Ordered wrong malt ratios, what can I brew with it?

[Awfers]

Hi All,

Well, I screwed up when ordering my malt (the malts are pre-mixed), so instead of the ingredients for my normal Weissbier, I've got:

60% Pilsner malt
30% wheat malt
10% Caramunich Typ 1

So, I'm wondering what I could do with that, what sort of beer to make? It's not going to make a Weissbier, more like a cloudy brown-ish ale or lager.

Maybe a cloudy IPA ?

Does anyone have any recommendations ?

Thanks!

 

[AJA]

Do you enjoy saisons? It's coming into summer.

 

[Awfers]

Do you enjoy saisons? It's coming into summer.

Hmm. Never tried a Saison.. Thanks! I will look into it!

 

[Agentgonzo]

It'll still make a weissbeir. Just a slightly darker one. I'm sure it would still taste nice. Maybe half-way to a dunkelweiss.

 

[Awfers]

It'll still make a weissbeir. Just a slightly darker one. I'm sure it would still taste nice. Maybe half-way to a dunkelweiss.

Thanks. It was the Wheat and Pils malts I inversed, the Typ1 is the same as I always use. I am liking the idea of a Saison, I've never made one, now just need to find a recipe !

 

[Agentgonzo]

Thanks. It was the Wheat and Pils malts I inversed, the Typ1 is the same as I always use. I am liking the idea of a Saison, I've never made one, now just need to find a recipe !

In which it'll make a slightly-less-wheaty weissbier. My recipe (and a fair few of them) are a simple 50% split between pilsner and wheat malt. A lot of the traditonal weissbier flavour comes from the yeast.

 

[gyurmaember]

Sometimes I do wheat beers with similar ratios, just proceed, it'll be nice.

 

[Sadfield]

+1 to just brew it anyway.

 

[Pennine]

Hi All,

Well, I screwed up when ordering my malt (the malts are pre-mixed), so instead of the ingredients for my normal Weissbier, I've got:

60% Pilsner malt
30% wheat malt
10% Caramunich Typ 1

So, I'm wondering what I could do with that, what sort of beer to make? It's not going to make a Weissbier, more like a cloudy brown-ish ale or lager.

Maybe a cloudy IPA ?

Does anyone have any recommendations ?

Thanks!

Why do you think it will be brown? 10% Caramunich will make it golden/amber but it still should be on the lighter side. I would also use it as is and call it a wheat beer...

 

[Cwrw666]

I'd do a saison. Your ratios look about the same as the Grisette I made a few weeks ago. Apart from the caramunich that is but I doubt that would affect it much.

 

[The Baron]

I second just brew it and see what you get. The grain mixture is not a bad one and with a German style yeast and hops should make something in that sector

 

[Clint]

SAISON!SAISON!SAISON!
Perfect summer beer...get it done!

 

[Braumeister]

For an authentic weissbier you’re better off with 60% wheat 40% Pilsner, no caramunich is needed. I’d brew something else like the saison suggested rather than a weissbier with this grain bill.

 

[Brewelder]

Do you enjoy saisons? It's coming into summer.

Sorry to highjack the thread, but what exactly is a saison?

 

[Sadfield]

Sorry to highjack the thread, but what exactly is a saison?

A rustic, dry and refreshing beer of Belgian/French origin.

A saison should be:

• pale in color (up to dark amber)
• light in alcohol
• well-attenuated and/or dry
• “rustic,” i.e., not too clean—not easy to define, but important to distinguish it from other styles
• quite bitter or tart/sour
• spicy, or not
• without fruit
• refreshing and balanced

 

[Brewelder]

A rustic, dry and refreshing beer of Belgian/French origin.

A saison should be:

• pale in color (up to dark amber)
• light in alcohol
• well-attenuated and/or dry
• “rustic,” i.e., not too clean—not easy to define, but important to distinguish it from other styles
• quite bitter or tart/sour
• spicy, or not
• without fruit
• refreshing and balanced

Thanks for that.

 

[Deadhead]

I'd probably just brew as it is. Why not! Will probably be nice.

 

[GhostDoggyWoofWoof]

For an authentic weissbier you’re better off with 60% wheat 40% Pilsner, no caramunich is needed. I’d brew something else like the saison suggested rather than a weissbier with this grain bill.

From Paulaner's website for their Weiss. I've just brewed this as my first all grain . Has turned out rather good, similar to the real thing. I am exceptionally chuffed with my first attempt at all grain :)

Ingredients	Water, malted wheat, malted barley, yeast, hops
Hop varieties	Herkules
Malt varieties	Light wheat malt, dark wheat malt, Pilsner malt (light barley malt), Munich malt (dark barley malt)

 

[pilgrimhudd]

+1 for a saison!

However it'll still be decent if you go ahead and brew what you'd originally wanted to i'm sure!

 

[Braumeister]

From Paulaner's website for their Weiss. I've just brewed this as my first all grain . Has turned out rather good, similar to the real thing. I am exceptionally chuffed with my first attempt at all grain :)

Ingredients	Water, malted wheat, malted barley, yeast, hops
Hop varieties	Herkules
Malt varieties	Light wheat malt, dark wheat malt, Pilsner malt (light barley malt), Munich malt (dark barley malt)

Yes like I said, Caramunich is not required. Actually a better malt bill is simple Pilsner and wheat and let the yeast shine through. Paulaner is a pretty weak example, typical mass produced beer.