Bro's Dunkel Hefe-Weizen
(Partial Mash) 5 US Gallons
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This Homebrew Recipe was added by
Zythos on July 24, 1997 at 20:31:48:

Brewing Method: Partial Mash
Yeast: Wyeast 3068 Weihenstepan Wheat
Yeast Starter: 1 quart starter. Boil 12 tbs. of DLME in 6 cups of water for 15 min. Add 1/4 tsp. of yeast energizer. Cool to 68F. Aerate. Pitch yeast. Ferment at 70F for 36 hours.
Batch Size: 5 US Gallons
Original Gravity: 1.057
Final Gravity: 1.014
Alcohol Content: 5.5 %
Total Grains: 3.25 lb. grains, 5.40 lb. extract
Color: 15.9
Extract Efficiency: 65 %
Hop IBU's: 12.7
Boiling Time: 60 min.
Primary Fermentation: 7 days in glass at 68F
Secondary Fermentation: 14 days in glass at 68F
Additional Fermentation: 1-3 weeks in the bottle at 68F

Grain Bill:

5.40 lb. Weizen Malt Extract 10L
1.00 lb. German Vienna 3.5L
1.00 lb. German Dark Wheat 6L
0.50 lb. German CaraFoam 2L
0.50 lb. German CaraHell 10L
0.25 lb. German Crystal Wheat 40L

Hop Bill:

0.75 oz. German Tettnanger 4.2% AAU 60 min.
0.25 oz. German Tettnanger 4.2% AAU 5 min.

Mash Schedule:

Infusion Mash. Use 1 gallon of bottled spring water (use spring water for everything). Add grains and bring to 155F. Mash for 75 min. Sparge grains with 1 gallon of 170F water. Add 1 gallon of water to the brewpot. Add the malt extract when warm and bring to a boil.

Brewers Notes:

Malts - Alexanders Wheat Malt Extract. Grains - Weyermann. Add 1 tsp. of rehydrated irish moss at 20 min. Force cool wort to 68F. Fill a 6.5 gallon carboy with 3 gallons of room temp. water. Add the chilled wort and aerate. Pitch the whole starter. Prime with 1 cup of dextrose. After bottling, set aside the bottles to carbonate for 10-14 days at room temp. Cellar the beer for 1-3 weeks before drinking. Chill and enjoy.



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