Mojavejohn
Active Member
I am a novice brewer. I have only used beer kits, mainly from More Beer. My beautiful bride has just tasted a tangerine wheat from a local brewer, Big Bear Mountain Brewery and Pub, in Big Bear Lk, Ca. She has requested that I brew her up some of that great drink. I have done a little research and haven't found any kit to do this for me.
I guess I will have to go out on my own and make it myself. I have read a few posts on here and this is what I gather that I will need to do.
1.) Get a Hefewiezen kit and brew it as normal (5 gallons)
2.) Buy a yet, unknown amount of tangerines
3.) Pasteurize the tangerines and put them into the primary
4.) Put the wort in on top of the tangerines and ferment as normal
5.) Transfer to secondary
Since this will be my first attempt at straying from any recipe I need some advice/guidance on what has worked for you in the past.
How long should I keep it in the primary?
Are there any other steps that I need to take?
Should I use tangerine extract? I have read that it tastes OK, but not as good as the real deal.
How many tangerines should I use?
Thanks for the help.
I guess I will have to go out on my own and make it myself. I have read a few posts on here and this is what I gather that I will need to do.
1.) Get a Hefewiezen kit and brew it as normal (5 gallons)
2.) Buy a yet, unknown amount of tangerines
3.) Pasteurize the tangerines and put them into the primary
4.) Put the wort in on top of the tangerines and ferment as normal
5.) Transfer to secondary
Since this will be my first attempt at straying from any recipe I need some advice/guidance on what has worked for you in the past.
How long should I keep it in the primary?
Are there any other steps that I need to take?
Should I use tangerine extract? I have read that it tastes OK, but not as good as the real deal.
How many tangerines should I use?
Thanks for the help.