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Weizenbock -

Name: Weizenbock -
Prep time: 70 min
Cook time: 90 min
Total time: 160 min
Yield: 5.5 gallons
Cuisine: Homebrewing
Ingredients: 2.7 lb Pilsner Zero Malt; 3 lb Munich Type I; 3.5 lb Pale Wheat; 4 lb Dark Wheat Malt; 0.5 lb Carapils (Dextrine Malt); 4 oz Caramel Malt - 40L; 6 oz Special B; 5 oz Cara 45; 4 oz Carafa Special Type 1; 1 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops; 0.5 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops; 5 g Magnum Hops

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Method: All Grain
Style: Weizenbock
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.94 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.75 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.065 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.078 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 79% (brew house)
Source: James Stone
Calories: 258 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 24 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Tuesday August 11th 2026

Vitus clone Weisenbock

by hoffner22

OG: 1.070 FG: 1.017 ABV: 6.8% IBU: 18

Spiced Weizenbock

by Warren Reinsch

OG: 1.077 FG: 1.019 ABV: 7.6% IBU: 20

Original Gravity:

1.078

Final Gravity:

1.016

ABV (standard):

8.2%

IBU (tinseth):

20.3

SRM (morey):

18.3

Mash pH

n/a

Cost $

n/a

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	PPG	°L	Bill %
2.70 lb	Viking - Pilsner Zero Malt2.7 lb Pilsner Zero Malt	37	1.9	18.1%
3 lb	Weyermann - Munich Type I3 lb Munich Type I	38	6	20.2%
3.50 lb	Weyermann - Pale Wheat3.5 lb Pale Wheat	36	2	23.5%
4 lb	Weyermann - Dark Wheat Malt4 lb Dark Wheat Malt	37	7	26.9%
0.50 lb	American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt)0.5 lb Carapils (Dextrine Malt)	33	1.8	3.4%
4 oz	Briess - Caramel Malt - 40L4 oz Caramel Malt - 40L	35.4	40	1.7%
6 oz	Special B6 oz Special B	34	115	2.5%
5 oz	Dingemans - Cara 45 5 oz Cara 45	34.5	47	2.1%
4 oz	Weyermann - Carafa Special Type 1 4 oz Carafa Special Type 1	29.9	340	1.7%
14.89 lbs / $ 0.00

Hops

Amount	Variety	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
1 oz	Hallertau Mittelfruh1 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops	Pellet	3.75	Boil	60 min	11.35	59.7%
0.50 oz	Hallertau Mittelfruh0.5 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops	Pellet	3.75	Boil	15 min	2.82	29.8%
5 g	Magnum5 g Magnum Hops	Pellet	15	Boil	30 min	6.15	10.5%
1.68 oz / $ 0.00

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Mash Guidelines

Amount	Description	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
4.5 gal	Ferulic Acid Rest	Strike	112 °F	107 °F	10 min
1 gal	Protein rest	Infusion	--	126 °F	10 min
1.5 gal	Beta rest	Infusion	--	147 °F	30 min
1 gal	Alpha rest	Infusion	--	154 °F	20 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.75 qt/lb Starting Grain Temp: 71 °F

Yeast

Wyeast - Weihenstephan Weizen 3068

Amount:	2 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (custom):	78%	Flocculation:	Low
Optimum Temp:	64 - 75 °F	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	-	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 138 B cells required

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Priming

CO₂ Level: 4.04 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Balanced Profile

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
0	0	0	0	0	0
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Last Updated: 2026-08-11 15:52 UTC

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Cost for

Gallons

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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	IBU	Bill %
1.50 oz	Hallertau Mittelfruh (Pellet)	14.17	89.5%
5 g	Magnum (Pellet) 5 g Magnum (Pellet) Hops	6.15	10.5%
1.68 oz / $ 0.00