Sunday, October 5, 2008

Amazing Weissbier Recipe

Here is a great weissbier recipe taken/adapted from this thread. It was meant to replicate a good Bavarian weissbier. In particular, Schneider-Weiss I believe. Anyhow, it turned out great, and is probably my best weissbier to date.


Weissbier-Selair 08_8_12

15-A Weizen/Weissbier

Date: 8/12/2008


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Size: 23.6 L
Efficiency: 66.0%
Attenuation: 76.9%
Calories: 172.0 kcal per 12.0 fl oz

Original Gravity: 1.052 (1.044 - 1.052)

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Terminal Gravity: 1.012 (1.010 - 1.014)

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Color: 10.73 (2.0 - 8.0)

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Alcohol: 5.22% (4.3% - 5.6%)

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Bitterness: 12.7 (8.0 - 15.0)

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Ingredients:



8.0 lb Pale Wheat Malt

5.0 lb Pilsner Malt

.9 lb Munich Malt

0.25 lb Caramunich® TYPE I

.05 lb Carafa Special® TYPE II

1.04 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh (3.2%) - added during boil, boiled 60 min

0.69 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh (3.2%) - added during boil, boiled 10 min

1 ea White Labs WLP380 Hefeweizen IV Ale


Schedule:


Ambient Air: 74 °F
Source Water: 74 °F
Elevation: 0.0 m

00:14:34 Mash In - Liquor: 10.37 L; Strike: 128.61 °F; Target: 115.0 °F
00:34:34 Rest - Rest: 20 min; Final: 113.9 °F
00:35:34 Infusion - Water: 10.34 L; Temperature: 195.4 °F; Target: 149 °F
01:35:34 Sac. Rest - Rest: 60 min; Final: 145.7 °F
02:05:34 Sparge - FirstRunnings: 2.21 L sparge @ 168 °F, 14.43 L collected, 15 min; Second: 14.26 L sparge @ 200 °F, 13.91 L collected, 15 min; Total Runoff: 28.99 L

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