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Frankenweizen

Frankenweizen

Weizen/Weissbier • Extract • 5 gal

April 11, 2001 pm 07:35pm

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Ingredients (Extract5 gal)

  • 1 lbs German Dark Munich

    German Dark Munich

    Enhances body and aroma. Stout, schwarzbier, brown ale, dark and amber ales.

  • 6.3 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 lbs Corn Sugar

    Corn Sugar

    Use in priming beer or in extract recipes where flaked maize would be used in a mash.

  • 0.25 lbs Honey

    Honey

    Imparts sweet and dry taste. For honey and brown ales. Also: specialty ales.

  • 1.5 oz Hallertau - 3.8 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min

    Hallertau

    Good for all around bittering and finishing stock ales, Belgian ales, and continental style lagers. Aroma is mild, pleasant and flowery.

  • .5 oz Hallertau - 3.8 AA% pellets; boiled 15 min

    Hallertau

    Good for all around bittering and finishing stock ales, Belgian ales, and continental style lagers. Aroma is mild, pleasant and flowery.

  • Wyeast 3766 Cider

    Wyeast 3766 Cider

    Crisp dry fermenting yeast with big, fruity finish. Creates a nice balance for all types of apples, pears and other fruit or fermentables. Allows fruit character to dominate the profile.

Notes

Steeped grain @160 for 30 min. Added 60/40 LME, corn sugar and honey and 1.5oz hops and boiled. At 45min added .5oz hops. Chilled wort in tub with cool water. Added 2.5gal to fermenter and pitched yet at 68deg. Left in warm72 closet for 4 days. Racked to carboy for 7 days. Bottled with corn sugar priming. Came out way dark for style. Heavy on sourish malty flavor and cystal clear. Weird, but very drinkable.

Style (BJCP)

Category: 15 - German Wheat and Rye Beer

Subcategory: A - Weizen/Weissbier

Range for this Style
Original Gravity: 1.060 1.044 - 1.052
Terminal Gravity: 1.015 1.010 - 1.014
Color: 11.4 SRM 2 - 8
Alcohol: 6.0% ABV 4.3% - 5.6%
Bitterness: 25.3 IBU 8 - 15

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