Wanted - AG good Hoegarrden clone

[wburgess]

Pretty much as it says on the tin!

Want to get as close as possible with this one, would like a yeast recommendation to compliment it as well.

Much appreciated.

Will

[dave-o]

50/50 flaked wheat (not wheat malt) and pilsener malt gets that Hoegaarden lightness and thickness. Lightly hopped with Hallertauer M and with coriander seeds and orange peel in the boil gets the taste.

[symptomlesscoma]

Yeh pretty much what dave-o said but i thought it was hopped with Saaz, could be wrong tho.
U could also add a touch of Belgian Aromatic Malt as I've seen some Belgian Wit recipes do, never done it myself tho.
Or look for a Celis White clone on US forums, thats supposed to be how Hoegaarden was before it was dumbed down.
Wyeast 3944 is prob the yeast to go for.

[dave-o]

Yeh pretty much what dave-o said but i thought it was hopped with Saaz,.

You are probably right.

[wburgess]

Thanks for the help guys.

Being a Mac user, unfortunately I don't have the chance to use BeerSmith. Would anyone have a recipe for a 50/50 pilsner/flaked wheat hopped with Saaz + coriander seed and orange peel. Small brew length, prob 12L.

I would sit down and work it out myself, but I'm quite new to the world of AG!

[trucker5774]

Thanks for the help guys.

Being a Mac user, unfortunately I don't have the chance to use BeerSmith. Would anyone have a recipe for a 50/50 pilsner/flaked wheat hopped with Saaz + coriander seed and orange peel. Small brew length, prob 12L.

I would sit down and work it out myself, but I'm quite new to the world of AG!

I think what you are asking for is a RECIPE Sorry, I don't know one, but I too have played about with the ingredients the previous posts mention. Come on lads, someone must have an actual recipe for him

[boingy]

Stick Hoegaarden in the search box. There are quite a few recipes on here, just be careful with the spelling..

[dave-o]

12l

1500g flaked wheat
1400g pilsener malt
20g Saaz - full boil
10g Crushed coriander seeds - 15 minutes
20g bitter orange peel - 15 minutes

Will be about 5%, IBU 17, EBC 7

[trucker5774]

Well done Dave............might give that a go myself

The Truckers Delight I made 14 days ago hasn't kept well......................It all seems to have gone. Is this normal

[Manx Guy]

Hi,

Hope I'm not hijacking the OP...

What Mash schedule would you recommend? I guess low-ish so its not too sweet/finishes on the dryer side... And a single step infusion?


I've only made Kit wheat beers so far but once I've more SG's under my belt I'd like to try a hoegaarden clone - ideal summer drinking!

Guy

[dave-o]

Really you are meant to do a cereal mash with that much flaked wheat. But that is a hassle. I have just done a normal mash with those amounts and it has worked out fine. I probably got a lower efficiency than i could have, but hey ho.

There is the possibility of a stuck mash, i suppose, but I have never had that problem, even using those ratios with extra flaked oats too. Maybe i've been lucky.

[wburgess]

Cheers dave-o. Exactly what I wanted.

I will probably go with just a normall mash schedual, not quite ready to go into decoctions and all that palava!

[micmacmoc]

I think I read somewhere that a few teaspoons of ordinary white flour helps keep the hazy look of Hoegaarden, hope this helps. Not tried it yet because I think it may contribute to my already regular stuck sparges. Remember to de-wax the oranges in some warm water before using too.

[Manx Guy]

hey,

I too have heard the trick with the ordinary white flour... But I think it was added to the boil....



I guess also the yeast plays apart in the cloudyness of the beer when poured....

I used WB-06 but after 12 weeks in the bottle the yeast has settled out any way...

I find by pouring the beer into a chilled jug and swirling the botles as the last few mls go in it give a nice cloudy drink...

Starngely my wit is almost copper coloured!
But it tastes good, more Blue Moon than Hoegaarden but close enough!



Guy

[strideredc]

give it a chance for the coriander flavour to subdue as it can taste like burnt PVC to amazing over 6 weeks

some of my best were my first when i was very hevey handed with the coriander and orange, because of the lead time its still a work in progress.........