NBC 2013 CAT 4 Bronze - Twice as Weiss

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Twice as Weiss
15-A Weizen/Weissbier
Author: JK
Date: 03/02/2013



Size: 21.0 L
Efficiency: 63.0%
Attenuation: 77.0%
Calories: 146.61 kcal per 12.0 fl oz

Original Gravity: 1.044 (1.044 - 1.052)
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Terminal Gravity: 1.010 (1.010 - 1.014)
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Color: 6.56 (3.94 - 15.76)
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Alcohol: 4.47% (4.3% - 5.6%)
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Bitterness: 10.9 (8.0 - 15.0)
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Ingredients:
2500 g Wheat Malt
2500 g Premium Pilsen Malt
20 g Saaz (3.8%) - added during boil, boiled 60 min
1 ea White Labs WLP300 Hefewizen Ale

Schedule:
Ambient Air: 21.11 °C
Source Water: 15.56 °C

Notes
Mash Sch -
C / Time
43 / 20
67 / 60
76 / 10
Boil
60 mins
No whirlfloc used

Fermentation
17C for 10 days

higher gives too much banana - lower too much clove - if you can only ferment at 20c then use WLP380.

This beer is best after about 2-3 weeks chilled - it does not hold well long term - 4 months max.

If you cant do a stepped mash - mash at 66 for 60 mins.

[irish_goat]

Might give this a go on Friday. Reckon I'd be ok to use cascade instead of saaz? I think a nice bit of grapefruit hop character could work in a Weiss anyway.

[nigel_c]

I'm doing a double brew day on Wednesday for Christmas and this is one of them. Did it before with citra and was nice.
You can never go wrong with a nice wheat beer.

[Eoin]

Weizen isn't a hop forward style typically, but it's worth a shot.

Sent using a complex system of semaphore and ninjas.

[irish_goat]

Weizen isn't a hop forward style typically, but it's worth a shot.

TT

Yeah but this is one of the things that annoys me about German beer. Apart from Schneider Weisse (and a few of the newer, smaller breweries) none of them ever deviate from the traditional parameters. I made a Citra Hopfenweisse with Rossa at TOG and it turned out quite well although a little too bitter for what I'm looking for this time (i.e. something to please the missus).

I'm doing a double brew day on Wednesday for Christmas and this is one of them. Did it before with citra and was nice.
You can never go wrong with a nice wheat beer.

You might be better waiting to brew next month if it's for Christmas.

[nigel_c]

I'll need a fair amount for a thing next month so it's more for that im brewing. Never know might get a second batch on before Christmas.
Thinking about it now I'm sure I'll need a second batch for Christmas.

[nigel_c]

Just enjoying my first bottle of this now. Lovely brew. Only thing I would change is mashing slightly higher at 68c to give it a bit more body.
Can see why its a medal winner. Very nice.

[irish_goat]

Mines could do with more body as well but it's pretty quaffable. The cascade isn't very noticeable at all, probably would have needed more of it to make an impact.

[Leann ull]

I have been asked to do a Weiss for a party in August (can't stand the stuff myself the whole clove toothache thing I think) I am guessing a thinner beer is more appropriate for the summer so lower mash temp as per op?