I really liked shocktop when I tried it and would like to make something like it at home. Thing is I'm quite limited with regards to the materials I can use from local supplier. I really only have pale LME, Dark LME, and 6 varieties of steeping grains (which don't include crystal - grrrr)
http://brewkettle.mybigcommerce.com/categories/Beer-Brewing-Ingredients/?sort=featured&page=2
Anyways. I'm wondering if I can get the FLAVOR of a wheat beer by steeping Wheat grain and using pale LME as the real fermentable. The primary flavour I'm going for is the orange actually so I'm assuming if I'm not entirely successful it's no big deal to have an orange blonde or pale ale or whatever.
This will be my second attempt at an extract brew, with my first dozen brews being beer kits. The plan is to do something along the lines of a blonde recipe but instead of steeping a pound of crystal, I'd steep a pound of wheat grain. Use Hallertau as the bittering hop, and of course dose with orange zest and coriander and whatnot at the end of the boil.
Should I bother with this approach? Will I actually get a good fake wheat beer? Something good, something bad? Thanks
http://brewkettle.mybigcommerce.com/categories/Beer-Brewing-Ingredients/?sort=featured&page=2
Anyways. I'm wondering if I can get the FLAVOR of a wheat beer by steeping Wheat grain and using pale LME as the real fermentable. The primary flavour I'm going for is the orange actually so I'm assuming if I'm not entirely successful it's no big deal to have an orange blonde or pale ale or whatever.
This will be my second attempt at an extract brew, with my first dozen brews being beer kits. The plan is to do something along the lines of a blonde recipe but instead of steeping a pound of crystal, I'd steep a pound of wheat grain. Use Hallertau as the bittering hop, and of course dose with orange zest and coriander and whatnot at the end of the boil.
Should I bother with this approach? Will I actually get a good fake wheat beer? Something good, something bad? Thanks
