Help with hef

[sirmichael]

I want to brew a crisp citrusy hef. I've been trolling the recipe threads and this is what I came up with. Any suggestions?

.5 pounds crystal 10L steeped for 30 mins at 150f

6 pounds of wheat DME; half at beginning of boil half at 15 mins remaining

1oz tettnanger hops at 60 mins

.5 oz cascade hops at flame out

Wyeast 1010 American Wheat.

 

[TopherM]

Your recipe wouldn't be a traditional Hefe. This is really just a standard wheat.

If you want a traditional Hefewiezen, you need 3 lbs Pilsner DME/LME, 3 lbs Wheat DME/LME, and 1.0 oz Hallertau as your 60 min bittering hop addition, then use Wyeast 3068 Weizen yeast.

The Cascade will give you a subtle citrusy nose, but if you want something more pronounced, try 0.5 oz of Citra or Amarillo at 5 minutes.

Good luck!

 

[sirmichael]

I'm shooting for an American style wheat beer. I guess I made the mistake of using hef interchangeably with wheat.

Although I will save you suggested recipe for another batch in the future.