Hefeweizen Batch 29
Weizen/Weissbier • All Grain • 5 gal
Good hefe
November 6, 2011 pm 09:59pm
Ingredients (All Grain, 5 gal)
- 7.5 lbs
American 6-row Pale
American 6-row Pale
Tends to increase lautering efficiency due to a stiffer husk. May be used as the base malt for any beer style. The enzymes in all varieties of the current crop are sufficient to support high percentages of specialty malts and adjuncts.
- 7.5 lbs
Pale Wheat Malt; Weyermann®
Pale Wheat Malt; Weyermann®
German-grown top-quality wheat (2004 harvest). Product Characteristics: Ideal foundation grain for pale Weizenbiers, such as Hefeweizen and Kristallweizen. Essential ingredient in North American pub wheat ales. Adds creaminess, body, and complex wheat flavors to top-fermented beers. Recommended Quantities: Up to 80% in Bavarian-style Weizenbiers, up to 50% in North American pub wheat ales, up to 7% in Altbier and Kölsch. Suitability (beer styles): Ales: Hefeweizen, Kristallweizen, Weizenbock, Dunkelweizen, pub wheat ales, Altbier, Kölsch, light or low-alcohol beers
- .5 lbs
Dextrine Malt
Dextrine Malt
In light-colored beers to give additional body. Adds richness without color.
- 1 oz
Hersbrucker - 2.5 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min
Hersbrucker
Drier, spicier than Hallertauer. Most important aroma variety in Germany.
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White Labs WLP380 Hefeweizen IV Ale
White Labs WLP380 Hefeweizen IV Ale
Large clove and phenolic aroma and flavor, with minimal banana. Refreshing citrus and apricot notes. Crisp, drinkable hefeweizen. Less flocculent than WLP300, and sulfur production is higher.
Style (BJCP)
Category: 15 - German Wheat and Rye Beer
Subcategory: A - Weizen/Weissbier
| Range for this Style | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Original Gravity: | 1.076 | 1.044 - 1.052 | |
| Terminal Gravity: | 1.018 | 1.010 - 1.014 | |
| Color: | 5.9 SRM | 2 - 8 | |
| Alcohol: | 7.6% ABV | 4.3% - 5.6% | |
| Bitterness: | 11.7 IBU | 8 - 15 |
