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Joe's Hefweizen

Name: Joe's Hefweizen
Prep time: 85 min
Cook time: 90 min
Total time: 175 min
Yield: 10.5 gallons
Cuisine: Homebrewing
Ingredients: 13.63 lb Pale Wheat; 8.51 lb Bohemian Pilsner; 0.5 lb Acidulated; 38 g Tettnanger Hops

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Method: BIAB
Style: Weissbier
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 10.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 13.18 gallons
Post Boil Size: 12 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.050 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.055 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: David Swager
Hop Utilization: 92%
Calories: 181 calories (Per 16oz)
Carbs: 18.2 g (Per 16oz)

Created: Friday July 10th 2026

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OG: 1.053 FG: 1.014 ABV: 5.2% IBU: 11

Original Gravity:

1.055

Final Gravity:

1.013

ABV (standard):

5.6%

IBU (tinseth):

11.8

SRM (morey):

4.1

Mash pH

5.4

Cost $

n/a

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	PPG	°L	Bill %
13.63 lb	Weyermann - Pale Wheat13.63 lb Pale Wheat	36	2	60.2%
8.51 lb	German - Bohemian Pilsner8.51 lb Bohemian Pilsner	38	1.9	37.6%
0.50 lb	Weyermann - Acidulated0.5 lb Acidulated	27	3.4	2.2%
22.64 lbs / $ 0.00

Hops

Amount	Variety	Cost	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
38 g	Tettnanger38 g Tettnanger Hops		Pellet	4.5	First Wort	0 min	11.79	100%
38 g / $ 0.00

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Mash Guidelines

Amount	Description	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
15.72 gal	Ferulic Acid	Strike	111 °F	111 °F	15 min
	Beta Amylase	Temperature	111 °F	147 °F	40 min
	Alpha Amylase	Temperature	147 °F	158 °F	20 min
	Mash Out	Temperature	158 °F	168 °F	10 min

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Type	Use	Time
1 each	Whirlfloc	Water Agt	Boil	10 min.
7 g	Calcium Chloride (dihydrate)	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
1 g	Epsom Salt	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
1.64 ml	Lactic acid	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.

Yeast

Wyeast - Weihenstephan Weizen 3068

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (avg):	75%	Flocculation:	Low
Optimum Temp:	64 - 75 °F	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	64 °F	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 189 B cells required

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Priming

Method: co2 Amount: 19.59 psi Temp: 38 °F CO₂ Level: 3.3 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Weisbeir

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
50	10	10	60	10	50
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Last Updated: 2026-07-26 14:51 UTC

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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

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Amount	Variety	Cost	IBU	Bill %
38 g	Tettnanger (Pellet) 38 g Tettnanger (Pellet) Hops		11.79	100%
38 g / $ 0.00

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