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Hefe-weizen

Hefe-weizen

Weizen/Weissbier • All Grain • 5 gal

Step up Hefe-weizen

Simple grain bill. Great results.

October 13, 2001 pm 05:11pm

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Ingredients (All Grain5 gal)

  • 5.75 lbs Belgian Pils

    Belgian Pils

    Pilsner style malted barley grain.

  • 4 lbs German Wheat Malt Light

    German Wheat Malt Light

    Typical top fermented aroma, produces superb wheat beers.

  • .5 oz Hallertau - 6.7 AA% whole; boiled 45 min

    Hallertau

    Good for all around bittering and finishing stock ales, Belgian ales, and continental style lagers. Aroma is mild, pleasant and flowery.

  • Wyeast 3766 Cider

    Wyeast 3766 Cider

    Crisp dry fermenting yeast with big, fruity finish. Creates a nice balance for all types of apples, pears and other fruit or fermentables. Allows fruit character to dominate the profile.

Notes

Simple and conforms to German law. The closest I could get to the sytle without decoction mashing. And what a grain bill! Step mash starting with 122f for 20 min. raise by direct heat to 140f for 25 min. raise to 155 for 40 min. 165f for 5 min. to fix the wort and sparge with 168f water for 30 min. Recirculation is suggested, but the style is cloudy anyway. Yeast makes all the differance here. For stability and shelf life-filter and add lager yeast for bottle conditioning.(kegging about 8-14 days at 34-42f).If your attenuation is better than 74%(we are shooting for 80%)the ABV may be as much as 5.75%.

Style (BJCP)

Category: 15 - German Wheat and Rye Beer

Subcategory: A - Weizen/Weissbier

Range for this Style
Original Gravity: 1.050 1.044 - 1.052
Terminal Gravity: 1.009 1.010 - 1.014
Color: 3.5 SRM 2 - 8
Alcohol: 5.3% ABV 4.3% - 5.6%
Bitterness: 12.5 IBU 8 - 15

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