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Holy Steven

Holy Steven

Weizen/Weissbier • All Grain • 6.25 gal

kappel

Good. Just a tad heavy on the hops. Could use more malt (vienna) or a tripple decoction.

May 27, 2006 pm 01:40pm

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Ingredients (All Grain6.25 gal)

  • 6.25 lbs White Wheat Malt

    White Wheat Malt

    Weizens. Improves head retention in all beers. Contributes spicy flavor. Protein rest required.

  • 3 lbs German 2-row Pils

    German 2-row Pils

  • 1 lbs German Vienna

    German Vienna

    Increases malty flavor, provides balance. Use in Vienna, Märzen and Oktoberfest.

  • .25 lbs Dextrine Malt

    Dextrine Malt

    In light-colored beers to give additional body. Adds richness without color.

  • .625 oz Liberty - 4.1 AA% whole; boiled 90 min

    Liberty

    Used mainly for finishing German and American style ales and lagers. Aroma is mild and pleasant.

  • .25 oz Liberty - 4.1 AA% whole; boiled 10 min

    Liberty

    Used mainly for finishing German and American style ales and lagers. Aroma is mild and pleasant.

  • .25 lb rice hulls - (omitted from calculations)

    rice hulls

  • .375 lb Dry Wheat Malt Extract - (omitted from calculations)

    Dry Wheat Malt Extract

  • 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

“High-Short Decoction Mash” Mash in at 141 F. for 15 min. with 14 qt. water at 150 F. Take heavy decoction of 40% of mash (~5 qt.) and bring to a boil by raising 2-3 degrees per minute (stop at 156 F. for 15 minutes). Boil decoction for 15 minutes. Add decoction to mash to raise temp. to 154 F and hold for 45 minutes. Raise mash to 170 F. with a thin (liquid only from top of mash) decoction (5.5 qt. brought to boil) Add pre-soaked and heated rice hulls to the main mash. Hold for 10 minutes and recirculate for 5 minutes. Sparge with 4.5 gallons water @ 168 F. Boil Add 4 qts. of water to the boil kettle and hops as a first wort hop. Total boil is 90 min. Chill with a plate chiller. SG=1.64 @ 65F. Add 1 gallon of spring water to fermenter to yield SG=1.52 @ 62F. Aerate for 30 minutes. Fermentation Add 1 qt. yeast starter made with DME wheat. Primary ferment for 5 days at 65°-72 F in a 8 gallon bucket with airlock. Crash temp to 40 F. on day 6. Transfer to keg and force carbonate on day 7. Serve when highly carbonated.

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: 3.3 SRM 2 - 8
Alcohol: 5.1% ABV 4.3% - 5.6%
Bitterness: 10.2 IBU 8 - 15

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