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Hefewiezen 2013 Ninkasi Gold Winner

195 calories 20.4 g 12 oz
Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Weissbier
Boil Time: 75 min
Batch Size: 10.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 13 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.048 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 60% (brew house)
Calories: 195 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 20.4 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday January 22nd 2016
1.059
1.015
5.8%
10.4
5.1
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
13 lb American - Pilsner13 lb Pilsner 37 1.8 48.1%
14 lb American - White Wheat14 lb White Wheat 40 2.8 51.9%
27 lbs / 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1.20 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh1.2 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 3.75 Boil 60 min 8.29 70.6%
0.50 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh0.5 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 3.75 Boil 20 min 2.09 29.4%
1.70 oz / 0.00
 
Yeast
Wyeast - Weihenstephan Weizen 3068
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
64 - 75 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
68 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.0 (M cells / ml / ° P) 577 B cells required
0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
7.65 gal Single Sparge -- 154 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.33 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 12.44 gal (49.76 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 0.44 gal (1.76 qt) sparge/top-off.    
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.33 qt/lb 8.98 35.9  
Mash volume with grains 11.14 44.6  
Grain absorption losses -3.38 -13.5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 7.09 g | 28.3 qt) 7.65 30.6  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 12.44 g | 49.8 qt) 13 52  
Boil off losses -1.88 -7.5  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.06 -0.3  
Post boil Volume 10.5 42  
Going into fermentor 10.5 42  
Total: 16.63 66.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

2015
“El Hefe”
Weizen/Weissbier

Ingredients for 5.5 U.S. gallons (20.82 L)

3.65 lb (1.65 kg) German Pilsner malt
5.6 lb (2.54 kg) German wheat malt
0.8 oz (23 g) Hallertauer Mittelfruh pellets, 3.4% a.a. (60 min)
Wyeast 3068 Weihenstephan Weizen ale yeast, 1 quart

Original Specific Gravity: 1.052

Final Specific Gravity: 1.012

Boiling Time: 90 minutes

IBU: 8.3
SRM: 3
ABV: 5.3%

Primary Fermentation: 9 days at 62° F (17° C).

Directions:
Start with RO water, add 2.2 g calcium chloride to mash, add 2.7 g calcium chloride to sparge. Use a double decoction mash schedule with the following rests. Acid rest: 113° F (45° C) for 15 minutes. Protein rest: 126° F (52° C) for 15 minutes. Mash at 146° F (63° C) for 20 minutes, then 158° F (70° C) for 20 minutes. Mash out at 167° F (75° C) for 10 minutes.

Links:
List of winners
http://www.alternativecommutepueblo.com/2011/10/ahanhc-gold-medal-winning-recipes-for.html

2013 Gold Winner
http://wiki.homebrewersassociation.org/ElHefeDB

This was the original recipe for this fork.<br />


NHC 2009 Winner
http://wiki.homebrewersassociation.org/ElHefe
https://www.homebrewersassociation.org/homebrew-recipe/el-hefe-3/

This variation uses more wheat than pilsner grain and Sterling whole hops<br />

https://www.brewtoad.com/recipes/gordon-strong-el-hefe-hefeweizen

Uses acidulated malt and has very specific mash steps
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