Wheat beer water category

mak · May 27, 2017

Hi all, I had a water profile done by Murphys via brewuk and it provides instructions for 3 categories:
Lager / pilsners
Pale ale / bitters
Stout / porters

Should I be using the lager instructions when brewing a wheat beer? Or do I need to work out another "category"?

Thanks

doomy86 · May 28, 2017

mak said:
Hi all, I had a water profile done by Murphys via brewuk and it provides instructions for 3 categories:
Lager / pilsners
Pale ale / bitters
Stout / porters

Should I be using the lager instructions when brewing a wheat beer? Or do I need to work out another "category"?

Thanks

The lager/pilsner category fits best for a wheat beer (low hop and yellow color)

mak · May 28, 2017

Thanks!

So r there any special considerations for a wheat or should I keep it general?

strange-steve · May 28, 2017

For this style I'd keep water additions to a minimum, soft water, low alkalinity with maybe a pinch of calcium chloride. I'm with doomy, the pilsner profile is probably not too far away.

doomy86 · May 29, 2017

In this guide they say to not use any acid in hefeweizen, it is best to use very soft or demineralized water:

http://braumagazin.de/article/brewing-bavarian-weissbier-all-you-ever-wanted-to-know/

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