Recipe help for a wheat beer...suggestions?

Steep with some Honey Malt.

 

If your goal is to make a tasty hefeweizen beer I would highly recommend that you follow the KISS philosophy here. A tasty hefeweizen beer only needs wheat malt extract, an ounce of Noble hops (Tettnanger in this case) for bittering and a hefeweizen yeast strain. You don’t need (and you really shouldn’t use) anything else.

For a hefeweizen, less is more.

Cheers!

 

Shouldn't need any extra spices if you are fermenting with a Bavarian wheat ale yeast. If your using something like this; http://www.wyeastlab.com/rw_yeaststrain_detail.cfm?ID=59 , the yeast esters will do all the flavor additions for you.

I've used Wyeast's Weihenstephan Weizen yeast and man it has boat loads of flavor, banana, clove, slight bubblegum, etc.

Honey malt is a good compliment to Bavarian wheat strains, as JohnSnow said. My advice; just learn how to really extract all your flavor characters from the yeast. Read up on what temp and conditions the yeast will be most productive at. Good luck!

 

I don't know if I would add honey malt to a hefe. Though I never have, so it might be awesome, if not to style. But honey malt should be mashed rather than steeped.

 

A small touch of honey malt is quite good in a weizen. A local brewer that I know, he has a nice little dosing of honey malt in his hefeweizen and its delicious really.

 

I actually didn't know this. I've only used it since I started AG, good to know.

Just added some to the wheat beer I brewed last Mon., I thought it might compliment it rather well...only accounted for 2.5% of my grain bill.

 

I am an advocate of the spices. If you can get sour orange, about 1 ounce of zest (fresh, avoid the dehydrated orange). Corriander (crushed), 0.25 ounce. Grains of paradise, 1/4 tsp. Add these with 10 - 5 minutes remaining in the boil. This is the beauty of homebrewing . . . bend a few rules, maybe create a masterpiece.

 

If you must mess with it, an ounce of Amarillo @ FO is tasty.

 

I had a similar question (though regarding yeast and that freaking bubblegum flavor!!!!) But I have noticed aging these has a great affect. Made a Orange WIt/Hefe hybrid and the first few weeks it was disappointing. Aged it for a little over a month and presto!!! Orange and coriander in a cloudy yummy beer. Now one of my favs I've made! Had .75oz of bitter orange peel, .5oz coriander, and 1g grains of paradise.

 

Raspberries!
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