American Wheat Beer Litehaus Wheat (Boulevard Wheat Clone)

[KCBigDog]

That's funny. I live in kc also and a buddy and I just split an11 gallon batch of a similar wheat beer
I am also looking to dry hop and was wondering what I should use. I want a hoppy wheat beer. Sort of like the boulevard 80 acre

80 Acre is a solid beer, but I think it could be better with a different dry hop. Something about just isn't right to my palate.

I'm not sure what I'm going to use, but I'll probably use something I already have on hand.

 

[tripplehazzard]

80 Acre is a solid beer, but I think it could be better with a different dry hop. Something about just isn't right to my palate.

I'm not sure what I'm going to use, but I'll probably use something I already have on hand.

I'm thinking Amarillo.

 

[KCBigDog]

I'm thinking Amarillo.

I'm brewing this up now. I might just dry hop with cascade since I have a half ounce left.

 

[reinstone]

I'm thinking Amarillo.

I did a small late hop...flameout addition of Nelson and amarillo. Very nice

 

[reinstone]

Wow.....had a party and four different beers including an amber ale that scores in the 40s This one disappeared first, thanks muncher.

 

[reinstone]

Hey, I did your cream ale and wheat for a party I had last weekend. They disappeared quickly. Thanks a lot.

 

[DrCDPriest]

Thanks for posting, testing on Boulevard lovers, and for the details. Boulevard and Lucky Bucket are two of my favorite wheat beers, been looking for a clone, planning a trip to my local for ingredients for my next brew day. One of my carboys opens up in a couple days.


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[mesa4234]

I am going to brew an extract version of this. I don't have the capability to do AG in the winter yet.

I converted it in Beersmith and it gave me 5.5lbs of wheat extract and a quarter lb of C20. I would like to use honey malt as well, would steeping .25 lbs of honey malt work in an extract version?

 

[jmccullough108]

Just wanted to add my experience with this recipe. Brewed a 5 gallon version of this on 3/1, racked to secondary on 3/10 (I was not patient and the kegerator was empty.. cold crashed 3/12, and kegged 3/13 (force carb’d 25PSI shake method for 2 mins). This does not taste great until after about 3 days in the keg. A week later and it is fantastic, and absolutely on the brew again list. I used Wyeast 1272 (wanted to try something I have never used before). OG was 1.048, dropped to 1.007. I did not use the flameout Cascade. A couple of friends did a blind tasting of this and actually thought it was better than BLVD Wheat, despite the higher ABV. This is an extremely sessionable and a very nice refreshing wheat. Thanks for sharing.


Cheers.

(Sorry the photo is sideways, not sure how to fix that)

 

[jbeerman]

Here is my version. With Safale 05

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[Burgermeister]

I brewed this for my daughters graduation (from college) party and there were about 35 people (mostly family) invited. I had two kegs of this recipe and two kegs of my Litehaus Spice on tap. I also bought 2 30-packs of BMC for the BMC drinkers.

Turns out, I didn’t need to buy any commercial beer. People were lined up at the taps all afternoon. Even the girls who will only occasionally sip on a beer, absolutely loved the Boulevard Wheat. I didn’t advertise it as a Boulevard clone but several family members (in from Kansas City), commented that it tasted a lot like their favorite beer…Boulevard Wheat.

I stayed away from a definitive wheat yeast and went with a Safale-05. The taste was light and crisp and a bit more carbonated than a normal ale. I think the 1/2 ounce of cascade at flameout really gave it a nice, refreshing tone. By the middle of the evening, I was down to just a couple pints left in the second keg. By that time, people had shifted over to my Litehaus Spice for a change.

This one was a definite crowd pleaser.


Batch Size: 11.00 gal
Boil Size: 13.69 gal
Estimated OG: 1.043 SG
Estimated Color: 4.2 SRM
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Estimated IBU: 17.2 IBU
Brewhouse Efficiency: 68.0 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes

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Ingredients:
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Amount Item Type % or IBU
12.00 lb Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM)
5.00 lb White Wheat Malt (2.4 SRM)
1.00 lb Wheat, Flaked (1.6 SRM)
0.50 lb Honey Malt (25.0 SRM)

0.50 oz Magnum [14.00%] (60 min)
0.50 oz Magnum [14.00%] (5 min)
0.50 oz Simco Hops [12.00%] (5 min)
0.50 oz Cascade [5.50%] (0 min)

SafAle American Ale (DCL Yeast #US-05)

Mashed in at 155 degrees for 70 minutes. I did use Irish Moss, knowing the wheat malt would suspend anyway and I was shooting for a bright hazy beer, not a darker cloudy beer. Turned out great. Very light in color and just a hint of haze. Very “commercial wheat” looking.

