This Classic Wheat kit comes complete with American ale yeast. This cloudy Wheat Beer has a nice refreshing flavour from the wheat malt, with citrus and coriander spice flavours from the wheat beer yeast.
For a classic Wheat Beer add 1.5kg Brick Road Wheat malt extract, 1kg Brick Road Wheat Dry malt extract (or 1kg dextrose). To add even more floral, earthy flavours you could add 30g or more of noble hops like Hallertau, Saaz, or Tettnanger hops.
Colour: Gold, 12 EBC
Bitterness: Low-medium, 17 IBU
Grist: 55% wheat malt, 45% light barley malt
Wort: OG 1.042; FG 1.008 (approx.)
Yeast: Wit
Additional fermentables required:
| Approx. % alcohol by volume (ABV) | 19L | 21L | 23L |
| For classic Wheat Beer add: 1.5kg Brick Road Wheat malt extract |
5.3% | 4.8% | 4.3% |
| For a lighter Wheat Beer add: 1kg Brick Road Wheat Dry malt extract (OR 1kg dextrose) |
4.8% | 4.3% | 4.0% |
Dry hop additions suggestions
This wheat beer has a lot of flavour from the wheat malt and special yeast. But to add even more floral, earthy flavours you could add 30g or more of noble hops like Hallertau, Saaz,Tettnanger or Hersbrucker hops.
Alternate yeast options
WB-06, WLP400 or other Belgian Wit or Belgian Ale yeast.
Size: 1.5kg
Made in the UK.
