New Beer Brewing! Wheat Style
Last night Evan and I both brewed a batch of wheat beer. Evan did an all-grain wheat with a Bavarian yeast and a secret ingrediant which I will not disclose here. I also did a wheat beer, albeit not an all-grain one, instead using some dry wheat malt extract. All around we think that both beers have quite a bit of potential and we are looking forward to possibly blending some of both together.
Here is the rundown on the one I did:
Weizen Suprema (Kind of)
2# Munich Malt
2# Belgian Pils
6# Dried Wheat Extract (Muntons)
1ox Hersbrucker Pellet hops @ 10min
2 bags of Tazo Ginger green tea @ 60 min
Approx 1 tsp of corriander @ 15 min
5 Gallons
OG – 1.050 +
We are both excited to see how the ginger tea and corriander flavors develop. Here is hoping it all comes out good. I will update again when we reacht he next stage, secondary, in about two weeks or so.
[…] after Christmas. Evan made his second batch of the Bourbon Barrel Old Ale. In comparison to the wheat beers of last week these two will definitely be quite a bit darker and maltier. We are tempted to say that the Old […]
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