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[Partridge9]

Competition Brew Weizenbock
15-C Weizenbock
Author: J Keane
Date: 11 Jan 2015



Size: 19.14 L
Efficiency: 61.0%
Attenuation: 66.0%
Calories: 271.74 kcal per 12.0 fl oz

Original Gravity: 1.080 (1.064 - 1.090)
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Terminal Gravity: 1.027 (1.015 - 1.022)
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Color: 45.67 EBC (23.64 - 49.25)
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Alcohol: 6.98% (6.5% - 8.0%)
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Bitterness: 21.9 (15.0 - 30.0)
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Ingredients:
2.5 kg (35.0%) 2.5 kg Dark Wheat Malt - added during mash
1.5 kg (21.0%) 1.5 kg Bohemian Pilsner Malt - added during mash
1 kg (14.0%) 1 kg Munich Malt - added during mash
100 g (1.4%) 100 g Chocolate Malt - added during mash
150 g (2.1%) 150 g Caramunich® TYPE II - added during mash
200 g (2.8%) 200 g Special B Malt - added during mash
100 g (1.4%) 100 g Carafa Special® TYPE II - added during mash
100 g (1.4%) 100 g Crystal Malt 20°L - added during mash
1.5 kg (21.0%) 1.5 kg Dry Extra Light - added during boil, boiled 90 m
35 g (70.0%) 35 g Saaz (3.0%) - added during boil, boiled 90 m
15 g (30.0%) 15 g Saaz (3.0%) - added during boil, boiled 10 m
1 ea 1 ea White Labs WLP380 Hefeweizen IV Ale

Schedule:
Ambient Air: 20 °C
Source Water: 15.56 °C
Elevation: 0.0 m

Standard Filtered Tap Water used.

Notes
Steps
1: 37C - 25m
3: 66C - 45m
4: 71C - 15m
5: 78C - 10m
Pitched @20C

This beer needs 9 months in the shed.

[Bubbles]

Well done, partridge. Looks tasty.

I'm embarrassed to say that I've never actually tasted a weizenbock. Any widely available commercial examples?

[molc]

Aventinus (Schneider weisse tap 6) drink the nectar of the gods and you'll never look back.

[johnrm]

Congrats James!
What sort of temp profile did you ferment at?
Bottle our keg conditioned?

[Bubbles]

Aventinus (Schneider weisse tap 6) drink the nectar of the gods and you'll never look back.

Cheers, that's on the list.

[Partridge9]

Just ferment at 20c

I bottle conditioned mine. That yeast does finish a little high

I signed up. Must get the rebels on this.

Congrats James!
What sort of temp profile did you ferment at?
Bottle our keg conditioned?

[johnrm]

Contact C and R in Cork, I think they distribute Schneider

[hopapotamus]

Aventinus (Schneider weisse tap 6) drink the nectar of the gods and you'll never look back.

they have it in bradleys in cork , try their online shop .......also the yeast in the bottle is the yeast used to brew it .....its a lovely beer for a dark winters evening
thanks for posting up the recipie partridge ,would love to give this a go