Weissbier Honey Orange Hefeweizen

[sSs-Brew]

just started a batch using whitelabs 300 and .75 tettnang for this first portion of hops... we will see how it goes...

 

[Reno_eNVy]

Good luck! I hope it turns out well

 

[Lvarini]

Drinking a couple of pints from my second batch of this. Such an awesome summer brew

 

[Yrogerg1089]

Update: Sadly something went wrong with the brew and it came out tasting of soap. I know this is a common issue with letting the beer sit in primary for too long however mine was only in primary for 10 days. I'm sure something snuck in at some point during the brew day. I'll be giving this brew another whirl very soon.

 

[ChrisL_]

Well Reno, I was going to brew up your Punkin Ale to be ready for the fall when I realized my keg (only have 1 so far, 2 more waiting for a keezer) was getting low. So I decided to switch to this recipe for a quick grain to glass that I have been eyeing for a bit. I am not sure about the orange (for my taste) so I am going to brew it without the orange peel then can add a slice of orange if I prefer, or just stick with the Honey Hefe.
If you happen to read this soon, any advise on fermentation temps? I am thinking around 62 as I want some of the esters, but prefer the honey to stand out a bit.

Thanks,

Chris

 

[Reno_eNVy]

62 will be good for getting you more clove phenols, whereas high-60's and higher will give you more banana esters. I'd say set the temperature according to your taste. Personally, I like a balance of the two aromas/flavors.

 

[ChrisL_]

62 will be good for getting you more clove phenols, whereas high-60's and higher will give you more banana esters. I'd say set the temperature according to your taste. Personally, I like a balance of the two aromas/flavors.

Thanks Reno.

I thought a lower temp would have meant less cloves and banana. I have moved up to 65 looking for a balance.

Cheers

 

[bxtzd3]

ok. I am making this for the 31st. ha, the pressures on lads. I went and got the ingredient tonight. I had to sub flaked wheat with barley and danstar Munich for the yeast, what I had avail at a new brew shop. my lhbs is in the middle of a week long festival an didn't want to deal with that. I hope I do this recipe proud.

 

[bxtzd3]

ok , well i did this with the above subs and it went well, got post boil og 140. smelled great, of course i had to use orange peel with the white scraped off, couldnt find my zester. will post updates.

 

[TheWulf]

Do you guys find 10IBUs enough for this beer? I am considering making it closer to 15...

 

[Reno_eNVy]

I can't remember the actual range, but I'm pretty sure 5 IBUs difference is within the range that most humans can't detect.

 

[Yellowirenut]

Just finished up brewing this. the wort tasted wonderful.

WASH YOUR ORANGES!

My zester got clogged up with wax. I had forgotten they wax the oranges to make them look nicer. In the end i just used a potato peeler very carefully as not to get any pith.

 

[bxtzd3]

ya well I just tasted mine. it was good last week today a little more bitter I'm thinking from to much pith. couldn't find my zester and tried to peel as much off as I could. so now I think when I serve it I need to add some sweet to counter act. dam

 

[branman]

This was a big hit with the brew crew (some friends I brew with), will definitely be doing this one again thanks for the recipe. (Brewed without the orange)

 

[BulldawgBrew]

Looking forward to making this my first all grain. Plan on doing my next day off. Just have to check my kettle and mash tun for leaks. Can not wait!!

 

[Reno_eNVy]

Excellent! Good luck and just remember to RDWHAHB

 

[BulldawgBrew]

NewB question what does RDWHAHB mean?

 

[timcadieux]

Relax Dont Worry Have a Home Brew

 

[Jayhem]

I will be brewing this one within a month. Subscribed!

 

[timcadieux]

Brewing this for the second time tomorrow. SWMBO loved it

 

[branman]

This a 3rd time and cut the 2row back a little and doubled up on the honey malt... might have been over the top just a bit #my thoughts

 

[BulldawgBrew]

Day two and no action in the air lock. Yesterday it was going but today nothing! What should i do?

 

[Lvarini]

What is your fermenting temp and did you make a starter?

 

[Lvarini]

And what yeast did you use?

 

[BulldawgBrew]

Temp at mid 60s. Can not remember what strain of yeast but it was white labs. There was some slow action the other day lie once a min

 

[Lvarini]

If you used WLP300 the hefeweizen yeast it has a very quick and pretty crazy fermentation at first. By day two it slows down considerably. Also, it ferments best at 70-72 degrees so your cooler temp might be keeping it at rest a little more than optimal.
Other than that you could have had some sterilization problems (hope not) or maybe dropped the yeast in while the wort was still too hot which might have killed some of the cells.
Fear not though. No airlock action doesn't mean no fermentation... Could just be slower than usual.

 

[JoesInBoston]

Without realizing this thread even existed, I brewed something somewhat similar to this over the weekend.

I usually do 4 gallon batches.....here's my recipe.

4lbs White Wheat
2.25lbs German Pilsner
0.75lbs Honey Malt

0.5oz of Tettnanger at 90minutes

50/50 blend of WLP300 and WLP380. Underpitched by about 35%.

Mashed at 153 and double batch sparged. Ended up with 5.65 gallons preboil and 4.4 gallons postboil. OG into the bucket was 1.057.

Fermenting right now at 18C (64.4F) in a 6.5gal bucket with airlock that is happily bubbling away.

I did a variation of this with less honey malt, a more even wheat/pilsner distribution and only the WLP380 over the summer that was well received. I am hoping my tweaks make it even better.

 

[BulldawgBrew]

So my grain guy was out of flaked wheat, so I ran over to whole foods and found crushed wheat. Will this still work? Also checked my bottles and they are extremely cloudy, it would imagine some cloud is normal. But this is crazy

 

[Reno_eNVy]

So my grain guy was out of flaked wheat, so I ran over to whole foods and found crushed wheat. Will this still work? Also checked my bottles and they are extremely cloudy, it would imagine some cloud is normal. But this is crazy

Yeah the crushed wheat will work.

And yes, this brew will most certainly be cloudy. How long have they been in bottles?

 

[BulldawgBrew]

One week. I tried one last night and it was good. Tried a few tonight and the carb on two of them was lacking.
Planning on my second go around. This time I will keg. Also I was thinking of adding more of the honey malt like almost a pound.