American Wheat Beer Hoppy Session Wheat Beer

[Oldskewl]

Okay. So opened a bottle. Smells and looks great, tastes not bad. But still has a bit of a harsh bitter aftertaste.
Definitely gonna give it the full 3 weeks bottle conditioning.

Keep us updated. Another week or two should give it time to mellow out.

 

[popquizkid]

How did this batch turn out? I planned to make an OtherHalf type oat beer using roughly

45% 2 row
45% oat malt
5% carapils
3% honey malt
2% acid malt
Citra/Nelson/Mosaic.

I’m guessing my oat malt was not crushed thoroughly although visually it appeared to be and my gap was set at .025. I was targeting an OG of 1.060 and I ended up with 1.046, largest miss ever for me. I did (2) 3 oz whirlpool additions at 185F and 160F. I was planning a 6-8 oz dry hop, but may back it down to 3 oz per this recipe since I now have a Session IPA.

I have been using oat malt is a recent string of batches that had efficiency issues even at 25% of the grain bill. My crush also appeared okay. About to brew a batch this weekend sans oat malt to see if it really was the malt, or something else in my system.

 

[Persevalli]

Thanks for the recipe, it is really great!
I´m pouring with 2oz of Amarillo in keg and it´s a big success. For me it´s like a lighter NEIPA (or NEAPA as folks used to say here...).

 

[sniak]

Keep us updated. Another week or two should give it time to mellow out.

Update:
The off after taste indeed mellowed out, and it's great now !
Thanks Braufessor for the original recipe.

It is just a tad more bitter than i imagined it would be. Next time i would probably cut the bittering Centennial to 0.5 Oz or maybe move it to the 15min.

 

[Oldskewl]

Update:
The off after taste indeed mellowed out, and it's great now !
Thanks Braufessor for the original recipe.

It is just a tad more bitter than i imagined it would be. Next time i would probably cut the bittering Centennial to 0.5 Oz or maybe move it to the 15min.

Glad to hear it turned out well for you. I kegged my botched Other Half clone batch over the week-end. OG ended up 1.046, FG ended up 1.010. Hydo sample was decent. Here is what I did:

1:1:1oz Citra/Mosaic/Nelson whirlpool @ 190 for 30 min
1:1:1oz Citra/Mosaic/Nelson whirlpool @ 160 for 20 min
1:2:1oz Citra/Mosaic/Nelson 60F dry hop for 3 days after soft crash to 55F for 2 days

I will report back in a week or two to report how it turned out.

 

[sniak]

Glad to hear it turned out well for you. I kegged my botched Other Half clone batch over the week-end. OG ended up 1.046, FG ended up 1.010. Hydo sample was decent. Here is what I did:

1:1:1oz Citra/Mosaic/Nelson whirlpool @ 190 for 30 min
1:1:1oz Citra/Mosaic/Nelson whirlpool @ 160 for 20 min
1:2:1oz Citra/Mosaic/Nelson 60F dry hop for 3 days after soft crash to 55F for 2 days

I will report back in a week or two to report how it turned out.

Sounds great!
I see you used more Nelson than I did. I Think maybe I used to little, since I don't really feel it that well in my beer.

 

[srqbrew]

I am working on dialing in my hoppy beer process, and I wanted a modern (ester-driven, full-mouthfeel) compliment to @BierMuncher's Centennial Blonde. I think this is just the ticket. Doesn't require an obscene amount of hops or get into poly-phenol oxidation problems (I don't think?). Both recipes should show flaws readily, but still be enjoyable to drink on their own. I'm excited to brew it! Thanks @Braufessor!

 

[Noob_Brewer]

Took a stab at this recipe. Went with 45/45 2 row/white wheat and 5/5 flaked oats/flaked barley. Centennial for bittering and then mandarin bavaria and hell melon the rest of the way. Came out great! Thanks for the light/refreshing recipe @Braufessor !

 

[srqbrew]

First crack at this came out OK. Missed my OG badly, and the beer finished at 1.004. The bitterness was too assertive for this FG. I think it will balance better with more malt.

That said, the aroma and mouthfeel were tremendous, even with the low gravity. I will repeat with the same grain bill and hops and see how the next version goes.

Details:
Grain bill = as written
Hops = 0.5 oz Centennial at 30 min, 1 oz Comet and 1 oz Mosaic at flameout, 1 oz Comet and 1 oz Mosaic after high krausen
Yeast = US 05
Fermentation schedule = 63F for 5 days, 66F for 4 days, kegged and force carbed for 5 days

 

[Isonad]

Had my first pint of this tonight (using mix of Idaho 7, Bru1 and Azzacca) and for a 3.5ish% beer it has a surprisingly good body to it. Great beer to have on tap to give you that hop punch without the booze!

 

[Miraculix]

Had my first pint of this tonight (using mix of Idaho 7, Bru1 and Azzacca) and for a 3.5ish% beer it has a surprisingly good body to it. Great beer to have on tap to give you that hop punch without the booze!

Sounds like my type of beer!

 

[morebeer]

I've been eying this recipe for a while and I'm finally going to try it tomorrow. Going with Sabro, Citra, Mosaic combo because I have some. Doing a 10 gallon batch so I think we will try a couple of different yeasts too. Lutra Kviek because I have some I harvested from a Kolsch we just did and it was impressive, so we'll see what it does with this style. Might do Verdant IPA yeast for the other.
Will update with our results!

 

[z-bob]

How does this beer compare to Lagunita's Little Sumpin'? Not as high ABV (or as high in calories) but looks really similar otherwise.

 

[Braufessor]

How does this beer compare to Lagunita's Little Sumpin'? Not as high ABV (or as high in calories) but looks really similar otherwise.

Hmmmm.... I have not had that beer in forever.
If I was going to compare it to something commercial that I drink from time to time, I would maybe say Bell's Half Hearted Ale perhaps.

 

[balrog]

Just checking in. Made it several times now with
44% Maris Otter
44% Briess White Wheat
9% Flaked Oats
3% Carapils
Hops are Citra/Mosaic/Galaxy 2:1:0.6 oz at flame out, 0.5oz Bergamot at 30m into 60m boil.
I color outside the lines a bit on the yeast, going for 95F ferment with Voss Kveik for tangerineyness
[Edit: forgot to add, Ca:Cl:SO4 are targeted for 50:50:50]
4.6% ABV, fruity, nice. Thanks @Braufessor .

 

[Braufessor]

Just checking in. Made it several times now with
44% Maris Otter
44% Briess White Wheat
9% Flaked Oats
3% Carapils
Hops are Citra/Mosaic/Galaxy 2:1:0.6 oz at flame out, 0.5oz Bergamot at 30m into 60m boil.
I color outside the lines a bit on the yeast, going for 95F ferment with Voss Kveik for tangerineyness
[Edit: forgot to add, Ca:Cl:SO4 are targeted for 50:50:50]
4.6% ABV, fruity, nice. Thanks @Braufessor .
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Nice. I just brewed this a few weeks ago with Citra/mosaic/galaxy as well.