Summer Hefeweisen

[Gricey]

Second beer for the new kegs. I love a good hefe!

Summer Hefeweisen

Recipe Overview

Malts
46.2% German Bohemian Pilsner Malt
20.8% German Wheat Malt
15.3% German Munich Malt
7.7% UK Torrified Wheat

Hops
Czech Saaz 3.0 % 40 g Loose Whole Hops All Of Boil
Czech Saaz 3.0 % 10 g Loose Whole Hops 5 Min From End

Expected Pre-Boil Gravity: 1.043 SG Expected OG: 1.044 SG
Expected FG: 1.011 SG Apparent Attenuation: 73.9 %
Expected ABV: 4.4 % Expected ABW: 3.4 %
Expected IBU (using Tinseth): 12.6 IBU Expected Color (using Morey): 3.6 SRM
BU:GU ratio: 0.28
Mash Efficiency: 75.0 %
Boil Duration: 60.0 mins
Fermentation Temperature: 18 degC

Other Ingredients
Protafloc 5 g In Boil
Vanilla Beans 5 g In Fermenter

Yeast
White Labs WLP300-Hefeweizen Ale

Mash Schedule
Mash Type: Full Mash
Schedule Name: Single Step Infusion (66C/151F) w/Mash Out
Rest at 66 degC 60
Raise to and Mash out at 77 degC 10

[greenxpaddy]

Can't be a weizen beer with that recipe, needs more wheat to at least 50% of grist

[Gricey]

Good job there's no German police around then isn't it!

I think I'll call it Lawbreaker

[Befuddler]

Vanilla hefe eh? Sounds interesting.. I think you've violated the laws of mathematics there though mate, your fermentables only add up to 90%! What's the rest, dark matter?

[Gricey]

Vanilla hefe eh? Sounds interesting.. I think you've violated the laws of mathematics there though mate, your fermentables only add up to 90%! What's the rest, dark matter?

LOL - well spotted. Missed 10% wheat out there. I know it doesn't comply strictly to the guidelines (although, it does adhere to the BJCP guidelines except the wheat %age), but I fancied a change and for me that's what homebrew is all about.

[Manx Guy]

Looks good!

I'm not a big Wheat purist so this sounds interesting... 5g of Vanilla in fermenter? Feeling flush are we...?

Should give you a nice flavour though

I always find wheats are good for drinking young, well certainly younger than a nice Pale Ale.
Guidelines are exactly that - a guide!
Let us know how it turns out...
Cheers!

Guy

[Gricey]

Looks good!

I'm not a big Wheat purist so this sounds interesting... 5g of Vanilla in fermenter? Feeling flush are we...?

Should give you a nice flavour though

I always find wheats are good for drinking young, well certainly younger than a nice Pale Ale.
Guidelines are exactly that - a guide!
Let us know how it turns out...
Cheers!

Guy

Lol, the 5g was just a placeholder, I do have a 15g stash of long vanilla pods from a trip to costco though! Theyre just sitting in my cupboard, I'm not really a custard man