Need Recipe for Wheat Beer

[Lufah]

I haven't done a wheat beer yet. Looking for a good recipe. The plan is to do a 10gal batch and split it. Leave one half alone and add 5lbs blackberrys to the other.

So give me some ideas and yeast suggestions

Thanks

Travis

[Guest]

Warning: If you have never done a wheat be mindful of Boil overs and Krausen (SP?) from hell that loves to attack air locks .

[popester]

Damit Janet!! Never had that happen. It was me Lufa.

[popester]

??!! What happened to Guest not being able to post? ??!!

[Guest]

Here's a great one... 6 gallons, but the percentages are all that matter. And as with any Hefe, you'll be drinking it within two weeks!

Starters apply!



Batch Size: 6.00 gal
Boil Size: 7.77 gal
Estimated OG: 1.047 SG
Estimated Color: 3.4 SRM
Estimated IBU: 15.0 IBU
Brewhouse Efficiency: 75.0 %
Boil Time: 70 Minutes

Ingredients:
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Amount Item Type % or IBU
6 lbs Wheat Malt, Ger (2.0 SRM) Grain 60.0 %
4 lbs Pilsner (2 Row) Bel (2.0 SRM) Grain 40.0 %
1.00 oz Spalter L [4.50%] (60 min) Hops 12.5 IBU
1.00 oz Spalter L [4.50%] (5 min) Hops 2.5 IBU
0.75 oz Saaz L [4.00%] (0 min) Hops -
1 Pkgs Bavarian Wheat Yeast (Wyeast Labs #3056)

[colplink]

Ok... The guest thing is getting real old! I just logged in a few minutes ago before posting this recipe above... Does this thing time out?

[pvignola]

Here is one I did kind of as a clone of Longtrail Blackberry wheat. I couldn't get blackberries cheap enough so I used raspberris. It came out great.
Recipe Specifications
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Batch Size: 5.50 gal
Boil Size: 7.24 gal
Estimated OG: 1.056 SG
Estimated Color: 5.1 SRM
Estimated IBU: 8.0 IBU
Brewhouse Efficiency: 68.0 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes

Ingredients:
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Amount Item Type % or IBU
8 lbs Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 64.0 %
3 lbs 8.0 oz Wheat Malt, Bel (2.0 SRM) Grain 28.0 %
1 lbs Caramel/Crystal Malt - 10L (10.0 SRM) Grain 8.0 %
0.50 oz Hallertauer [4.80%] (60 min) Hops 8.0 IBU
24.00 oz Raspberry (Secondary 7.0 days) Misc
1 Pkgs Kolsch Yeast (Wyeast Labs #2565) [Starter 125Yeast-Ale


Mash Schedule: Single Infusion, Light Body, Batch Sparge
Total Grain Weight: 12.50 lb
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Name Description Step Temp Step Time
Mash In Add 3.91 gal of water at 166.5 F 150.0 F 75 min

[fulkrum78]

Just get the cheap frozen ones. The syrup and such is better for flavor anyways. Either that, or call local produce wholesalers and ask if they have any old produce laying around. Usually they will just give it to you or at the least give it to you cheap as hell. And generally for this sort of thing, you want fruit that is a lil over-ripe anyway.