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Weizen McBock

Weizen McBock

Weizenbock • All Grain • 5.5 gal

dmccrackin

Winter Brew

January 19, 2009 pm 12:06pm

1.0/5.0 1 rating

Ingredients (All Grain5.5 gal)

  • 7.75 lbs Midwest Wheat Malt

    Midwest Wheat Malt

    Light flavor and creamy head. For American weizenbier, weissbier and dunkelweiss.

  • 0.5 lbs Munich Malt

    Munich Malt

    Sweet, toasted flavor and aroma. For Oktoberfests and malty styles

  • .25 lbs Weyermann CaraMunich® II; Weyermann

    Weyermann CaraMunich® II; Weyermann

    Provides body. For Oktoberfest, bock, porter, stout, red, amber and brown ales.

  • .0375 lbs American Chocolate Malt

    American Chocolate Malt

    Use in all types to adjust color and add nutty, toasted flavor. Chocolate flavor.

  • 5.25 lbs Maris Otter Pale

    Maris Otter Pale

    An English thoroughbred and a favored choice of malt for many brewers. Simpsons' Maris Otter has a rich and nutty flavor and despite its small, berry size has a strong husk. This malt delivers predictable brewhouse performance with modest, yet consistent extracts. Brewers can expect good runoffs with clear wort.

  • 1 oz Crystal - 4.8 AA% whole; boiled 60 min

    Crystal

    Mild. 'Noble'. Used mainly for its aroma which is mild and pleasant.

  • 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

Brewed 2/9/09. Mash at 152. Ferment 62. 2 weeks primary, 4 weeks secondary. Also use .25 lb Special B. Estimated O.G. 1.080

Style (BJCP)

Category: 15 - German Wheat and Rye Beer

Subcategory: C - Weizenbock

Range for this Style
Original Gravity: 1.076 1.064 - 1.090
Terminal Gravity: 1.019 1.015 - 1.022
Color: 11.0 SRM 12 - 25
Alcohol: 7.6% ABV 6.5% - 8%
Bitterness: 18.2 IBU 15 - 30

Discussion

dmccrackin

Not Good

2009-04-21 11:11am

Did not ferment this yeast properly. Would have preferred a more neutral wheat yeast, too.

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