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West Mountain Weizen

West Mountain Weizen

American Wheat or Rye Beer • Extract • 5 gal

mo4391

Close match to Widmer Hefewiezen. Color a bit darker due to partial extract boil, but flavor very close.

September 3, 2005 am 09:56am

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Ingredients (Extract5 gal)

  • .25 lbs American Caramel 40°L

    American Caramel 40°L

    Provides color, a unique flavor, body, and contributes to foam retention and beer stability.

  • .25 lbs American Munich

    American Munich

    Munich Dunkels. Adds color/nutty flavor. Sometimes called Aromatic.

  • 6 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.

  • 1.5 oz Tettnanger - 4.5 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min

    Tettnanger

    Mild, slightly spicy. 'Noble'.

  • .5 oz Tettnanger - 4.5 AA% whole; boiled 2 min

    Tettnanger

    Mild, slightly spicy. 'Noble'.

  • 1 oz Cascade - 5.5 AA% whole; boiled 2 min

    Cascade

    Spicy with citrus notes. Slightly grapefruity.

  • White Labs WLP320 American Hefeweizen Ale

    White Labs WLP320 American Hefeweizen Ale

    This yeast is used to produce the Oregon style American Hefeweizen. Unlike WLP300, this yeast produces a very slight amount of the banana and clove notes. It produces some sulfur, but is otherwise a clean fermenting yeast, which does not flocculate well,

Notes

Steep Grains in 1 1/2 gallons water at 150 degrees for 30 minutes.

Style (BJCP)

Category: 6 - Light Hybrid Beer

Subcategory: D - American Wheat or Rye Beer

Range for this Style
Original Gravity: 1.055 1.040 - 1.055
Terminal Gravity: 1.012 1.008 - 1.013
Color: 11.5 SRM 3 - 6
Alcohol: 5.7% ABV 4% - 5.5%
Bitterness: 30.8 IBU 15 - 30

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