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Hi all,
I'm about to pull the trigger on buying some ingredients to make a wheat beer (along with some equipment, and I want to minimize delivery costs!). I am basically looking for a bit of reassurance that I'm not making any drastic mistakes.
My overall aim is to produce a relatively low-IBU beer, though it doesn't need to be low ABV (in fact, higher is probably preferable). 25 and under ideally. I would have opted for a lager, but that seems to be more difficult for me to create given the necessary temperature and storage constraints, but I do also really like wheat beers of all varieties, which seems to have the same process as a normal ale.
Ingredients:
This seems rather simplified, but I'm trying to keep it basic. I assume some hops are actually necessary for this, despite my desire for a low IBU. I imagine it would come out rather sweet without any! I would rather keep this basic, so I haven't really looked into adding coriander or fruit peels etc. but that doesn't sound too difficult to do if there's low-risk of it overpowering the taste.
Am I missing something, or would the above taste like witbier using the 3 main ingredients above? Is the Muntons Wheat malt going to cut the mustard? I have no knowledge of any companies' reputations really.
Also - is there a way I can anticipate the end ABV based on the spraymalt, before I get to measure it with a hydrometer? i.e. now. Is there some calculator to determine the gravity/end abv based on the weight of the extract / proportion to water?
Thank you all in advance! :)
I'm about to pull the trigger on buying some ingredients to make a wheat beer (along with some equipment, and I want to minimize delivery costs!). I am basically looking for a bit of reassurance that I'm not making any drastic mistakes.
My overall aim is to produce a relatively low-IBU beer, though it doesn't need to be low ABV (in fact, higher is probably preferable). 25 and under ideally. I would have opted for a lager, but that seems to be more difficult for me to create given the necessary temperature and storage constraints, but I do also really like wheat beers of all varieties, which seems to have the same process as a normal ale.
Ingredients:
- M21 Belgian Wit Yeast 2x10g - probably won't need all of it?)
- Muntons Wheat Spraymalt 3 x 500g - planning to brew 40 pints (got a 25l fermentation bucket)
- Undecided on hops - Saaz? Any recommendations appreciated!
This seems rather simplified, but I'm trying to keep it basic. I assume some hops are actually necessary for this, despite my desire for a low IBU. I imagine it would come out rather sweet without any! I would rather keep this basic, so I haven't really looked into adding coriander or fruit peels etc. but that doesn't sound too difficult to do if there's low-risk of it overpowering the taste.
Am I missing something, or would the above taste like witbier using the 3 main ingredients above? Is the Muntons Wheat malt going to cut the mustard? I have no knowledge of any companies' reputations really.
Also - is there a way I can anticipate the end ABV based on the spraymalt, before I get to measure it with a hydrometer? i.e. now. Is there some calculator to determine the gravity/end abv based on the weight of the extract / proportion to water?
Thank you all in advance! :)
Sounds like I may need the blow-off going into the bath! Should I start with the airlock or just accept that this will need a blow-off? I have a second fermentation bin as I was planning to move it to a secondary fermenter (then leave it a while and bottle from it - it has a tap). Will I need to use a blow-off for both do you think?
I have have plans to put tarpaulin (or even the fermentation vessel in another giant vessel!) just in case anyway, so that shouldn't be a problem. At least it should be interesting!
