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Hoppy Hefeweizen

185 calories 19.2 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: Extract
Style: Weizen/Weissbier
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.25 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 3.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.036 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 35% (steeping grains only)
Source: Jason mckibben
Calories: 185 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 19.2 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Tuesday February 11th 2014
1.056
1.014
5.5%
38.1
3.9
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
3 lb Dry Malt Extract - Wheat3 lb Dry Malt Extract - Wheat 42 3 42.9%
4 lb Dry Malt Extract - Wheat4 lb Dry Malt Extract - Wheat - (late boil kettle addition) 42 3 57.1%
7 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Hallertau Hersbrucker1 oz Hallertau Hersbrucker Hops Pellet 4 Boil 60 min 16.42 25%
0.50 oz Amarillo0.5 oz Amarillo Hops Pellet 8.6 Boil 15 min 8.76 12.5%
0.50 oz Amarillo0.5 oz Amarillo Hops Pellet 8.6 Boil 1 min 0.76 12.5%
0.50 oz Citra0.5 oz Citra Hops Pellet 11 Boil 15 min 11.2 12.5%
0.50 oz Citra0.5 oz Citra Hops Pellet 11 Boil 1 min 0.97 12.5%
1 oz Citra1 oz Citra Hops Pellet 11 Dry Hop 0 days 25%
4 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 each whirlfloc Fining Boil 15 min.
0.50 tsp yeast nutrient Other Boil 15 min.
 
Yeast
White Labs - Bavarian Weizen Yeast WLP351
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
66 - 70 °F
Starter:
No
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: corn sugar       Amount: 6.25      
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Boil water added to kettle (equipment estimates 6.32 g | 25.3 qt) 3.27 13.1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.23 0.9  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.55 g | 26.2 qt) 3.5 14  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (late additions) 0.31 1.2  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.11 -0.5  
Post boil volume 5.25 21  
Going into fermentor 5.25 21  
WARNING: Kettle losses > 2% detected which throw off OG calculation for extract/partial mash recipes in batch target 'fermentor' mode. Solution: Reduce kettle losses, misc losses and hops absorption in equipment profile, OR set batch target to 'kettle' and do a full wort boil. See batch target FAQ.    
Total: 3.27 13.1
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

I've been drinking this for a couple of months. Overall I think it was a pretty good effort. Despite all of the talk that hoppy hefeweizens don't work, I enjoy drinking this every time I reach for it. That said, it's way over-carbonated. I used 6.25 oz of corn sugar, which is not that much more than what I used in a normal hefeweizen I brewed around the same time (6 oz, and i thought that one was under-carbonated). I'm thinking perhaps it's the high hop content in the beer coupled w/ the wheat malt. In the future, I'd use 5.75 or 6 oz. In contrast, I just brewed a typical hefe and bottled w/ 195 grams (nearly 7 oz)... still waiting for that one to condition.

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