Franziskaner Hefe-Weisse Clone
Weizen/Weissbier • All Grain • 5 gal
Web's version of a Clone.
August 24, 2009 pm 05:12pm
Ingredients (All Grain, 5 gal)
- 7 lbs
German Wheat Malt Light
German Wheat Malt Light
Typical top fermented aroma, produces superb wheat beers.
- 2.75 lbs
German 2-row Pils
German 2-row Pils
- .25 lbs
Belgian Aromatic
Belgian Aromatic
Imparts a big malt aroma. Use in brown ales, Belgian dubbels and tripels.
- .125 lbs
Acidulated Malt
Acidulated Malt
High lactic acid. For lambics, sour mash beers, Irish stout, pilsners and wheats.
- 1 oz
Hallertau - 3.8 AA% whole; boiled 60 min
Hallertau
Good for all around bittering and finishing stock ales, Belgian ales, and continental style lagers. Aroma is mild, pleasant and flowery.
- .25 oz
Spalt Spalter - 4.0 AA% whole; boiled 15 min
Spalt Spalter
Mild, slightly spicy. 'Noble'.
- .25 oz
Perle - 7.5 AA% whole; boiled 15 min
Perle
Used mainly for its minty bittering and good green hop aromas in all non-pilsener lagersand wheats. Aroma is pleasant and slightly spicy
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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.
Notes
Mash at 150 F for 90 min.
Style (BJCP)
Category: 15 - German Wheat and Rye Beer
Subcategory: A - Weizen/Weissbier
| Range for this Style | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Original Gravity: | 1.052 | 1.044 - 1.052 | |
| Terminal Gravity: | 1.012 | 1.010 - 1.014 | |
| Color: | 4.8 SRM | 2 - 8 | |
| Alcohol: | 5.1% ABV | 4.3% - 5.6% | |
| Bitterness: | 20.2 IBU | 8 - 15 |
Discussion
I dropped the IBU's to 15 and it is good
2009-10-07 4:14pm
This does not taste like a Franzie.
