
1st Weizen
Weizen/Weissbier • Extract • 5 gal
February 4, 2002 am 08:12am
Ingredients (Extract, 5 gal)
- 3.55 lbs
Dry Light Extract
Dry Light Extract
White color, mild flavor. Will produce lagers and Pilseners and can also be used to produce darker beers when used in conjunction with colored malts. Made of pale malt.
- 1.95 lbs
Dry Wheat; Muntons
Dry Wheat; Muntons
Made with a preponderance of wheat malt (55%) for the production of wheat or Weiss beers. Contains no colored malts or hops.
- 3/4 oz
Saaz - 3.5 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min
Saaz
Used for finishing pilseners, continental lagers, and wheats. The aroma is spicy and pleasant with fragrant overtones.
- 1/2 tsp
Irish moss - (omitted from calculations)
Irish moss
-
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
The wheat DME I am using is 65% wheat, 35% barley in a 3 lb bag, which explains the odd measurments.
Style (BJCP)
Category: 15 - German Wheat and Rye Beer
Subcategory: A - Weizen/Weissbier
Range for this Style | |||
---|---|---|---|
Original Gravity: | 1.048 | 1.044 - 1.052 | ![]() |
Terminal Gravity: | 1.010 | 1.010 - 1.014 | ![]() |
Color: | 5.6 SRM | 2 - 8 | ![]() |
Alcohol: | 4.9% ABV | 4.3% - 5.6% | ![]() |
Bitterness: | 13.1 IBU | 8 - 15 | ![]() |