Dana's Hefe
Weizen/Weissbier • All Grain • 5 gal
Classic German Wheat............mm good!!
December 26, 2008 pm 08:53pm
Ingredients (All Grain, 5 gal)
- 7.5 lbs
Midwest Wheat Malt
Midwest Wheat Malt
Light flavor and creamy head. For American weizenbier, weissbier and dunkelweiss.
- 3.25 lbs
Belgian Pils
Belgian Pils
Pilsner style malted barley grain.
- .5 oz
Czech Saaz - 4.0 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min
Czech Saaz
Very mild. 'Noble'.
- .5 oz
Vanguard - 4.4 AA% pellets; boiled 30 min
Vanguard
Still being tested and looked at by micro & craft breweries.
- .5 oz
Crystal - 2.5 AA% pellets; boiled 5 min
Crystal
Mild. 'Noble'. Used mainly for its aroma which is mild and pleasant.
- .5 oz
Mt. Hood - 3.7 AA% whole; boiled 30 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 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.
Style (BJCP)
Category: 15 - German Wheat and Rye Beer
Subcategory: A - Weizen/Weissbier
| Range for this Style | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Original Gravity: | 1.055 | 1.044 - 1.052 | |
| Terminal Gravity: | 1.013 | 1.010 - 1.014 | |
| Color: | 4.2 SRM | 2 - 8 | |
| Alcohol: | 5.5% ABV | 4.3% - 5.6% | |
| Bitterness: | 21.2 IBU | 8 - 15 |
