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Honey can be a welcome addition in Wheat Beer and it carries some favour with the Australian Craft Beer industry. This is shown by the number of interesting Honey Wheat Beer varieties readily available in the local liquor store. Some of the ingredients and features of this style casts similarities to a Weissbier (category 15.A. of BJCP style guidelines) but the inclusion of honey moves it more toward Specialty Beer, category 23. This category covers an eclectic collection of brews that don’t quite fit into existing categories or are yet to reach a level of popularity to warrant the formation of a new category. This Honey Wheat recipe combines more Light Dry Malt than a typical Weissbier, which could make it a bit heavy, but the honey addition helps to lighten the mouthfeel. Blue Gum honey was chosen because its flavour and aroma marries up nicely with that of a typical Wheat Beer but you may like to experiment with different types of honey and yeast. Just be sure to make the apiarists proud!

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Recipe Contains

1 × Thomas Coopers Preacher's Hefe Wheat (1.7kg)
2 × Light Dry Malt (500g)
1 × Carbonation Drops (250g)

You'll Need

1 × 335g Beerenbergs Blue Gum Honey
1 × Munich Yeast Sachet (or use the brew can yeast)

Beer Style: Ale

Colour (EBC): 9
Volume: 23L
Difficulty: Easy

ABV 5.1%

Alcohol by Volume

20 IBU

International Bitterness Units

EBC 9

Colour

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Ingredients

1 x 1.7kg Thomas Coopers Preacher's Hefe Wheat
2 x 500g Coopers Light Dry Malt
1 x 335g Beerenberg Blue Gum "Charlotte" Honey (or honey of your choice)
1 x 11g Lallemand Munich Wheat yeast (or brew can yeast)
1 x 250g Coopers Carbonation Drops

Mix

Add 1kg of Light Dry Malt to a fermenting vessel then add 2 litres of warm water. Immediately pick
the vessel up and swirl the contents until dissolved (approx 15 secs) - this method minimises
clumping.
Add the Preacher's Hefe Wheat extract and the honey and stir to dissolve.
Top up with cold tap water to the 20 litre mark, stir thoroughly.
Check the temperature and top up to the 23 litre mark with warm or cool water (refrigerated if
necessary) to start the brew at 22C.
Sprinkle the Munich Wheat dry yeast and fit the lid.

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Beekeeper

Honey can be a welcome addition in Wheat Beer and it carries some favour with the Australian Craft Beer industry. This is shown by the number of interesting Honey Wheat Beer varieties readily available in the local liquor store. Some of the ingredients and features of this style casts similarities to a Weissbier (category 15.A. of BJCP style guidelines) but the inclusion of honey moves it more toward Specialty Beer, category 23. This category covers an eclectic collection of brews that don’t quite fit into existing categories or are yet to reach a level of popularity to warrant the formation of a new category. This Honey Wheat recipe combines more Light Dry Malt than a typical Weissbier, which could make it a bit heavy, but the honey addition helps to lighten the mouthfeel. Blue Gum honey was chosen because its flavour and aroma marries up nicely with that of a typical Wheat Beer but you may like to experiment with different types of honey and yeast. Just be sure to make the apiarists proud!

Beekeeper
Beer Style Ale
Flavour Profile Fruity, Spicy
Alcohol Content 5.1%
Colour (EBC) 9
Bitterness (IBU) 20
Volume 23L
Difficulty Easy

Ingredients

1 x 1.7kg Thomas Coopers Preacher's Hefe Wheat
2 x 500g Coopers Light Dry Malt
1 x 335g Beerenberg Blue Gum "Charlotte" Honey (or honey of your choice)
1 x 11g Lallemand Munich Wheat yeast (or brew can yeast)
1 x 250g Coopers Carbonation Drops

1. Mix

Add 1kg of Light Dry Malt to a fermenting vessel then add 2 litres of warm water. Immediately pick
the vessel up and swirl the contents until dissolved (approx 15 secs) - this method minimises
clumping.
Add the Preacher's Hefe Wheat extract and the honey and stir to dissolve.
Top up with cold tap water to the 20 litre mark, stir thoroughly.
Check the temperature and top up to the 23 litre mark with warm or cool water (refrigerated if
necessary) to start the brew at 22C.
Sprinkle the Munich Wheat dry yeast and fit the lid.

2. Brew

Ferment at 22C and fermentation is complete once the specific gravity is stable over 2 days.
Expected final gravity readings should be around the 1006 to 1010 mark

3. Bottle

Gently fill clean PET bottles to about 3cm from the top.
Add 2 carbonation drops per bottle and secure the caps (use only one carbonation drop for bottles
intended to be stored for a longer period).
Store the bottles upright in a location out of direct sunlight at or above 18C.

4. Enjoy

After at least four weeks, check for sufficient carbonation by squeezing the PET bottles.
Bottles kept unrefrigerated should improve with age.
When ready to drink, chill the bottles upright.
The chilled beer may be poured into clean glassware, leaving the sediment behind.
Expect the alcohol content to be approximately 5.1% ABV.

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