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Traditional Hefeweizen

173 calories 14.9 g 12 oz
Beer Stats
Method: BIAB
Style: Hefeweizen
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.044 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.053 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 173 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 14.9 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Tuesday February 14th 2023
1.053
1.009
5.8%
13.6
4.9
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
2 lb Weyermann - Pilsner2 lb Pilsner 36 1.5 20%
2 lb Weyermann - Barke Munich Malt2 lb Barke Munich Malt 37 8 20%
6 lb German - Pale Wheat6 lb Pale Wheat 39 1.5 60%
10 lbs / 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh1 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Leaf/Whole 3.75 Boil 60 min 13.63 100%
1 oz / 0.00
 
Yeast
Lallemand - LALBREW® MUNICH CLASSIC WHEAT BEER YEAST
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
80%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
64 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 87 B cells required
0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 4.04 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
6 gal Ferulic Acid Rest Infusion 113 °F 113 °F 15 min
Rest Infusion 133 °F 127 °F 30 min
Once you hit 133 in your kettle, remove 33% of the grain and water and move to another Kettle. Heat it to 150 for 10 minutes and than boil for 15. Add the resulting water back to your main kettle which should hit your mash temp Decoction 133 °F 212 °F 30 min
You shouldnt have to add any heat to the kettle as the 2 gallons of boiling water should raise the 6 gallon total to about 152. But if not you may need some extra boiling water laying around Infusion 153 °F 149 °F 45 min
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume (equipment estimates 8.04 g | 32.2 qt) 7.5 30  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 8.84 g | 35.4 qt) 8.3 33.2  
Grain absorption losses -1.25 -5  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.54 g | 26.2 qt) 6 24  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.04 -0.2  
Post boil Volume 5 20  
Volume into fermentor 5 20  
Total: 7.5 30
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

I brewed today on 2/13. I ended up with a pretty low starting gravity of 36. Have a feeling I didn't crush the wheat enough. Will update you when it has been kegged.

As of the 20th it has been kegged. The final gravity of 6. Pretty happy with the results, took a week of off-gassing to get rid of the sulfur smell produced by the german yeast, but it ended up making a really easy-to-drink and good-tasting beer.

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  • Last Updated: 2023-02-28 23:36 UTC