Hey guys,
I started brewing very recently and have completed two successful batches of beer; one an Amber Ale Brewers Best kit, and another a grapefruit IPA with the help from the nice people at the local homebrew supply store.
I now want to make my own beer with ingredients I choose on my own (obviously with research behind it). I am looking to make a slightly hoppy, hybrid wheat beer. Here are the ingredients I have entered into beersmith and the specs it gave me:
60 minute boil
4lbs liquid wheat extract (60 minutes)
3 lbs dry wheat extract (30 minutes)
0.5 oz Centennial (boiling hops)
0.5 oz Sorachi ace (30 minutes)
0.5 oz Sorachi ace (aroma)
0.4 oz Coriander
1.5 oz bitter orange peel
White Labs 320 American Hefeweizen (or 300 for more banana flavor? suggestions?)
According to beersmith I get:
OG:1.055 IBU: 26 Color: 7.8SRM ABV: 5.45%
How does it look? From what I have read I think this will give me a nice citrusy, spicy wheat beer with a decent bitterness to it
I feel like I should I add some specialty grains to help with head retention but am unsure which kind an how much. Any help there?
Is there any difference between putting the LME in at the beginning of the boil and the DME with about 30 minutes left versus DME first and LME half way?
Thanks!
I started brewing very recently and have completed two successful batches of beer; one an Amber Ale Brewers Best kit, and another a grapefruit IPA with the help from the nice people at the local homebrew supply store.
I now want to make my own beer with ingredients I choose on my own (obviously with research behind it). I am looking to make a slightly hoppy, hybrid wheat beer. Here are the ingredients I have entered into beersmith and the specs it gave me:
60 minute boil
4lbs liquid wheat extract (60 minutes)
3 lbs dry wheat extract (30 minutes)
0.5 oz Centennial (boiling hops)
0.5 oz Sorachi ace (30 minutes)
0.5 oz Sorachi ace (aroma)
0.4 oz Coriander
1.5 oz bitter orange peel
White Labs 320 American Hefeweizen (or 300 for more banana flavor? suggestions?)
According to beersmith I get:
OG:1.055 IBU: 26 Color: 7.8SRM ABV: 5.45%
How does it look? From what I have read I think this will give me a nice citrusy, spicy wheat beer with a decent bitterness to it
I feel like I should I add some specialty grains to help with head retention but am unsure which kind an how much. Any help there?
Is there any difference between putting the LME in at the beginning of the boil and the DME with about 30 minutes left versus DME first and LME half way?
Thanks!
