American Wheat Beer

[Crappyfish]

I've brewed the above beer using a Seadog clone recipie and it taste a bit anaemic. Its hit the gravity specified which was 1.050 down to 1.012.
My question is does anyone find American Wheat beers a bit bland or have I done something wrong or will it improve with age. I am under the impression that wheat beers should be consumed young. It has only been in the keg for nearly 2 weeks is this not long enough?
It was a 20l brew the recipe called for the following
3kg Maris Otter pale malt
1.6 kg Belgian Wheat malt
0.1kg Munich malt
25g Willamette hops
30g Hallertau hops
Blueberry concentrate

 

[chthon]

Which yeast did you use? I once used MJ M44 as a wheat yeast, and I liked the result.

 

[Crappyfish]

MJ M21 Belgian wheat.

 

[RichardM]

I did the one from the Greg Hughes book and thought that was bland. Since then I have brewed German and Belgian wheat beers, they have been much better.

 

[Surfingobo]

My understanding (I have done a little research for an upcoming brew) is that American wheat should be fairly hop forward in the new world style fruity hops sort of like an American pale ale, with a hefty wheat addition and a fairly clean yeast.

 

[Seaside brew]

I’ve done the Greg Hughes American wheat beer too, I personally really enjoyed it. Horses for courses I suppose?? I enjoyed that much I brewed it twice!

 

[Crappyfish]

all examples display a mild, flourlike malt flavor. Beers brewed in this style do not exhibit the clove, cinnamon, or nutmeg traits or high levels of banana-like esters that are hallmarks of the Bavarian wheat beer styles. Got this off internet I think flour like means bland. I have the Greg Hughes book might compare recipies see what's different.

 

[Seaside brew]

I used the dry Cml Gretel yeast fermented at 22c and thought I got a bit of banana going on in the back round.. I found it a nice refreshing pint. Hold my hands fully up to not being any kind and expert!!

 

[NormanHurst]

I made one a few months back with K97 yeast and it was fine but not great. Think I'll stick to hoppy pale ales and German / Belgian wheats from now on.

 

[slowdave]

I've brewed the MM Oberon clone which comes with WLP4040 liquid yeast. The taste is quite different to a Belgium wheat beer and maybe tastes more APA than I expected. Still a nice beer though.