Well, as I teased in my last post, I waskicking around the idea for a smoked wheat ale. The kicking, however, has ended, and I have arrived to my next recipe: Scorched Earth Ale. I am going to be probably changing this one and taking a lot of advice from some brewing friends, but this is a drastic direction that I am curious to play out.
I want it to be similar to a rauchbier, but I want to go a step further by merging it with an American wheat beer. So, to accomplish this, I am using the smoked malt, but I'm sticking to the wheat malts that I think will get me as close to the wheat counterpart of a Marzen. This I feel will allow me to arrive to a slightly darker color of the rauchbier, but also allow me to stay true to the wheat beer at heart.
The hop side of this equation is the part I am REALLY debating myself about. I want it to be hoppy, but I'm unsure of the mixtures and the IBUs. I am going to be wrestling with this one and also looking into some suggestions from friends, but right now I'm aiming at the highest end of the scale I am comfortable with and then working my way back.
I know that I can continue to try making the typical beers, but I want to test my skills and perspective as a brewer to be further outside the box than expected.
I would welcome anyone's input or advice as this is still very early in the planning stages.
As always, drink well and be merry. Slainte!
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