Wheat Beer 16/06/07

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Wheat Beer 16/06/07

Post by awalker » Fri Jun 15, 2007 4:01 pm

I have been instructed to make this recipe from CAMRA - Brew Classic European Beers at Home

Schneider Weisse

Wheat Malt 4Kg
Lager Malt 1Kg
Vienna Malt 1Kg
Caramunich Malt 360g
Oat Husks 100g?

90 Minute boil
Hallertau 25g

15 minute
Hallertau 10g

Mash 50oC for 20 minutes
65oC for 50 minutes

Using whitelabs WLP300 yeast

Any advice or alterations ?

Is it worth doing some later hop additions to give more aroma or should I get enough of that from the yeast?

Will try and take photos!
Fermenter(s): Lambic, Wheat beer, Amrillo/Cascade Beer
Cornys: Hobgoblin clone, Four Shades Stout, Wheat Beer, Amarillo/Cascade Ale, Apple Wine, Cider, Damson Wine, Ginger Beer
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delboy

Post by delboy » Fri Jun 15, 2007 4:29 pm

My hefe weizen has a smokyness to it im begining to think may have been caused by the caramunich, if i was making it again , id probably ditch it and replace it with some crystal 120.
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Post by awalker » Sat Jun 16, 2007 7:35 am

Cheers for that Delboy

If only I had rememered to read the forum again before I weighed all the malt out and thrown it in to a bucket. :oops:

Thanks anyway I will give it ago next time if this works out ok.
Fermenter(s): Lambic, Wheat beer, Amrillo/Cascade Beer
Cornys: Hobgoblin clone, Four Shades Stout, Wheat Beer, Amarillo/Cascade Ale, Apple Wine, Cider, Damson Wine, Ginger Beer
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Post by awalker » Sat Jun 16, 2007 7:38 am

Just about to start the mash.

Good luck to all other Saturday brewers.
Fermenter(s): Lambic, Wheat beer, Amrillo/Cascade Beer
Cornys: Hobgoblin clone, Four Shades Stout, Wheat Beer, Amarillo/Cascade Ale, Apple Wine, Cider, Damson Wine, Ginger Beer
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Post by Vossy1 » Sat Jun 16, 2007 7:40 am

Enjoy awalker 8)
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Post by Bigster » Sat Jun 16, 2007 7:41 am

and to you :D
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Post by awalker » Sat Jun 16, 2007 8:06 am

Yep while I continue to carry out my orders

I have now been instructed to make tea, as SWBO is awake

edit: Cant say I blame her I would still be in bed if I had not woken up like an excited kid on Christmas day, at 6.20am
Fermenter(s): Lambic, Wheat beer, Amrillo/Cascade Beer
Cornys: Hobgoblin clone, Four Shades Stout, Wheat Beer, Amarillo/Cascade Ale, Apple Wine, Cider, Damson Wine, Ginger Beer
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Post by awalker » Sat Jun 16, 2007 9:47 am

:D

Still should have the boil on in 30 minutes

Edit: He says as the sun goes in and the rain starts, boil indoors to day then!
Fermenter(s): Lambic, Wheat beer, Amrillo/Cascade Beer
Cornys: Hobgoblin clone, Four Shades Stout, Wheat Beer, Amarillo/Cascade Ale, Apple Wine, Cider, Damson Wine, Ginger Beer
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louthepoo

Post by louthepoo » Sat Jun 16, 2007 10:10 am

I'm brewing today too so i hope we both have trouble free, smooth running brewdays :D
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delboy

Post by delboy » Sat Jun 16, 2007 10:25 am

good luck with the brew, at least after ditiching the contents of the cornie on the floor overnight (i've done that also with a leaky tap :oops: ) you'll have somewhere to put it :D
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Post by mysterio » Sat Jun 16, 2007 5:33 pm

Caramunich definately does not taste smokey, I use it regularly in one of my bitters. Recipe looks good, I'd personally do a single infusion but it's up to you.

Schneider Weisse is a great beer. I had their Eisbock which you can only get at their brewery tap, one of the best beers i've ever had.
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Post by delboy » Sat Jun 16, 2007 6:47 pm

mysterio wrote:Caramunich definately does not taste smokey, I use it regularly in one of my bitters
I can eliminate that from the list of suspects then :D
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Post by awalker » Mon Jun 18, 2007 9:04 am

Well its all in the fermenter and bubbling away.

65oC Mash Step
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Finals mash Temp (should have insulated it maybe)
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Batch Sparge
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Start of boil (1 st time around)
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End of boil
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How much cold break!!
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Well I changed the malt bill to 500g of oat husks as I was paranoid about a stuck mash.

All went well until the boil, it never reached a rolling boil as the temp controller on the boiler kept cutting out. I had to syphon it off into a fermenter and scrub the element clean. Then put it back in and then it boiled fine.

Only got 20 litres at 1.052OG

There was so much crud in the bottom, I need a much bigger boiler so I can batch sparge and get maximum efficiency (beer) but with a 25litre boiler its hard to do a 30 litre batch!

Although SWMBO has decided she will be buying me a bigger boiler for my birthday so I can do ten gallon batches, any recommendations?
Fermenter(s): Lambic, Wheat beer, Amrillo/Cascade Beer
Cornys: Hobgoblin clone, Four Shades Stout, Wheat Beer, Amarillo/Cascade Ale, Apple Wine, Cider, Damson Wine, Ginger Beer
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oblivious

Post by oblivious » Mon Jun 18, 2007 10:07 am

Looken good, WLP300 will give you a nice beer, did you make a starter?
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steve_flack

Post by steve_flack » Mon Jun 18, 2007 10:38 am

awalker wrote: Although SWMBO has decided she will be buying me a bigger boiler for my birthday so I can do ten gallon batches, any recommendations?
The brupaks ones both I and Seveneer use are nice but a bit pricey. The immersion elements they use don't seem to cut out like the kettle elements can (I had a similar experience to you when boiling a wheat beer in a kettle element powered boiler a few years back).
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