Escape From Alcatraz Hefeweizen
Weizen/Weissbier • Partial Mash • 5 gal
A traditional Hefeweizen for a great summer race here in San Francisco.
May 21, 2009 pm 09:37pm
Ingredients (Partial Mash, 5 gal)
- 1 lbs
English 2-row Munich
English 2-row Munich
Used for extra flavour and colour in nitro-keg ales.
- 1.5 lbs
Midwest Wheat Malt
Midwest Wheat Malt
Light flavor and creamy head. For American weizenbier, weissbier and dunkelweiss.
- .5 lbs
White Wheat Malt
White Wheat Malt
Weizens. Improves head retention in all beers. Contributes spicy flavor. Protein rest required.
- 5 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.
- .5 oz
Hallertauer Tradition - 3.6 AA% pellets; boiled 60 min
Hallertauer Tradition
Fine, 'Noble'.
- 1 oz
Hallertauer Tradition - 3.6 AA% pellets; boiled 30 min
Hallertauer Tradition
Fine, 'Noble'.
- .5 oz
Hallertauer Tradition - 3.6 AA% pellets; boiled 10 min
Hallertauer Tradition
Fine, 'Noble'.
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White Labs WLP300 Hefewizen Ale
White Labs WLP300 Hefewizen Ale
This famous German yeast is a strain used in the production of traditional, authentic wheat beers. It produces the banana and clove nose traditionally associated with German wheat beers and leaves the desired cloudy look of traditional German wheat beers.
Style (BJCP)
Category: 15 - German Wheat and Rye Beer
Subcategory: A - Weizen/Weissbier
| Range for this Style | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Original Gravity: | 1.059 | 1.044 - 1.052 | |
| Terminal Gravity: | 1.014 | 1.010 - 1.014 | |
| Color: | 10.0 SRM | 2 - 8 | |
| Alcohol: | 5.9% ABV | 4.3% - 5.6% | |
| Bitterness: | 18.5 IBU | 8 - 15 |
Discussion
Very Tradional Outcome
2009-06-20 10:45am
The beer turned out perfectly. In fact we did a blind tasting of other traditional German Hefeweizen with friends and this one was the favorite. All banana and clove flavors and aromas.
