Help making this wheat beer recipe a winter beer?

[fun4stuff]

Any thoughts on how to make this wheat beer recipe a winter wheat? Like by adding spices? Trying to get this one ready for Xmas. Already have below ingredients.


6 LBs German Pilsner
4 Lbs Wheat
8 oz Flaked Wheat
8 oz Flaked Oats
12 oz Rice Hulls


1 oz Hallertau 60 Minutes

 

[Transamguy77]

I’m sure you can add and holiday spices you’d like but a wheat doesn’t scream holiday to me. I’d add maybe a fruit like strawberry or raspberry to lighten it up and have with dinner.

 

[pdxal]

What about adding Munich, caramunich and a little chocolate malt and make an Aventinus dunkelweizen/dopplebock clone? If you use a German wheat beer yeast you can get some nice clove/banana flavor with the ingredients and make a sweet/spice flavor.

 

[Jayjay1976]

Brew it in winter, it'll be a winter beer.

 

[Transamguy77]

Brew it in winter, it'll be a winter beer.

Unless it’s a Marzen then it’s an October beer!

 

[Dland]

Maybe add some Melodian or Special B, or similar to existing recipe, 1/2 to 1 pound, depending on how far you want to go. Will darken and sweeten nicely for that special winter feel, and still taste like beer.

 

[fun4stuff]

Thanks all!! For some reason i wasn’t getting alerts for your replies! Brewing it Tuesday. I’m torn between adding cherry or watermelon and just calling it a winter beer.. hmm.

 

[danimal92sport]

Sorry, but a watermelon wheat as a winter beer?

 

[fun4stuff]

Sorry, but a watermelon wheat as a winter beer?

Haha. As the poster said above... just brew it in the winter and call it a winter beer. I’m actually not big on winter beers and like the light summer beers such as watermelon wheat more. I’m mainly making this for others in my family though who appreciate the more traditional winter beers!

 

[Reneauj62]

Any thoughts on how to make this wheat beer recipe a winter wheat? Like by adding spices? Trying to get this one ready for Xmas. Already have below ingredients.


6 LBs German Pilsner
4 Lbs Wheat
8 oz Flaked Wheat
8 oz Flaked Oats
12 oz Rice Hulls


1 oz Hallertau 60 Minutes

Add Cranberries and a hint of Maple syrup to round out the bitterness. Or make is with orange peel or orange/cranberry.

 

[Jayjay1976]

...Any thoughts on how to make this wheat beer recipe a winter wheat? Like by adding spices? Trying to get this one ready for Xmas...

...I'm actually not big on winter beers and like the light summer beers such as watermelon wheat more.

::Sniff sniff::
Anybody else smell that?