Quick feedback on Wheat Beer

[homebrewer_99]

Thanks, and you're welcome.

 

[inkbob]

so if a half pound of grain wouldnt be noticed in this beer, would a whole pound? i am getting ready to make just about the same beer, without the honey, and i have a pound of crushed crystal just sitting there. if i dont use it in this batch i will probably have to chuck it. this is awfully hard to imagine. at any rate, i want to use it and get used to lautering procedures, or at least straining. what's the general opinion as to what i would gain or suffer by using this grain. it is just about 8 weeks since it was crushed, and i have kept it sealed in a dry, cool and dark place.

 

[inkbob]

oh, and i think i'm going to try half an ounce of hersbrucker in pre-boil, as per the FWH article posted by brewpastor, and another half ounce for 60 minutes. if i'm not mistaken, the pre-boil hops should give me my flavor, but will that also give me unwanted aroma? and will that be enough bitterness? i need to read that article again, but any info from the gurus here would be greatly appreciated.

thanks

 

[Kaiser]

oh, and i think i'm going to try half an ounce of hersbrucker in pre-boil, as per the FWH article posted by brewpastor, and another half ounce for 60 minutes. if i'm not mistaken, the pre-boil hops should give me my flavor, but will that also give me unwanted aroma? and will that be enough bitterness? i need to read that article again, but any info from the gurus here would be greatly appreciated.

thanks

The pre-boil hops will not give you lot's of bitterness. Though longer in the boil, its utilization will be poor due to the fact that lot's of the hop resins get embedded in the hot-break. I'm not sure what the utilization factor will be though.

Kai