Summer dry hopped citra wheat beer

[2112lifeson]

Hello there HBT, first poster here. I'm trying to make a summer wheat beer that's similar to a local beer in my town that I love to drink. It's 4% and has a strong citra hop aroma and light flavour and It's not very bitter. Basically my question is should I bitter it with maybe a half ounce of warrior and just dry hop it with citra? Or should I add some during the boil as well for aroma/flavour? Any suggestions would be appreciated

 

[thehaze]

Dry hop with Citra and try try not to get too many IBUs in the beer. You should be fine.

 

[2112lifeson]

And still bitter with a little warrior?

 

[Dcpcooks]

It's hard to recommend a process for a beer with little information. All grain or extract? What yeast do you know the ibu's of the beer your tryi h to clone?

 

[2112lifeson]

All grain. Probably 5lbs of wheat malt and 4 lbs 2 row. These guys specialize in American styles so I would say US-05 yeast for mine. I don't know the IBUs of their beer because they barely have a website haha there's hardly any bitterness to it at all, it's just subtle citra flavour and strong aroma

 

[Dcpcooks]

Then I'd suggest you try going with a 20 min 10 min 5 min and flame out addition. Plus a nice dry hop 3 days before packaging. I like wyeast American wheat for that style.

I'd have to double check the ibu's needed at 4% but 15-20 ibu's sounds about right. For the style

 

[2112lifeson]

Yes I was thinking this one was around 15-20 but I'm not a pro at guessing that. How much are we talking for the minute additions? Like a half ounce? And no 60 min addition?

 

[65C]

a couple I've done recently on a similar grain bill (mine had 0.5 to 1KG more grain):

20g Citra (60)
10g Citra (flame out)
25g Simcoe (flame out)
50g Citra dry hop
mild bitterness, fresh citrus taste but not overpowering

50g Citra (60)
30g Cascade (20)
50g Citra at (10)
70g Cascade at (flame out)
high bitterness, some citrus taste, not been in bottles long but showing a lot of promise

for me - I prefer the high bitterness and mild citrus aroma - I'm not a big fan of the US/Brewdog style

 

[2112lifeson]

Ok I'll give something like that a try. Thank you

 

[2112lifeson]

I also had a question about the water profile. I just got my ph meter and my brewing water additives. I've made this same grain bill only with a single hop addition for bittering with coriander and orange peel added with just RO water (no salts or minerals or balancing PH) and It turned out awesome somehow. So since this one is going to be loaded with a decent amount of citra should I even bother adding any minerals to the water for this one since the other turned out fine? I have the lactic acid to balance the mash PH which I could do for sure.

 

[65C]

on light beers I get my Ph to 5.2 but don't bother with anything else as there are no off flavours from the local water - to be honest messing around with the water just adds to hassle on brew days and cost - I'm sure it has some advantages but it's not for me

 

[Dcpcooks]

Most likely you'll need a bit of acid to get your ph down. I like a little gypsum and CaCl as well.

You should take a look at the water primer in the brew science section. I've had very good results with AJ's work. I prefer half of the initial recommendation for wheat beers and a bit more for ipas