Red Heff
Weizen/Weissbier • All Grain • 10 gal
A twist on the Heff, going for a red hue, I'm sure Heffner had a redhead playmate somewhere!
August 3, 2011 pm 10:00pm
Ingredients (All Grain, 10 gal)
- 9 lbs
American 2-row
American 2-row
Yields a slightly higher extract than Six Rox brewers Malt. Tends to give a smoother, less grainy flavored beer. Some brewers claim they can detect a significant difference in flavor. Lower protein and will yield a lower color than Six-Row Brewers Malt
- 9 lbs
White Wheat; Rahr
White Wheat; Rahr
Weizens. Improves head retention in all beers. Contributes spicy flavor. Protein rest required.
- 2 lbs
Crystal 60; Great Western
Crystal 60; Great Western
Similar to C40 but with a more extensive roasting to a target color of 60° ASBC. Has a more pronounced caramel flavor to coincide with the color.
- 0.73 lbs
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.
- 1 oz
Hallertauer Hersbrucker - 3.7 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min
Hallertauer Hersbrucker
Mild to strong. 'Noble'.
- 1 oz
Amarillo® - 4.5 AA% pellets; boiled 15 min
Amarillo®
Grown in Washington. A newer multi-use hop with a nice citrus-flower bouquet and medium-high acid content suited for bittering. Used in American Ales and IPAs.
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White Labs WLP320 American Hefeweizen Ale
White Labs WLP320 American Hefeweizen Ale
This yeast is used to produce the Oregon style American Hefeweizen. Unlike WLP300, this yeast produces a very slight amount of the banana and clove notes. It produces some sulfur, but is otherwise a clean fermenting yeast, which does not flocculate well,
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: | 1.012 | 1.010 - 1.014 | |
| Color: | 12.8 SRM | 2 - 8 | |
| Alcohol: | 5.0% ABV | 4.3% - 5.6% | |
| Bitterness: | 12.4 IBU | 8 - 15 |
Discussion
Turned out great
2011-09-02 6:41pm
Not so red, more like orange, but a nice american hef.
