Tangerine Juice in Wheat Ale?

[Clint Yeastwood]

I'm drinking my latest wheat ale. Wonderful stuff. The Bergamot hops are more subtle than I hoped, but still fantastic.

I decided to try something. I know it's common to put stuff in wheat beers, so I decided to put around 1.5 ounces of tangerine juice in a pint glass before filling it. I made a beer mimosa! I thought about shandy, and I figured if people could drink that and still look themselves in the mirror, a little tangerine juice would be okay.

It's excellent. I plan to do this all the time. Even orange juice would work. Tangelos would be perfect.

Anyone else tried this?

I don't know anything about proper wheat beer. I just read that it's supposed to be low in bitterness, and this one is supposedly at 35 IBU, and it really works. I used WB-06, but I think I'll use Lallemand Abbaye next time, because it's faster, and WB-06 doesn't seem any better. Seems low in esters.

 

[AlexKay]

Sounds good. I'd be wary of putting citrus juices in the fermenter, but mixed with finished beer sounds delicious.

Bergamot hops are lovely. I sometimes pair them with Lotus for double-orangey goodness.

Let me suggest Lallemand Wit instead of Abbaye. I like Abbaye very much, but Wit seems like it would be better for not-necessarily Belgian wheat beers with some fruity esters.

 

[Clint Yeastwood]

I looked for Lotus when you mentioned them, but either I didn't find them or they were too expensive or something. Thanks for the tips, though.

I just received some Mandarina Bavaria and Citra. I have not tried either. I made some Mandarina Bavaria beer, but it turned out the hops were rancid.

I like the Bergamot hops, but it's a lot more subtle than I expected. It doesn't jump out at me.

Maybe I'll pick up some Lallemand Wit for the beer after the beer after this one. I want to see where Abbaye takes me. It is stone-cold perfect in my heavy wheat ale.

This beer is really something. It will pair with anything. I hate beer with pizza because beer doesn't work with tomato sauce, but this beer will do it.

 

[BongoYodeler]

I looked for Lotus when you mentioned them, but either I didn't find them or they were too expensive or something. Thanks for the tips, though.

I just received some Mandarina Bavaria and Citra. I have not tried either. I made some Mandarina Bavaria beer, but it turned out the hops were rancid.

I like the Bergamot hops, but it's a lot more subtle than I expected. It doesn't jump out at me.

Maybe I'll pick up some Lallemand Wit for the beer after the beer after this one. I want to see where Abbaye takes me. It is stone-cold perfect in my heavy wheat ale.

This beer is really something. It will pair with anything. I hate beer with pizza because beer doesn't work with tomato sauce, but this beer will do it.

I like my American Wheat beer to ferment clean rather than more like a hefe. Although I haven't tried it in mine I wonder how a Kolsch yeast would be. A slight fruitiness would probably work.

 

[Clint Yeastwood]

I don't have a style to refer to. I liked Celis White, so I tried to come up with something sort of like it, only better. It's basically 73% wheat with the remainder made up of pilsner and a little crystal.

 

[AlexKay]

I like my American Wheat beer to ferment clean rather than more like a hefe. Although I haven't tried it in mine I wonder how a Kolsch yeast would be. A slight fruitiness would probably work.

I use Kolsch yeast for everything I can think of, just about. I haven’t made an American wheat in forever, but now that you mention it, I’m going to try one soon with Lallemand Koln.

 

[OakIslandBrewery]

I brew lots of wheat beers but never considered using a Kolsch yeast, interesting idea!

For flavoring a wheat I'll let it ferment completely then at kegging add real fruit. I like the idea of a small fruit addition when serving. Great tips!