MSK_Chess
enthusiastic learner
I am glad to see that Brulospohy has also confirmed what I had been experiencing in my own brews, that an addition of wheat malt lends itself to more clarity when the beer is lagered at low temps without the use of finings. This runs contrary to convention, possibly because we associate haze with wheat beers and the idea that wheat contains more protein which is known to be a precursor of haze. However as the Brulosophy experiment has shown, the converse is true, a small addition of wheat actually aids clarity. Why this should be the case I cannot say but it is what it is. Check it out.
addition of wheat on the left, non wheat on the right.
This is of course of great interest to us who employ the LODO technique because we are encouraged to forego post fermentation fining and instead seek clarity through lagering at cold temps for an extended period. As a British brewer who predominately brews Ales we are usually encouraged to add a little wheat for alleged head retention properties and flavour, but the idea that it aids clarity certainly goes against preconceived notions. The author himself wrote:
And what the hell is with the beer made with wheat malt being clearer than the all barley malt version? Since I intentionally forwent fining these beers, and wheat beers are generally known for their haze, I completely expected the opposite to be true.
http://brulosophy.com/2018/06/25/the-impact-of-wheat-malt-on-beer-exbeeriment-results/
addition of wheat on the left, non wheat on the right.
This is of course of great interest to us who employ the LODO technique because we are encouraged to forego post fermentation fining and instead seek clarity through lagering at cold temps for an extended period. As a British brewer who predominately brews Ales we are usually encouraged to add a little wheat for alleged head retention properties and flavour, but the idea that it aids clarity certainly goes against preconceived notions. The author himself wrote:
And what the hell is with the beer made with wheat malt being clearer than the all barley malt version? Since I intentionally forwent fining these beers, and wheat beers are generally known for their haze, I completely expected the opposite to be true.
http://brulosophy.com/2018/06/25/the-impact-of-wheat-malt-on-beer-exbeeriment-results/