a few questions from the uninitiated...

[MichaelTheObnoxious]

I'm looking into making a wheat beer... I don't have the time or energy (yet) to make a whole malting kit, so was wondering about skipping that part of it. depending on the first few brews, I may be urged into the full affair.

• Was wondering if it is as easy as I think it is, get some Malt, bung it in my FV with some water and sugar(?) and away I go... I'm having trouble identifying the wheat malts at Colchester Homebrew Supplies... might have to make a trip there and ask recommendations!
  [/*:m:27br24wa]
• Hops... Do I add Hops for Wheat beers... any recommendations on a decent Hop?
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• As far as the completed material, I was thinking about 2gal in my neat little pressure barrel, and the rest bottle conditioned... that'll work wont it?
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• Lastly... silly question, but I really am not sure! Do I *need* add sugar? is there formulae to determine the percentage BEFORE fermentation?[/*:m:27br24wa]

Thanks chaps (and lass')... us winos don't always know all the answers

 

[dennisking]

Pittsy, Mark, is the Wheat beer king of the forum. I'm sure he will be able to help.

 

[pittsy]

Hi , you can do a wheat kit but :sick: (the 1's i;ve tried ) but you can do a nice extract wheat beer , here is a simple standard version .

Extract wheat beer
Weizen/Weissbier

Taste Notes: ferment at 20c
Ingredients


Ingredients
Amt Name Type # %/IBU
3.00 kg Wheat Dry Extract (15.8 EBC) Dry Extract 1 100.0 %
25.00 g Hallertauer Hersbrucker [4.00 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 2 9.6 IBUs
15.00 g Hallertauer Hersbrucker [4.00 %] - Boil 15.0 min Hop 3 3.1 IBUs
1.0 pkg Hefeweizen IV Ale (White Labs #WLP380) [35.49 ml] Yeast 4 -

Beer Profile

Est Original Gravity: 1.048 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.011 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 4.8 %
Bitterness: 12.7 IBUs Calories: 468.2 kcal/l
Est Color: 12.0 EBC