Fat Tuesday Weissbier
Weizen/Weissbier • Partial Mash • 5 gal
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February 8, 2005 pm 01:33pm
Ingredients (Partial Mash, 5 gal)
- 1.54 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.
- 1.62 lbs
German Wheat Malt Light
German Wheat Malt Light
Typical top fermented aroma, produces superb wheat beers.
- 0.07 lbs
Crystal Malt 40°L
Crystal Malt 40°L
Sweet, mild caramel flavor and a golden color. Use in light lagers and light ales.
- 0.24 lbs
Belgian Munich
Belgian Munich
Used to increase malt aroma and body with slightly more color.
- 1.44 lbs
Liquid Wheat Extract
Liquid Wheat Extract
Made with a preponderance of wheat malt (55%) for the production of wheat or Weiss beers. Contains no colored malts or hops.
- 1.77 lbs
Dry Extra Light Extract
Dry Extra Light Extract
For making very pale ales and lagers.
- 0.07 lbs
Maple Syrup
Maple Syrup
Imparts a dry, woodsy flavor if used in the boil. If beer is bottled with it, it gives it a smooth sweet, maple taste. Use in maple ales, pale ales, brown ales and porters.
- 0.15 lbs
Malto Dextrin
Malto Dextrin
Adds body and mouthfeel. For all extract beers. Does not ferment.
- 0.3 oz
Cascade - 5.5 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min
Cascade
Spicy with citrus notes. Slightly grapefruity.
- 0.47 oz
Saaz - 5.0 AA% pellets; boiled 15 min
Saaz
Used for finishing pilseners, continental lagers, and wheats. The aroma is spicy and pleasant with fragrant overtones.
- 0.50 oz
Mt. Hood - 5.0 AA% pellets; boiled 1 min
Mt. Hood
Used mainly for aroma and flavor in American and German style ales and lagers. Aroma is mild, pleasant, light, and clean.
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Wyeast 3056 Bavarian Wheat Blend™
Wyeast 3056 Bavarian Wheat Blend™
Blend of top-fermenting ale and wheat strains producing mildly estery and phenolic wheat beers.
Style (BJCP)
Category: 15 - German Wheat and Rye Beer
Subcategory: A - Weizen/Weissbier
| Range for this Style | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Original Gravity: | 1.045 | 1.044 - 1.052 | |
| Terminal Gravity: | 1.011 | 1.010 - 1.014 | |
| Color: | 5.8 SRM | 2 - 8 | |
| Alcohol: | 4.5% ABV | 4.3% - 5.6% | |
| Bitterness: | 11.8 IBU | 8 - 15 |
