What do you guys think of Wheat beer? Have you guys ever drank Wheat beer before? If you have no idea what a Wheat beer is, then I should explain a little further. Normally, a beer is made from barley. So what they do is get the malts from barley and this is later processed into beer. However, for a Wheat beer, a portion of the grains involved is wheat. Not completely wheat but just perhaps like about 20% to 50% wheat in their brew and they taste rather different from traditional barley based beer. If you have never drank Wheat beer before, you will find the taste of Wheat beer a little lighter in taste but in my opinion, more refreshing. However, please understand that there are a lot of varieties of Wheat beer. They ranged from spice based Wheat beers to ale like beers.

The most important aspect of Wheat beer is that it should be refreshing. So a Wheat beer normally isn’t that strong in alcohol content. Its main purpose is made for easy drinking. I myself I have a few Wheat beers before and I like it. The most popular choice of Wheat beers in Singapore is Hoegaarden. Yes, it’s a sissy drink and only teenagers drink them. But I like it. I am not too sure how to put it but there is something delicious about Hoegaarden. I think it has something to do with the spices in that beer. Anyway, if you guys have been reading this blog, you would remember that I had attempted to make a Hoegaarden clone a few months back. It failed badly because the beer kit ingredients were not fresh and it turned out much darker than what a Hoegaarden should be. For the taste wise, I think I could have overdone it with too much spices. It made the beer taste sticky and weird.  I guess the reason why people (like me) like Wheat beers is because it is easy to drink. So if you add in too much spices, you will change the taste till it feels like something else.

So for my next Wheat beer brew, I will be making something simple. Just a can of Cooper’s Wheat beer ingredient kit, Cooper’s Beer Enhancer 2 (Malt, Dextrose and Malto-dextrin) and perhaps a Wheat beer yeast. I believe that I will be adding some Saaz hops into the brew as well. From what little information I have on the Cooper’s Wheat beer, I discovered that this Wheat beer kit may turn out to be a little too sweet. That Saaz hops should help balance out the extra sweetness from the Beer Enhancer 2. And truly, the aroma and flavour from the Saaz hops will really make the beer taste great.

Well, it is time for me to go order the stuff needed for this brew. And I should be brewing this weekend. Hopefully.

Bookmark It

Hide Sites