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Traditional German Hefeweizen

Method: All Grain
Style: Weizen/Weissbier
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 12 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 14 gallons
Efficiency: 72% (brew house)
Source: Brewing with Wheat
Calories: 168 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 16.9 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Friday July 20th 2012

Original Gravity:

1.051

Final Gravity:

1.012

ABV (standard):

5.1%

IBU (rager):

8.7

SRM (morey):

3.7

Mash pH

n/a

Cost $

n/a

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	PPG	°L	Bill %
8 lb	American - Pale 2-Row8 lb Pale 2-Row	37	1.8	33.3%
15 lb	German - Wheat Malt15 lb Wheat Malt	37	2	62.5%
1 lb	Rice Hulls1 lb Rice Hulls	0	0	4.2%
24 lbs / $ 0.00

Hops

Amount	Variety	Cost	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
4 oz	Cascade4 oz Cascade Hops		Leaf/Whole	7	Mash	0 min	8.74	100%
4 oz / $ 0.00

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Amount	Variety	Cost	IBU	Bill %
4 oz	Cascade (Leaf/Whole)		8.74	100%
4 oz / $ 0.00

Mash Guidelines

Description	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
Mash in at 124	Temperature	--	105 °F	15 min
pull 40 % decoction to raise. hold decoction for 15 at 160 prior to boiling for 20.	Temperature	--	112 °F	25 min
add back decoction	Decoction	--	147 °F	20 min
	Temperature	--	160 °F	30 min

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Type	Use	Time
1 oz	coriander	Spice	Boil	1 min.
0.50 oz	orange peal/lemon/citrus	Spice	Boil	1 min.
1 each	whirlfloc	Fining	Boil	5 min.

Yeast

White Labs - Hefeweizen IV Ale Yeast WLP380

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (avg):	76.5%	Flocculation:	Low
Optimum Temp:	66 - 70 °F	Starter:	Yes

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Target Water Profile

Wayland - Lambic

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
31	6	36	25	20	61
Profile: Wayland Calcium(Ca): 31.0 ppm Magnesium(Mg): 6.2 ppm Sodium(Na): 20.0 ppm Sulfate(SO4): 36.0 ppm Chloride(Cl): 25.0 ppm biCarbonate(HCO3): 61.5 ppm http://www.brewersfriend.com/mash-chemistry-and-brewing-water-calculator/?id=BZ08X5G
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Notes

Ferment cold at 63 then raise to 68 after 5 days.

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Cost for

Gallons

Cost by

Final Yield

	Cost $	Cost %
Fermentables	$
Steeping Grains (Extract Only)	$
Hops	$
Yeast	$
Other	$
Cost Per Barrel	$ 0.00
Cost Per Pint	$ 0.00
Total Cost	$ 0.00

Other Brewers Who Brewed This Recipe:

Markbrew65

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Brewer • 07/28/2013 at 02:33am
I did not know that "Traditional Hefeweizen had coriander or orange peels. Seems to go against the Reinheitsgebot . Seems tasty...but maybe not "traditional".

System Account • 06/21/2014 at 01:15am
That's actually a Belgian witbier.

System Account • 12/25/2014 at 01:42am
In the book "Designing Great Beers" by XXX, The Mineral profile of Munich's (Bavaria/Southern Germany) water is listed as: Ca=75; Mg=18, Na=2, HCO3=180; SO4=120. Would you please explain the choice of the Wayland - Lambic water profile here? I'm trying to figure this water chemistry out :). Regards.

Butter14 • 07/02/2015 at 10:46pm
This recipe is not a traditional Hefeweizen. A traditional Hef would never have coriander or orange peels.

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