AG Hefe Weissen - Help?

Kevnlis · Post by **Kevnlis** » Friday Jul 27, 2007 5:50 pm

OK...I found this recipe for a hefe weissen:

4 kg Weyermann Pilsner
0.08 kg Weyermann Carapils(Carafoam)
0.04 kg Weyermann Caraaroma
20 g Hallertauer (Pellets, 4.2 AA%, 60 mins)
10 g Saaz (Czech) (Plugs, 3.3 AA%, 20 mins)
1000 ml Wyeast Labs 3068 - Weihenstephan Weizen
0.25 tablet Whirfloc

For a 20L batch. I would like to make this more of a dunkel is this a good base or way off? Any suggestions are welcome

James L · Post by **James L** » Friday Jul 27, 2007 6:03 pm

I'd use some wheat grains in there somewhere.... about 55% if you can...

If you want to shine away from hallertau and saaz, you could always use tettenanger or hersbrucker hops, which go well in a wheat beer...

That recipe looks like a pilsner recipe except for the yeast....

Kevnlis · Post by **Kevnlis** » Friday Jul 27, 2007 6:07 pm

Thought so too but it was the only AG I could find

Was sure there must need to be wheat somewhere but wasn't sure how to incorporate it. As for the hallertau and sazz, I use a fair bit of them so any alternative that still gives an authentic drop is great in my book!

James L · Post by **James L** » Friday Jul 27, 2007 6:13 pm

there are heaps of recipes on the Net... alot of them have comments too so you can see how they went...

just type in dunkelweizen recipe, or something similar and you're bound to get a few you can try

DarkFaerytale · Post by **DarkFaerytale** » Monday Jul 30, 2007 8:05 am

i'v a couple in my promash if you would like me to post them kev

do a search for aventinus, should get some good results for a dunkelweis

Kevnlis · Post by **Kevnlis** » Monday Jul 30, 2007 8:55 am

I have tried everything but am unable to find an AG version of any of the recipes I found

I would reallt appreciate the help if you could post them DF!

Kevnlis · Post by **Kevnlis** » Monday Jul 30, 2007 9:36 am

I did find this recipe. I think I will have a go. Looks pretty simple and uses alot of JWM so it is fairly inexpensive for this style!

DarkFaerytale · Post by **DarkFaerytale** » Monday Jul 30, 2007 10:41 am

aventinus clone

23L at 75% eff SG 1.095

pale wheat malt - 5kg
ale malt - 2kg
munich I - 1.65kg
caraaroma - .35kg
choc malt - .05 kg
melanoidin - .15kg

hallertau to 24 IBU
hallertau - 15G @ 15 minutes left

i have wyeast bavarian wheat listed but i'll probably use Weihenstephan Weizen as i plan on making a few other recipes with this yeast

make sure you use alot of rice hulls if you make this one

-Phill

warra48 · Post by **warra48** » Tuesday Jan 01, 2008 3:39 pm

Just opened the first longneck of a wheat beer brewed 3 weeks ago.

3 kg wheat malt
2 kg pilsner malt
.25 kg vienna malt
.25 kg melanoidin malt
Mashed at 66ÂºC. OG 1052 FG 1010.
Hallertau 2.1% AA to about 20 IBU.
21 litres.
Ross' dried wheat yeast.

Can't detect any real banana or bubblegum, rather spice or cloves. Very refreshing.