Wheat beer

[SMOKEU]

I'm thinking about brewing a hefeweizen from a kit, what is the best one to use? And should I use kit yeast or something better?

 

[Warped04]

It depends on what hefe you want / what you can get in NZ...And you have to use Hefe yeast (and it depends on what flavor you want).

 

[SMOKEU]

In NZ we get Coopers (I've never seen a Coopers wheat), Muntons, Brewcraft, Lion and Black Rock. I've heard a lot of wheat kits don't have that 'wheaty' taste that they should have. Is that more to do with the yeast?

 

[Warped04]

I've never brewed a wheat kit, so I can't really help you there. It also depends on your taste buds...Have you had Paulener Hefe? or name a wheat beer you are trying to get the taste from.

 

[arrowgin]

They do make a Coopers Wheat, and i have to say its pretty good for a Kit beer.

throw some coriander and orange peel in and it gets better

 

[SMOKEU]

Have you had Paulener Hefe?

No, I've never tried it. I like Schofferhofer hefeweizen, but I'm not too fussy about trying to make a clone. Just something with a nice wheaty flavour.

 

[homebrewer_99]

Kits with LME will always produce a darker beer than you expect.

I would recommend switching to Wheat DME. Just use 6 lbs of DME and your yeast. If you want a German-style Hefe Weizen then use a German Hefe.