Can I make wheat beer?

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Snipersunset

Can I make wheat beer?

Post by Snipersunset » Mon Apr 13, 2015 7:44 pm

Can I brew wheat beer by maxi biab? Is expensive? Is it difficult? And where can I find a maxi biab recipe for it?

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Re: Can I make wheat beer?

Post by Fil » Mon Apr 13, 2015 11:23 pm

ist update for months n months..
Fermnting: not a lot..
Conditioning: nowt
Maturing: Challenger smash, and a kit lager
Drinking: dry one minikeg left in the store
Coming Soon Lots planned for the near future nowt for the immediate :(

octoscott

Re: Can I make wheat beer?

Post by octoscott » Tue Apr 14, 2015 9:41 am

A BIAB Hoegaarden clone i did a few months back.

You can pretty much do anything BIAB the same as you would do AG. Just a little tweeking.

Recipe Specs
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Batch Size (L): 23.0
Total Grain (kg): 5.000
Total Hops (g): 60.00
Original Gravity (OG): 1.048 (°P): 11.9
Final Gravity (FG): 1.012 (°P): 3.1
Alcohol by Volume (ABV): 4.72 %
Colour (SRM): 3.4 (EBC): 6.7
Bitterness (IBU): 18.7 (Average)
Brewhouse Efficiency (%): 70
Boil Time (Minutes): 60

Grain Bill
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2.500 kg Pilsner (50%)
2.500 kg Wheat Malt (50%)

Hop Bill
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40.0 g Hersbrucker Pellet (2.8% Alpha) @ 60 Minutes (Boil) (1.7 g/L)
20.0 g Hersbrucker Pellet (2.8% Alpha) @ 30 Minutes (Boil) (0.9 g/L)

Misc Bill
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40.0 g Coriander Seed @ 15 Minutes (Boil)
10.0 g Irish Moss @ 15 Minutes (Boil)
40.0 g Curacao orange @ 15 Minutes (Boil)
5.0g cracked black pepper @ 15 Minutes (Boil)

Single step Infusion at 154°F for 60 Minutes.
Fermented at 70°F with Mangrove Jacks M27 Belgian Ale Yeast

Snipersunset

Re: Can I make wheat beer?

Post by Snipersunset » Tue Apr 14, 2015 5:11 pm

Wasn't sure as I've heard it can only make weak beers?

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