Feedback on recipe

[Tomp]

Hi Folks.

I'm planning a wheat beer this weekend. I'm trying to make a variation on the normal (so something different) inspired by my wife who likes American beers (she is American after all). Wonder what people think to the following:

Aiming for 4.5% ABV, 25 IBU (so not too bitter) with lots of citrus and flowers.

2Kg Maris Otter pale Malt
2Kg Pale Wheat Malt
0.2Kg Crystal Malt

Step mash as follows: 45c for 20 mins, then 66c for 45 mins

20g Amarillo 60 mins

10g Cascades 10 mins
10g Amarillo 10 mins

Ferment using WhiteLabs #WLP320

20g Cascades dry hop in cornikeg

Please be kind - but if I've made a big mistake in the recipe, please let me know (however all disasters still get drunk).....

[Sadfield]

Smashing.

Although I think the orange from Amarillo would compliment a hefeweizen better than grapefruit from cascade and use Amarillo for dryhopping and Cascade for bittering. Purely personal though.

If you really wanted to throw a curveball you could split ferment and do one half with US05 and heavily dryhop it, to get something similar to 3floyds Gumball Head.



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[Tomp]

Smashing.

Although I think the orange from Amarillo would compliment a hefeweizen better than grapefruit from cascade and use Amarillo for dryhopping and Cascade for bittering. Purely personal though.

If you really wanted to throw a curveball you could split ferment and do one half with US05 and heavily dryhop it, to get something similar to 3floyds Gumball Head.



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Thanks for the feedback. I was wondering the same myself - whether to use the cascades for bittering and the Amarillo for aroma. I've used cascades before, but new to Amarillos - so you might be right.

[Tomp]

Brew day today and I've updated the recipe following the feedback.

I'm now going to bitter with Cascades and then aroma with Amarillos.

I'll let you know how it goes.