
Spotted Tongue 2023 O'Fest Hefe
Weissbier • All Grain • 5.5 gal
For the 2023 QUAFF/multi-club Oktoberfest picnic.
August 13, 2023 pm 03:58pm
Ingredients (All Grain, 5.5 gal)
- 5 lbs
Pilsner Malt; Weyermann®
Pilsner Malt; Weyermann®
German-grown two-row spring barley (2004 harvest). Product Characteristics:Perfect foundation grist for all lagers. Excellent modification and favorable protein and glucan levels. Excellent lautering properties. Provides finished beer with substantial body and mouthfeel, as well as good foam development and head retention. Very flexible grain with high extract efficiency for reliable lager-making in any brew house, including pub ale systems. Yields optimum results for any process⎯from single-step to multi-step infusion, to decoction. Recommended Quantities: Up to 100% of total grain bill. Suitability (beer styles): All lagers, especially Pils/Pilsner/Pilsener, low-alcohol beer, “light“ beer, Belgian beers
- 5 lbs
White Wheat Malt; Briess
White Wheat Malt; Briess
Sweet, malty, wheat, floury flavors. Characteristics & Applications: • Imparts malty flavor not obtainable from raw wheat. • Use with rice hulls to improve lautering and help prevent stuck mash. • White Wheat Malt contributes to foam production and foam stability.
- 1 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
- 1 lbs
Cara-Pils® Malt; Briess
Cara-Pils® Malt; Briess
Characteristics & Applications: • The endosperm is completely glassy and will appear to be darker than standard Brewers Malt. • Carapils® is a very unique dextrine-style malt that adds body, foam retention, and beer stability without influencing color or flavor. • Use to upgrade all types of beer, including light colored beers. • The non-fermentables in Carapils® are very advantageous in balancing body and flavor of dark colored beers. • May be used with or without other specialty malts. • Low usage of 1-5% will help achieve desired results. • Produced from AMBA/BMBRI recommended 2-Row Malting Barley varieties.
- 1 oz
Hallertauer Mittelfrüher - 2.7 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min
Hallertauer Mittelfrüher
Fine, 'Noble'.
- 1 oz
Tettnanger - 2.2 AA% pellets; boiled 30 min
Tettnanger
Mild, slightly spicy. 'Noble'.
- 1 oz
Czech Saaz - 2.4 AA% pellets; boiled 1 min
Czech Saaz
Very mild. 'Noble'.
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White Labs WLP300 Hefewizen Ale
White Labs WLP300 Hefewizen Ale
This famous German yeast is a strain used in the production of traditional, authentic wheat beers. It produces the banana and clove nose traditionally associated with German wheat beers and leaves the desired cloudy look of traditional German wheat beers.
Notes
For the 2023 QUAFF/multi-club Oktoberfest picnic. WLP300 did not kick off in more than 12 hours, and I panick pitched at packet of Nottingham I had purchased for a batch of cider.
Style (BJCP)
Category: 10 - German Wheat Beer
Subcategory: A - Weissbier
Range for this Style | |||
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Original Gravity: | 1.050 | 1.044 - 1.053 | ![]() |
Terminal Gravity: | 1.012 | 1.008 - 1.014 | ![]() |
Color: | 5.5 SRM | 2 - 6 | ![]() |
Alcohol: | 4.9% ABV | 4.3% - 5.6% | ![]() |
Bitterness: | 18.3 IBU | 8 - 15 | ![]() |