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Wheat + Adjunct Beer
« on: November 12, 2020, 07:14:00 pm »
Are there any beers on the market or has anyone made any beers with wheat and an adjunct like rice or corn?

If barley is used it would be the minority.

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Re: Wheat + Adjunct Beer
« Reply #1 on: November 13, 2020, 06:20:14 am »
I don't recall having seen a recipe like this. But it seems like as long as you keep in mind the grains' diastatic powers (I think the rule of thumb is to keep your mass-weighted average at 30 or higher), there's no reason it shouldn't work.
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Re: Wheat + Adjunct Beer
« Reply #2 on: November 13, 2020, 07:20:34 am »
Oh, I know it'll work but how will it taste? ;) :P

Are there any macro beers made with wheat?

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Re: Wheat + Adjunct Beer
« Reply #3 on: November 13, 2020, 07:21:17 am »
No but a wild rice wheat beer sounds intriguing! Two words: Rice Hulls! lol

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Re: Wheat + Adjunct Beer
« Reply #4 on: November 13, 2020, 07:22:05 am »
Oh, I know it'll work but how will it taste? ;) :P

Are there any macro beers made with wheat?

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Re: Wheat + Adjunct Beer
« Reply #5 on: November 13, 2020, 07:45:26 am »
I've heard various explanations of why we brew with barley rather than wheat, but the one that always made the most sense to me is that wheat is more valuable as a food crop, so it was used primarily for bread and barley was available to use for beer. In other words, there's no scientific reason why you can't use wheat instead of barley as your primary grain, we just do that because that's how brewing evolved. And wheat has plenty of diastatic power, so you should be just fine with a fair amount of corn or rice in your grain bill. A lager with 70% wheat and 30% corn sounds refreshing.

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Re: Wheat + Adjunct Beer
« Reply #6 on: November 13, 2020, 07:58:09 am »
No but a wild rice wheat beer sounds intriguing! Two words: Rice Hulls! lol

^^^This.

Use rice hulls so you don't stick the mash.  Wheat has a lot of gumminess to it.  It could be an interesting beer.
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Re: Wheat + Adjunct Beer
« Reply #7 on: November 13, 2020, 08:00:35 am »
Might try this BIAB when my Mr. Beer Oktoberfest is done fermenting.

For 2 gallons:

2lbs Wheat (White or Red)
1lb Rice Syrup Solids
.5oz Hallertau or Tettnang for 60 minutes
US05 or 34/70

Should be better than good, should be great!

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Wheat + Adjunct Beer
« Reply #8 on: November 13, 2020, 08:14:16 am »

"He was a brave man that first ate an oyster" ... ;)
Can you imagine the first person that saw a chicken lay an egg and decided he would eat it.

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Re: Wheat + Adjunct Beer
« Reply #9 on: November 13, 2020, 03:14:24 pm »
Might try this BIAB when my Mr. Beer Oktoberfest is done fermenting.

For 2 gallons:

2lbs Wheat (White or Red)
1lb Rice Syrup Solids
.5oz Hallertau or Tettnang for 60 minutes
US05 or 34/70

Should be better than good, should be great!

That sounds interesting. I may have to try something similar. I think I have most of a pound of flaked corn hanging around in my pantry.
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Re: Wheat + Adjunct Beer
« Reply #10 on: November 13, 2020, 03:43:03 pm »
I once made an all wheat malt beer.  It had very little flavor. I would think adding rice would only exacerbate that.
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Re: Wheat + Adjunct Beer
« Reply #11 on: November 13, 2020, 04:59:27 pm »
I once made an all wheat malt beer.  It had very little flavor. I would think adding rice would only exacerbate that.

Those in the know call that "smooth".   ;)

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Re: Wheat + Adjunct Beer
« Reply #12 on: November 13, 2020, 05:55:16 pm »
Might just do a decoction and boil for a good long time 'cause that'll add big maltiness and caramelize the wort and boy wow will there be big flavor in that ol' beer.

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Re: Wheat + Adjunct Beer
« Reply #13 on: November 13, 2020, 06:06:57 pm »
I once made an all wheat malt beer.  It had very little flavor. I would think adding rice would only exacerbate that.

That's actually a really good point. Wheat malt does not have a lot of flavor.

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Re: Wheat + Adjunct Beer
« Reply #14 on: November 13, 2020, 06:29:37 pm »
I was going to try and brew the AC Golden Whole Wheat Bock. No adjuncts, uses 100% red wheat. I emailed the brewery and they never responded. Looking for some stats, etc.

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