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German Wheat Beer - Weizenbock


A strong, malty, fruity, wheat-based ale combining the best malt and yeast flavors of a weissbier (pale or dark) with the malty-rich flavor, strength, and body of a Dunkles Bock or Doppelbock.

Flavor Profile: Similar to the aroma, a medium-high to high malty-rich flavor together with a significant bready-grainy wheat flavor. Paler versions will have a bready, toasty, grainy-sweet malt richness, while darker versions will have deeper, bready-rich or toasted mal

Ingredients: A high percentage of malted wheat is used (by German brewing tradition must be at least 50%, although it may contain up to 70%), with the remainder being Munich- and/or Vienna-type barley malts in darker versions, and more Pils malt in paler versions. Som

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Top 10 Weizenbock Recipes

Title Size ABV IBU OG FG Color Method Views
JUNIPER WHEAT BEER
30 L 6.72% 34.41 1.058 1.007
All Grain 8653
Vitus Clone
21 L 7.16% 19.94 1.073 1.018
All Grain 6184
10C.Weizenbock
21 L 8.01% 22.74 1.081 1.020
All Grain 5729
Weizenbock
25 L 6.54% 13.97 1.066 1.016
BIAB 5713
Bismarck Weizenbock Braumeister 20L
21 L 7.98% 21.62 1.078 1.017
BIAB 4674
Hempnotic Weizenbock
5 gal 7.53% 21.2 1.076 1.019
All Grain 3884
SCHNEIDER WEISSE TAP 5 CLONE
25 L 8.22% 42.12 1.083 1.021
All Grain 3497
Apricot Honey Hefeweizen
5 gal 11.26% 15.29 1.103 1.026
Partial Mash 3101
Weizenbock
14 L 7.91% 19.05 1.075 1.015
Partial Mash 2999
#61 Smoked Weizenbock
40 L 7.87% 27.93 1.068 1.008
All Grain 2972

Newest Weizenbock Recipes

Title Size ABV IBU OG FG Color Method Views
Weizenbock
8 L 8.44% 31.28 1.087 1.023
All Grain 8
Weizenbock been good this year?
5.5 gal 8.18% 22.13 1.080 1.018
All Grain 47
Dark Weizenbock
5.5 gal 6.71% 23.32 1.065 1.016
All Grain 18
Suva Final
5 gal 9.28% 42.5 1.087 1.016
extract 27
DasBoot
5 gal 6.14% 25.32 1.064 1.017
All Grain 56
Long Shadows
5 gal 7.55% 23.32 1.071 1.013
BIAB 49
Weizenbock
54 L 7.81% 22.05 1.068 1.009
All Grain 84
Weizenbock 20
20 L 7.9% 20.98 1.080 1.020
BIAB 32
Weizenbock
5.5 gal 7.09% 22.38 1.072 1.018
All Grain 47
Awesome Recipe
5.5 gal 8.15% 22.54 1.081 1.019
All Grain 36

Fermentables Used In Weizenbock Recipes (View More)

Name Recipes Country Category Type Color PPG Avg. Usage Usage Range
German - Wheat Malt 142 German Grain base malt 2°L
37 48% 8% - 100%
German - Pilsner 86 German Grain base malt 1.6°L
38 32% 8% - 88%
Special B 79 Grain crystal malt 115°L
34 3% 0% - 11%
Munich - Light 10L 77 Grain specialty malt 10°L
33 19% 4% - 67%
German - Vienna 68 German Grain base malt 4°L
37 24% 1% - 69%
Munich Dark 20L 62 Grain specialty malt 20°L
34 20% 3% - 52%
German - Melanoidin 60 German Grain roasted malt 25°L
37 4% 0% - 13%
German - Dark Wheat 54 German Grain base malt 6.5°L
39 38% 5% - 100%
American - White Wheat 43 American Grain base malt 2.8°L
40 40% 5% - 84%
Rice Hulls 40 Adjunct other 0°L
0 4% 2% - 13%

