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Weizenbock for Drunken

Weizenbock for Drunken

Weizenbock • All Grain • 19.50 L

bear2bear

This is a very high alcohol version of a standard Weizenbock. The taste should be much like the standard Weizen, but you will get drunk very quickly with this beer. I made this one slightly darker than the usual Weizenbock by using more than 500g of dark colored malts (Special B, Crystal 40, and Chocolate), in order to distinguish from my old Weizen.

April 18, 2011 am 03:05am

3.0/5.0 1 rating

Ingredients (All Grain19.50 L)

  • 4.54 kg German Wheat Malt Light

    German Wheat Malt Light

    Typical top fermented aroma, produces superb wheat beers.

  • 1.59 kg German 2-row Pils

    German 2-row Pils

  • 0.68 kg German Light Munich

    German Light Munich

    For a desired malty, nutty flavor. Lagers, Oktoberfests and bock beer.

  • 0.45 kg German Vienna

    German Vienna

    Increases malty flavor, provides balance. Use in Vienna, Märzen and Oktoberfest.

  • 0.22 kg Special B - Caramel malt; Dingemans

    Special B - Caramel malt; Dingemans

    The darkest of the Belgian crystal malts, Dingemans Special B will impart a heavy caramel taste and is often credited with the raisin-like flavors of some Belgian Abbey ales. Larger percentages (greater than 5%) will contribute a dark brown-black color and fuller body.

  • 0.22 kg Crystal Malt 40°L

    Crystal Malt 40°L

    Sweet, mild caramel flavor and a golden color. Use in light lagers and light ales.

  • 0.11 kg Belgian Chocolate Malt

    Belgian Chocolate Malt

    Adds a nutty flavor, Brown Ales

  • 0.46 kg Rice Hulls

    Rice Hulls

    Rice Hulls are used as a filter medium, mostly used in all grain wheat beers to help prevent a stuck mash.

  • 35 g Hallertauer Mittelfrüher - 4.6 AA% whole; boiled 60 min

    Hallertauer Mittelfrüher

    Fine, 'Noble'.

  • 28 g Saaz - 2.0 AA% whole; boiled 15 min

    Saaz

    Used for finishing pilseners, continental lagers, and wheats. The aroma is spicy and pleasant with fragrant overtones.

  • 1 ea Yeast Energizer - (omitted from calculations)

    Yeast Energizer

    Helps revive stuck or slow fermentation

  • Wyeast 3068 Weihenstephan Weizen™

    Wyeast 3068 Weihenstephan Weizen™

    Unique top-fermenting yeast which produces the unique and spicy weizen character, rich with clove, vanilla and banana. Best results are achieved when fermentations are held around 68F.

Notes

2 step mashing with a protein rest at 55c for 30 min. Brewed on 2/27/11. The OG was 1.100. Bottled on 4/18/11. The FG was 1.018.

Style (BJCP)

Category: 15 - German Wheat and Rye Beer

Subcategory: C - Weizenbock

Range for this Style
Original Gravity: 1.086 1.064 - 1.090
Terminal Gravity: 1.021 1.015 - 1.022
Color: 20.4 SRM 12 - 25
Alcohol: 8.6% ABV 6.5% - 8%
Bitterness: 24.4 IBU 15 - 30

Discussion

bear2bear

Hum...

2011-12-30 8:02am

Bottled on 4/18/11. I am somewhat disappointed with the beer. I normally like a big and heavy beer, but for Weizen, I like a light one better. I think the beer is on the line with the style, but I prefer a simple white Weizen.

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