Redback Anyone ???

[JaCk_SpArRoW]

Im putting down AC's recipe this weekend...I got 325g of honey to put in it as well & wondered if I should throw it in primary or rack onto it in secondary....any thoughts?
Only changes I made was to use 1kg Wheat Malt & K97 Safwheat yeast.

[Aussie Claret]

Hi Jack,
If you are going to add the honey I'd do it in the primary, are you substituting the beer enhancer for the wheat malt or adding the wheat malt, beer enhancer and dextrose? Which would be alot of fermentables.

If you are adding the wheat malt and honey there should be enough fermentables already perhaps add a little dextrose (if you want a slightly higher alc. content).

The beer enhancer is a mix of wheat malt and honey from memory so if you are adding them separately I'd leave it out. Anyhow all fermentables in the primary.

Mate you don't need to over engineer a beer what ever you put down will be good, try it and see. Good choice of yeast.

I answered you priming question by PM - 180g per 23litre batch should be about right.
AC

[501]

Hi guys, I think you should Boil the honey, and the wheat malt,
if it is the powdered type, if not boil say half the liquid malt + honey.
chucking in Hops and kit etc at appropriate times.

mmmmm honey.

cheers 501

[JaCk_SpArRoW]

Hi Jack,
If you are going to add the honey I'd do it in the primary, are you substituting the beer enhancer for the wheat malt or adding the wheat malt, beer enhancer and dextrose? Which would be alot of fermentables.

If you are adding the wheat malt and honey there should be enough fermentables already perhaps add a little dextrose (if you want a slightly higher alc. content).

The beer enhancer is a mix of wheat malt and honey from memory so if you are adding them separately I'd leave it out. Anyhow all fermentables in the primary.

Mate you don't need to over engineer a beer what ever you put down will be good, try it and see. Good choice of yeast.

I answered you priming question by PM - 180g per 23litre batch should be about right.
AC

Yep, the wheat malt is substituting the enhancer & using 325g honey, wheat malt & 500g dex plus the kit.
Thanks AC, I got that PM...see how it goes.

[scblack]

I'm trying my second wheat beer brew per AC's recipe tonight - first try of my second batch, as per recipe a page or so back. The first one was great, I am SOOO looking forward to trying this one.

[Polar]

Hey Capt Jack - how a squizz @ your blog - what hops are you planning to use for your honey wheat

[JaCk_SpArRoW]

Hey Capt Jack - how a squizz @ your blog - what hops are you planning to use for your honey wheat

I got a Hallertau tea bag for it which Im hoping will be a nice one to go with!

[gregb]

Jack, Top choice. Hallertauer rocks a wheat beer.

(IMHO, of course)

Cheers,
Greg

[JaCk_SpArRoW]

Jack, Top choice. Hallertauer rocks a wheat beer.

(IMHO, of course)

Cheers,
Greg

Thanks mate, I'll post results as they become available!

[Joel]

AC,

OK, I followed your recipe perfectly, and now have 60 stubbies of some pretty good tasting (at pre-carb stage) wheat beer. Absolutely stoked! Cheers again for all the advice - I'm certain this one's a winner already!

Kind Regards,

J

[Joel]

I forgot to mention,

This is the first brew that I've racked to secondary (bought another fermenter for $39 at U BREW IT), and I've got to say - there's a BIG improvement in the clarity of the beer. Getting the brew off the original yeast cake has certainly made for a much clearer beer, MUCH less haze. Thanks again!

J

[JaCk_SpArRoW]

I put this down on saturday night & all went really well....decided to boil wheat sheaf, wheat malt & dextrose for 60 mins & put the 325g honey in at 55 mins....the aromas were awesome & it turned out really nice!
OG = 1045

Screwed up the rehydration of the yeast & had to pitch a dry yeast 24 hours later.

See pics at http://blackpearlbrewingco.blogspot.com/