Summer Weizen
Weizen/Weissbier • All Grain • 6.5 gal
I think I'll split the batch & dry hop one with homegrown cascades.
June 4, 2011 pm 05:26pm
Ingredients (All Grain, 6.5 gal)
- 7 lbs
German Wheat Malt Light
German Wheat Malt Light
Typical top fermented aroma, produces superb wheat beers.
- 3.5 lbs
Bohemian Pilsner Malt; Weyermann®
Bohemian Pilsner Malt; Weyermann®
Czech-grown two-row spring barley “HANKA”. Processed specifically for “Bohemian” characteristics to impart a full body, golden-blond color, and complex maltiness to the finished brew. Recommended Quantities: Up to 100% of total grain bill. Suitability (beer styles): All lagers (especially Pils/Pilsner/Pilsener) as well as low-alcohol, “light“, and Belgian ales and lagers.
- 3.5 lbs
Munich TYPE I; Weyermann®
Munich TYPE I; Weyermann®
German-grown two-row spring barley (2004 harvest). Product Characteristics: Imparts strongly malty notes to finished beer. Intended mainly for dark ales and lagers. Recommended Quantities: Up to 100% of total grain bill Suitability (beer styles): Lagers: Oktoberfestbier, Märzen, Bockbier, Dunkel Ales: Dark, Stout
- .5 oz
Citra® - 10.0 AA% whole; boiled 60 min
Citra®
Citra™ is a special aroma hop variety developed by the Hop Breeding Company (a joint venture between John I. Haas, Inc. and Select Botanicals Group, LLC). It was released in 2007. Citra™ has fairly high alpha acids and total oil contents with a low percentage of cohumulone content. The variety imparts interesting citrus and tropical fruit characters to beer.
- .5 oz
Tettnanger - 4.0 AA% whole; boiled 60 min
Tettnanger
Mild, slightly spicy. 'Noble'.
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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.
Style (BJCP)
Category: 15 - German Wheat and Rye Beer
Subcategory: A - Weizen/Weissbier
| Range for this Style | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Original Gravity: | 1.062 | 1.044 - 1.052 | |
| Terminal Gravity: | 1.009 | 1.010 - 1.014 | |
| Color: | 6.2 SRM | 2 - 8 | |
| Alcohol: | 7.0% ABV | 4.3% - 5.6% | |
| Bitterness: | 22.9 IBU | 8 - 15 |
