Hef is perhaps my favorite style, and I have made them many times with OK results. My typical approach is 50-70% red wheat, with the remainder pilsner malt... pretty much our own EdWort's recipe.
The beer is good, but when I drink a Paulaner or Weihenstephaner I notice some substantial differences that I would like to replicate. The commercial beers are darker, with a nice orange hue. And more importantly, they have a much more pronounced malty flavor.
I've added melanoidin malt before and it wasn't bad, but ... it wasn't the same. Not even close. Not even when I accidentally added a LOT more than I intended.
Do... do I have to do a decoction? I will do it if I have to!
How can I get that rich malt character I'm lacking?
Thanks in advance for any tips you may have!
The beer is good, but when I drink a Paulaner or Weihenstephaner I notice some substantial differences that I would like to replicate. The commercial beers are darker, with a nice orange hue. And more importantly, they have a much more pronounced malty flavor.
I've added melanoidin malt before and it wasn't bad, but ... it wasn't the same. Not even close. Not even when I accidentally added a LOT more than I intended.
Do... do I have to do a decoction? I will do it if I have to!
How can I get that rich malt character I'm lacking?
Thanks in advance for any tips you may have!