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Ooberbrau Hefeweizen

Ooberbrau Hefeweizen

Weizen/Weissbier • All Grain • 5 gal

cleone

Based on Bavarian Dunkleweizen recipe by medievalbrewer with adjusted grain bill for hefeweizen style.

March 17, 2006 am 09:58am

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Ingredients (All Grain5 gal)

  • 3 lbs German 2-row Pils

    German 2-row Pils

  • 5.25 lbs German Wheat Malt Light

    German Wheat Malt Light

    Typical top fermented aroma, produces superb wheat beers.

  • .5 lbs Belgian Caravienne

    Belgian Caravienne

    Belgian light crystal malt. Used in lighter Abbey or Trappist style ales.

  • .37 lbs Belgian Biscuit

    Belgian Biscuit

    Warm baked biscuit flavor and aroma. Increases body. Use in Belgian beers.

  • .30 lbs Rye Flaked

    Rye Flaked

    Imparts a dry, crisp character. Use in rye beers.

  • .18 lbs Rice Flaked

    Rice Flaked

    Used to add fermentables without increasing body or flavor. Produces a milder, less grainy tasting beer. Examples: American lagers, Bohemian lagers, Pilsners

  • .30 lbs Oats Flaked

    Oats Flaked

    Belgian White Ale(wit), other specialty beers.

  • .6 oz Fuggle - 4.8 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min

    Fuggle

    Mild. Mainly used for finishing and dry hopping especially pale ales, porters, and stouts. Aroma is mild and pleasant, spicy, and soft.

  • .5 oz Hallertauer Tradition - 6.0 AA% whole; boiled 1 min

    Hallertauer Tradition

    Fine, 'Noble'.

  • 3.8 g Gypsum - (omitted from calculations)

    Gypsum

  • 3.8 g Chalk - (omitted from calculations)

    Chalk

  • 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

Add .5g/gal gypsum and .5g/gal chalk to soft water to simulate Munich water.

Style (BJCP)

Category: 15 - German Wheat and Rye Beer

Subcategory: A - Weizen/Weissbier

Range for this Style
Original Gravity: 1.051 1.044 - 1.052
Terminal Gravity: 1.012 1.010 - 1.014
Color: 7.1 SRM 2 - 8
Alcohol: 5.1% ABV 4.3% - 5.6%
Bitterness: 14.8 IBU 8 - 15

Discussion

cleone

First batch was good, but need to reduce the bite some

2006-06-26 9:12pm

I am thinking that the grain bill is a little too complex for this style. For the next batch, I will remove the rye.

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