wheat beer help?

[alfie09]

hello all.

i want to make a wheat beer. i have pale malt, wheat malt, choc malt, black malt, crystal. would i need to buy more or would i be able to make somthing out of what i got, i am going to use some aramis hops that i want to use up, only if you lot think there upto it. i will order some munich wheat beer yeast danstar (cant afford liquid yeast to be honest). any help would be appreciated, i also have these hops in if you think they will be better choice

100g summit
100g amarillo
100g amaris
100g cascade
100g uk cascade
100g tettang
100g magnum,
100g galaxy

[simco999]

We need to know the weights of each malt.

[alfie09]

10kg pale, 2-3kilo wheat malt, 1kg choc, 400-500g crystal, 50g black

[simco999]

I'd do

3kg Wheat malt - up the pale if you don't have enough wheat.
2kg Pale malt

20g Cascade at 15 mins
50g citra at 60 mins
Maybe 20g citra at end of boil and whirlpool - leave for 30mins

Thats just me!!!

[alfie09]

would that make a cloudy wheat beer? or clear wheat beer? lol. i have never made one, is the munich yeast any good?. i aint got citra i may just use galaxy

[simco999]

Sorry my mistake - use Amarillo instead. They are both cittrussy. Thats not a word is it.

All my Weiss beers are cloudy - thats the way I like it.

So yes - IMHO the above would be cloudy. I use WLP300 yeast - its a standard Bavarian yeast (I think).

Edit: http://www.whitelabs.com/beer/strains_wlp300.html

I have had good results from the dry Munich yeasts.

[thejesmonddingo]

Hi,if you want a classic wheat beer,I'd agree with the grain,but I'd use tettnang at about 30 mins to give around 13 IBU,alittle at flame out would be OK,but German wheats aren't hoppy.The Munich yeast is ok,if you like clove flavour,ferment around 15-16c,if you like bananas ferment at 20-21 degrees.It will make a clouudy beer,but if you chill once in bottle,and wait,it will come up surprisingly clear if you prefer.This topic on another forum,but by one our members,is worth reading http://www.thehomebrewforum.co.uk/viewt ... er#p204614 .
Ian