz. dryhops isn't going to cut it for a 5 gal IPA.

 

[kellzey]

I was looking at the same thing on the hops. Almost need to double all those quantities!

 

[sr20steve]

Post how this turns out sounds interesting. I did a India wheat ale extract batch that I just kegged, I steeped some crystal 15L and used ale yeast (us05) and used 100% citra for bittering, and aroma and also dry hopped. I've only tasted it warm and flat out of the fermenter but it tastes promising for a experiment.

 

[basilchef]

oh man you dont have to tell me twice. if there is one thing i love to do its add more hops. i will hop it til some asks "who put beer in the hops?".

 

[basilchef]

also would like to weigh in on the fact that doubling all the hops will double my ibu's. i am aiming for a more clean bittering. i have made so many ipa/apa's that have had the aroma and flavor i wanted and the bitterness was a bit too much. for this ipa i really want the bitterness to take a back seat. i suppose i could just add more hops near the fifteen, ten, five and zero marks and leave the fwh and twenty min additions alone.

 

[bobbrews]

It will not double your IBUs. Late hops don't add a lot of IBUs like early additions do. I recommend using enough to get 20-40 IBUs for the first addition, then adding another small middle addition, and finishing the beer with 90% of the rest of your hops for a total of 7-9 oz including the dryhop.

1272 is like a fruitier 1056. I don't really like it for crisp, clean, hop forward IPAs myself.

 

[basilchef]

oh and what do you guys think of the 1272?

 

[TheBrewinator]

Personally always use 0.5 to 1 lb white wheat in all my APAs and IPAs and never have an issue with clarity. As for the hulls, forget about it, wont need them. I just brewed a honey wheat ale that was 55% barley and 45% white wheat, sparged just fine.

As for the yeast, personally I use Bells as my house yeast and from what I have heard, its closer to 1272 than 1056 and I really enjoy it (please correct me if I'm wrong on that one).

 

[AussieBrewerInColorado]

chuck in the wheat and sit back, relax and have a home brew.

 

[terrapinj]

3oz of pale choc won't be very noticeable at all - go for it

i'd use one crystal or the other not both

 

[starrfish]

Hi,

Go for the pound of white wheat it'll be just fine. You'll add a little body in the process which is never bad IMHO. Good luck and let us know how it turns out! =)

Cheers

+1 may add a bit of cloudy, but body addition will be good. Try adding a bit of Knox gelatin (clear jello) to keg to help with clarity. It has produced some of the clearest homebrew I ever made!