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BrewBlog: Hefeweizen

Specifics

Style:

Weizen/Weissbier — BJCP Style Information

Category:	German Wheat and Rye Beer
Number:	15A

A pale, spicy, fruity, refreshing wheat-based ale.

Commercial Examples: Weihenstephaner Hefeweissbier, Schneider Weisse Weizenhell, Paulaner Hefe-Weizen, Hacker-Pschorr Weisse, Plank Bavarian Hefeweizen, Ayinger Bräu Weisse, Ettaler Weissbier Hell, Franziskaner Hefe-Weisse, Andechser Weissbier Hefetrüb, Kapuziner Weissbier, Erdinger Weissbier, Penn Weizen, Barrelhouse Hocking Hills HefeWeizen, Eisenbahn Weizenbier.

Brewer:

Dustin Zastera

Brew Date:

November 12, 2016

Yield:

5 gallons

Color (SRM/EBC):

2.8/5.5

Bitterness (Calc):

13.2 IBU (Tinseth)

BU/GU:

0.28

Calories:

157 (12 ounces)

ABV:

5.1%

ABW:

Batch No:	137
OG:	1.048
OG (Plato):	11.91° P
Target OG:	1.042
FG:	1.010
FG (Plato):	2.56° P
Target FG:	1.010
Real Extract:	4.25° P
App. Atten.:	78.5%
Real Atten.:	64.3%

General Information

Method:	All Grain

Method:

All Grain

Brewed on 11-12-16, transferredto keg on 11-22-16.

Robust ferment at 68F

Scale Recipe

Enter desired final yield (volume):

gallons

Malts and Grains

5.00 pounds

Rahr White Wheat Malt

Color (L):	2 °L
Info/Use:	Imparts a malty flavor. For American wheat beers, wheat bock and doppel bock.

55.6% of grist

4.00 pounds

Rahr Pilsen Malt

Color (L):	1-2 °L
Info/Use:	Light color, malty flavor. For pilsners, lagers.

44.4% of grist

9.00 pounds

Total Grain Weight (Water Amounts

Water Amounts

Target Final Boil Volume:	5 gallons
Evaporation Rate:	0.78 gallons per hour
Boil Time:	60 minutes
Runoff Volume Needed:	6 gallons	5 gallons (final boil volume) ÷ 0.96 (cooling) + 0.8 gallons (boil evaporation)
Grain Amount:	9 pounds
Grain Absorbtion:	1.9 gallons
Total Water Needed:	8.4 gallons	6 gallons (runoff) + 1.9 gallons (grain absorbtion) + .5 gallons (equip. loss)
Mash Water Needed:	3 gallons	based on 1.33 quarts per pound of grain
Sparge Water Needed:	5.4 gallons	8.4 gallons (total water) – 3 gallons (mash water)

)

100% of grist

Non-Fermentables

1/2t

Yeast Nutrient @ 15 minutes

Hops

1.40 ounces

Saaz

Region:	Czechoslovakia, United States
AAU Range:	2 - 2%
Notes:	Delicate, mild, floral aroma. Czech varietey is considered a noble hop.
Typical Use:	Aroma, finishing.
Substitution:	Tettnang
Example:	Plisner, Lager, Wheat; Pilsener Urquell; Bohemian style lagers

2.7% Leaf @ 60 minutes
Type: Bittering
Use: Boil

3.8 AAUs

1.40 ounces

Total Hop Weight

3.8 AAUs

Boil

Total Boil Time:	60 minutes

Total Boil Time:

60 minutes

Equipment Profile

Tall cooler

Batch Size:	5 gallons	Boil Volume:	7 gallons
Evaporation Rate:	9% per hour	Mash Tun Dead Space:	.4 gallons
Efficiency:	80%	Mash Tun Weight:	10 pounds
Hop Utilization:	100%	Mash Tun Volume:	7 gallons
Loss:	.5 gallons	Mash Tun Specific Heat:	.3 Cal/gram per °C
Notes:	Suitable for standard mashes that finish below 1.9 qt/lb with 12 pounds of grain. Preheat with 9F-gallons

Water Profile

Hastings, Minnesota

Calicum:	55 ppm
Bicarbonate:	196 ppm
Sulfate:	7.9 ppm
Chloride:	8.9 ppm
Sodium:	3 ppm
Magnesium:	24 ppm
PH:	7.4%
Notes:	Taken from: "Ground Water Quality in Cottage Grove, MN, June 2000" Prepared by GWMAP

Procedure

Mash in with 12qt @ 145 for a mash temperature of 134F. Rest 10 minutes. Decoct with 4 quarts to bring the temperature up to 152. Rest 40 minutes. Mash out with 8 quarts @200F. Sparge with 13 quarts.

Mash in with 12qt @ 145 for a mash temperature of 134F. Rest 10 minutes.

Decoct with 4 quarts to bring the temperature up to 152. Rest 40 minutes.

Mash out with 8 quarts @200F.

Sparge with 13 quarts.

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