Thursday, March 11, 2010

Back in Action

It has been almost two weeks since I brewed and posted, unacceptable I know.  With the blog I have found I either have tons of time with nothing to say, or no time and too much to say.  In this case it is really just not enough time.

After going through a few cycles of my Amber, Brown, IPA and Pale with different yeast strains, I am going to do a few different wheat beers over the next 2+ weeks.  I am focusing on making an American Wheat as opposed to the German Hefeweizen.  The biggest difference in the two styles really comes from two byproducts of fermentation, 4-vinyl guaiacol and isoamyl acetate.  Those two produce the Clove and Banana flavors traditionally found in a German Hefeweizen and are not in American Wheats.  There is generally more hop aroma and bitterness in American versions, but they are not usually "hoppy" (although Three Floyd's Gumballhead is hoppy and delicious).

After that style and science lesson here are some specs for this beer.

Name: Suggestions Welcome
Style: American Wheat
Malt: American 2-Row, Munich, Wheat
Hops: Citra, Magnum
ABV: ~ 4.2%
Playlist: Going through the "J" section of iTunes, Jack Ingram, Jack Johnson, Jay-Z etc (good stylistic mix)

1 comment:

  1. Wheat beers always invoked the amber waves and summer for me. I think a name needs to incorporate that.

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