Recommendation for wheat beer hop
Recommendation for wheat beer hop
as the subjecct says, I'm after (probably) a single hop for an up-coming wheat beer.
got an eye on hallertauer, but open to ideas.
TIA
got an eye on hallertauer, but open to ideas.
TIA
Re: Recommendation for wheat beer hop
I've not made mine yet as just waiting for ingredients to come in. But searched for the same thing recently and I will be using Tettnang.
Re: Recommendation for wheat beer hop
Saaz is always a good one for wheat beers, think thats whats in Hoegaarden, or at least used to be.
Any low alpha acid hop should work well, traditionally wheat beers only used hops for bittering so very little of the hop character actually came through.
The flavour is down to the yeast more than anything so in reality u could use any hop and just do the calculations to get between 15-20 IBU.
But low AA hops are prob best. Saaz, Helletau etc.
Just re read my post back to myself, you've got over 900 posts and probably know everything I've just spouted. Prob sounds quite patronising coming from someone with 12 posts.
Anyway my reccomendation is saaz.
Any low alpha acid hop should work well, traditionally wheat beers only used hops for bittering so very little of the hop character actually came through.
The flavour is down to the yeast more than anything so in reality u could use any hop and just do the calculations to get between 15-20 IBU.
But low AA hops are prob best. Saaz, Helletau etc.
Just re read my post back to myself, you've got over 900 posts and probably know everything I've just spouted. Prob sounds quite patronising coming from someone with 12 posts.

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Re: Recommendation for wheat beer hop
Hersbrucker would be the classic example I think 

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Some american wheat beers use cascade, sound alright. Im a bit of a newbie so i wouldnt know.
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Re: Recommendation for wheat beer hop
chris_reboot wrote:as the subjecct says, I'm after (probably) a single hop for an up-coming wheat beer.
got an eye on hallertauer, but open to ideas.
TIA
What kind of wheat beer?
For a german style I'd say any noble type hop.
For an american style wheat ale you can use any hop that you like. goldings works well.
I'm just here for the beer.
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I just did a 100% wheat with Sorachi Ace,along the lines of an American wheat......big big big big hop profile,tart,refreshing,clean and crisp 

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I used mittlefruh in the end for the record.
yet to bottle, so we'll see.
FV sample seems fine tho'
yet to bottle, so we'll see.
FV sample seems fine tho'