question on a recipe

[bsoper]

I am brewing my first wheat beer with a variation of a recipe that I found. I was hoping to get some input on whether I should add or subtract anything. I got 1/2 pounds of flaked oats, 1 pound flaked wheat, and 1 pound Cara20L for steeping. Then 6 pounds Wheat DME. One ounce of Kent hops for bittering and one ounce of US Saaz hops for aroma. I was also thinking about putting in some orange flavoring, maybe sweet or bitter orange peel. Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated! Thanks.

 

[Pappers_]

Your recipe looks good. Orange peel adds bitterness to a beer, more so than orange flavor, in my experience. If you want a little orange or citrus flavor, try adding some cracked coriander seeds in the final five or ten minutes of the boil. Maybe 1/2 ounce or so.

 

[ajf]

Well, you've got 1/2 lb flaked oats and 1 lb flaked wheat. They are going to contain a whole bunch of starches, but you don't have any base malt to convert those starches into fermentables.
I'm sorry, but I don't think that recipe is good.

-a.

 

[bsoper]

I forgot to add that I am planning on using White Labs 320 or 380.

 

[Pappers_]

Well, you've got 1/2 lb flaked oats and 1 lb flaked wheat. They are going to contain a whole bunch of starches, but you don't have any base malt to convert those starches into fermentables.
I'm sorry, but I don't think that recipe is good.

-a.

Its an extract with steeping grains recipes, I assume, not a partial mash. Steeping flaked oats and wheat are for flavor and mouthfeel, not fermentables.