I'm going to give this a shot. This is a very smooth brew. Thanks for all the information.

 

[jbeerman]

We finished off the first 5 gallons a few weeks ago. It came out very good I followed the recipe exactly as written. Everyone loved it. I dry hopped the second 5 gallons with 1 oz of Cascade. Tasted tonight and it is awesome. Even better than the original. Nice Citrus bite at the end!

 

[bkirsch]

Got my recipes confused and mashed this at 160, will that affect the beer badly?

 

[brewski09]

It will finish a bit sweeter. Probably fine. You could add some yeast known for higher attenuation if it finished too high for you.

 

[bkirsch]

Followed the recipe as originally posted and pitched a slurry of 05. A great beer even though I mashed a bit high. Thanks BM, have loved every recipe I've tried of yours!

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[Shenanigans]

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[Beesnbeer]

Boiling this one up as I type. First wheat beer and I'm really looking forward to it!

 

[DanVSTL]

Brewed this and served it at a local fest our homebrew club does every year. Blind side by side with BLVD wheat and two Pro brewers chose mine as the BLVD, three others choose correct but stated they liked this version better. Very nice recipe.

 

[kristiismean]

I emailed Boulevard to get their ratio's and hops,
was told:

65% pale malt
15% wheat
20% flaked wheat

47C and rest for 7 minutes
59C - 30 minutes
63C - 7 minutes
73C - 15 minutes
mash off at 78C

70 minute boil.

bravo 5.2 IBU's @60 minutes
Zues 6 IBU's @ 60 miniutes
Summit 1.2 IBU's @ 60 minutes

Cool to 19C and pitch house ale strain. ferment at 19C until reaching 7 Plato, then up temp to 23C for the remainder of the fermentation...

 

[Muchacho]

I brewed this about a month ago per the OP, but swapped warrior instead of magnum and mosiac instead of simcoe based on what I had around.

We taped and kicked the keg rapidly last night at a party. Once again BierMuncher delivers! The beer crisp, light, and totally quaffable. Even the people who 'dont like beer,' were going back for more. It has a nice subtle wheat and grain backbone, perfectly balanced by light American hops (it probably would have been better with the recommended hops). It is slightly hazy and has a puffy white head that and leaves nice lace and looks appetizing. This is a fantastic American Wheat and I will be making it again soon. Thanks BierMuncher for another killer beer!

 

[Snausages01]

Brewed this per the recipe, and let it ferment about two months at 60-65 F, and cold crashed. I kegged and tapped it about a week later (8 psi and 32 degrees). This beer was excellent. Very smooth/refined with a very slight balanced hint of sweetness/honey (nowhere as near as strong as rice sweetness- I found cream of three crops to be sweeter due to rice). Served this at a party, and it was the favorite of the general population. It was up against Yoopers cream ale, which I also very much enjoy. I also had a Graff and 3.5 year old stout (deception) on tap.

I will brew this one regularly. With my current taste my next brew sessions will be thunderworms American wheat, this beer, and centennial blonde. I haven’t had this side by side with thunderworms, but I’d rank either of these two as my favorites right now.

 

[SailorJerry]

Thinking of putting this on some blackberry puree, any idea on how much puree to use? I don't remember if the can is 32oz or 64oz - not at home to check

 

[Snausages01]

Just finished brewing this for the second time; no changes to the recipe. The first batch is nearly finished off; on keg 2 of 2 now.

Thanks again for the great recipe.

 

[TasunkaWitko]

Thinking of putting this on some blackberry puree, any idea on how much puree to use? I don't remember if the can is 32oz or 64oz - not at home to check.

When I add fruit, I use up to 1 pound per gallon, but not sure how "concentrated" (poor choice of word) the puree would be, or how much puree would equal 1 pound of fruit.

 

[TwistedGray]

Headed to the LBHS next week to brew a mini-batch of this, subtly modified.