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Deebo

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OK I have no idea what I really want to brew.. just some nice beer.. but have a pound of willamette I want to try out and I also bought 500g of wheat and caramalt to give them a shot.
Have heard some people say willamette tastes minty which worries me a bit as I dont know if I would like that taste in a beer? Anyway recipe I tried to put together below:

Recipe: Wheat The F (BIAB No.13)

Recipe Specifications
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Boil Size: 31.24 l
Post Boil Volume: 27.04 l
Batch Size (fermenter): 21.00 l
Bottling Volume: 19.00 l
Estimated OG: 1.050 SG
Estimated Color: 14.5 EBC
Estimated IBU: 30.2 IBUs (am no chilling so this may be a bit higher)
Brewhouse Efficiency: 65.00 %
Est Mash Efficiency: 80.5 %
Boil Time: 90 Minutes

Ingredients:
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Amt Name Type # %/IBU
4.25 kg Pilsner, Malt Craft Export (Joe White) ( Grain 1 81.0 %
0.50 kg Wheat Malt, Malt Craft (Joe White) (3.5 Grain 2 9.5 %
0.25 kg Caramalt (Joe White) (49.3 EBC) Grain 3 4.8 %
0.25 kg Crystal (Joe White) (141.8 EBC) Grain 4 4.8 %
20.00 g Centennial [8.30 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 5 17.4 IBUs
25.00 g Centennial [8.30 %] - Boil 15.0 min Hop 6 10.8 IBUs
10.00 g Willamette [4.00 %] - Boil 15.0 min Hop 7 2.1 IBUs
0.50 Items Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 10.0 mins) Fining 8 -
15.00 g Centennial [8.30 %] - Boil 0.0 min Hop 9 0.0 IBUs
10.00 g Willamette [4.00 %] - Boil 0.0 min Hop 10 0.0 IBUs
1.0 pkg Safale American (DCL/Fermentis #US-05) Yeast 11 -


Mash Schedule: BIAB, Medium Body
Total Grain Weight: 5.25 kg
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Name Description Step Temperat Step Time
Saccharification Add 34.45 l of water at 70.0 C 66.7 C 75 min
Mash Out Heat to 75.6 C over 7 min 75.6 C 10 min
 
I love me some williamette in an amber, never get a minty taste, gentle earthy spicyness for me. Infact I am bringing up to boil an amber bittered with centennial with late willamette. Your recipe looks tasty to me. Personally the first time using a hop i like to do a single hop beer just so i can test out its characteristics though.
 
I love me some williamette in an amber, never get a minty taste, gentle earthy spicyness for me. Infact I am bringing up to boil an amber bittered with centennial with late willamette. Your recipe looks tasty to me. Personally the first time using a hop i like to do a single hop beer just so i can test out its characteristics though.

Thanks for the reassurance.
I think I will do a porter with the willamette as the only hop next as I think this may suite it a bit better.
 
Thanks for the reassurance.
I think I will do a porter with the willamette as the only hop next as I think this may suite it a bit better.

Actually looking at the amounts you are adding, I think you will find the centennial will overpower it, add atleast equal amounts, but probably higher amounts of willamette if you want it to come through at all.
 
Actually looking at the amounts you are adding, I think you will find the centennial will overpower it, add atleast equal amounts, but probably higher amounts of willamette if you want it to come through at all.

Went with equal ammounts for later additions, will go with a just willamette in a porter later to get a better feel for it I think. Thanks for the advice
 
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