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Do you have good wheat beer recipe?
Hi All,
I am looking for a "rock solid" wheat beer recipe. A mate of mine brewed up the Coopers wheat beer kit, which in my opinion tasted OK, but had a very rotten egg type of smell to it.
I was thinking of using Oliver’s No. 11 Maaswheat recipe as a base. Here is what I am looking for. A few days ago I tried a very good German wheat beer, that had a very dry celery type of taste to it.
What type of hops, ,and sugar combo would I need to achieve this?
For a German style wheat beer, you'd probably go with something like hallertau or tettnanger hops. Wheat beers don’t tend to be very bitter, so be aware if you're using a pre-hopped extract.
THE most important thing is getting the right yeast. This is extra important for wheat beers if you want to hit your target style. It's the yeast that give it that clove like finish.
I'd say forget dextrose or cane sugar (eeewwww) entirely and go with a 40-60 to 60-40 wheat malt- barley malt ratio.
If you're just doing a kit brew, Malt Shovel makes a kit that comes with a 10g pack of German wheat yeast. It only makes 11.5L, so you'll need 2 for a standard batch, unless you want to only use 1 can and do some customizing. Maybe a hint of ground coriander seed to add a little spice?
Hey ryan,
Yeah, I'm with thehipone. I battled away at getting an authentic wheat beer for a while - changing cans and hops and adjuncts. The yeast is the key here. To get that phenolic flavour that's associated with wheat beers, specialized yeast is a must. Have a look at White Labs and Wyeast's range. They normally cost about $15 but you can stretch that out to do at least 4 brews. Well worth the $'s.
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