Hops Used In Weizenbock Recipes (View More)

Name Recipes Average AA Avg. Usage Usage Range
Hallertau Mittelfruh 79 3.75 60% 0% - 100%
Tettnanger 66 4.5 50% 0% - 100%
Hallertau Hersbrucker 47 4 55% 13% - 100%
Magnum 42 15 63% 5% - 100%
Perle 35 8.2 57% 9% - 100%
Saaz 33 3.5 47% 8% - 100%
Domestic Hallertau 28 3.9 68% 8% - 100%
Hallertau Tradition (Germany) 17 5 55% 22% - 100%
Cascade 16 7 43% 10% - 100%
Mandarina Bavaria 12 8.5 27% 3% - 100%

Steeping Grains Used In Weizenbock Recipes (View More)

Name Recipes Country Category Type Color PPG Avg. Usage Usage Range
Special B 3 Grain crystal malt 115°L
34 50% 29% - 80%
American - Chocolate 2 American Grain roasted malt 350°L
29 58% 15% - 100%
Munich - Light 10L 2 Grain specialty malt 10°L
33 63% 26% - 100%
Munich Dark 20L 2 Grain specialty malt 20°L
34 52% 4% - 100%
German - CaraMunich I 2 German Grain crystal malt 39°L
34 71% 70% - 71%
Munich Malt 2 Grain specialty malt 7.86802°L
36.8 64% 28% - 100%
Weyermann - CaraWheat 2 DE Grain crystal malt 45°L
31 98% 96% - 100%

Yeasts Used In Weizenbock Recipes (View More)

Name Recipes Laboratory Type Alcohol Tolerance Flocculation Attenuation Min. Temp Max. Temp
Wyeast - Weihenstephan Weizen 3068 75 Wyeast Wheat 0.1 Low 75% 64°F 75°F
White Labs - Hefeweizen Ale Yeast WLP300 63 White Labs Wheat Medium Low 74% 68°F 72°F
Fermentis - Safbrew - Wheat Beer Yeast WB-06 60 Fermentis / Safale Wheat .105 Low 86% 54°F 77°F
Mangrove Jack - Bavarian Wheat Yeast M20 33 Mangrove Jack Ale n/a Low 73% 59°F 86°F
Fermentis - Safale-WB06 24 Fermentis / Safale Ales High Low 78% 59°F 75°F
White Labs - Hefeweizen IV Ale Yeast WLP380 20 White Labs Wheat Medium Low 76.5% 66°F 70°F
Lallemand - LALBREW® MUNICH CLASSIC WHEAT BEER YEAST 16 Lallemand Ales High Low 78% 64°F 72°F
Danstar - Munich Classic Wheat Beer Yeast 14 Danstar Wheat .09 Low 75% 63°F 72°F
Wyeast - Bavarian Wheat 3056 13 Wyeast Wheat 0.1 Medium 75% 64°F 74°F
White Labs - Bavarian Weizen Yeast WLP351 12 White Labs Wheat Medium Low 75% 66°F 70°F

Other Ingredients Used In Weizenbock Recipes (View More)

Name Recipes Type Use Avg. Usage Usage Range
Gypsum 42 Water Agt Mash 18% 0% - 100%
Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) 23 Water Agt Mash 10% 0% - 50%
Irish Moss 23 Other Boil 71% 0% - 100%
Epsom Salt 23 Water Agt Mash 8% 0% - 50%
Lactic acid 20 Water Agt Sparge 75% 0% - 100%
Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) 16 Water Agt Mash 20% 0% - 100%
Whirlfloc 14 Water Agt Mash 57% 1% - 100%
Baking Soda 13 Water Agt Mash 15% 0% - 68%
Phosphoric acid 10 Water Agt Mash 61% 0% - 100%
Wyeast - Beer Nutrient 8 Water Agt Boil 58% 0% - 100%

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