Grapfruit hefeweizen

[shamfein]

Hey all,

Im thinking of brewing a Hefeweizen with Grapefruit peel and corriander this weekend.

I just wonder if anyone has done it and if they could let me know if the peel of 2 grapefruits is enough or two much, ill be using 20g of corriander also.

malt bill is
50% pilsner
50% wheat

Yeast is WB-06

 

[ethanhostetler]

My brewing buddy and I have done a grapefruit (and other citrus) IPA. It's one of our favorite recipes. We do a steep at the end of the boil. Then we rack into a secondary and use the rinds for a week.

It's amazing!! And yes for 5 gallons two red grapefruit peels is enough to flavor the batch. I would use white grapefruit to prevent any off coloring. The red grapefruit will stain the wort slightly.....but the benefit is UNREAL!! Enjoy!

 

[shamfein]

Brilliant stuff,

I have read loads on Grapefruit IPA's as the flavour matches and helps the hops but i didnt know if it was a good idea for hefeweizen syle..

It sounds like it would work. i guess there is only one way to find out.

 

[shamfein]

I brewed this up yesterday. Im happy with how it came out,

finished up at 1.040, smells like marmalade.. just great.

 

[David_Trucks]

My brewing buddy and I have done a grapefruit (and other citrus) IPA. It's one of our favorite recipes. We do a steep at the end of the boil. Then we rack into a secondary and use the rinds for a week.

It's amazing!! And yes for 5 gallons two red grapefruit peels is enough to flavor the batch. I would use white grapefruit to prevent any off coloring. The red grapefruit will stain the wort slightly.....but the benefit is UNREAL!! Enjoy!

What do you steep at the end of the boil? The peel or another part?

 

[Dr1nkBeer]

Im also going to try grapefruit in my wheat recipe this time around.. Do you steep the pulp? Or rinds? I want grapefruit in the nose and the flavor... I would think the rinds in the secondary would add to the nose and the steeping would cover the flavor profile..

 

[shamfein]

I actually didnt steep any of the pulp i just boiled the rind without the white pith for 5 mins, then dry zested for a week with the zest of another 2 grapefruits.

smells great, bottling tomorrow.

 

[David_Trucks]

I actually didnt steep any of the pulp i just boiled the rind without the white pith for 5 mins, then dry zested for a week with the zest of another 2 grapefruits.



smells great, bottling tomorrow.

Cool, thanks. I'm going to try an IPA and "dry hop" with zest. I'm thinking about adding a bit of the juice at the end of the boil. Anyone know if this is a bad idea. I tried a little bit of the juice mixed with a glass of water and didn't give that much flavor.

 

[shamfein]

Just an update all, i had a bottle last night, so ten days since being bottled, its carbed up lovely, has a great head that lasts the whole way.

Overall im very happy with this beer, it will be lovely on a warm day. I will def do this again but make some changes.

1) i will add way more grapefruit zest, its comes through on the nose but im not getting much of a taste, maybe a faint bit on the back end.

2) i might change the yeast for something cleaner, the WB-06 is a strong yeast and most of the flavour im getting is off that, its moreso heavy clove than banana. So i will try a cleaner yeast next time, maybe a blanche yeast.

Its a tasty beer though, i will enjoy this batch