Brewsheet: Man's Best Friend
Weizen/Weissbier

 

Type: All Grain

 Date: 2009-04-30

Batch Size: 5.50 gal

 Brewer: Jeremy
Boil Size: 6.57 gal Asst Brewer:
Boil Time: 60 min Equipment: Brew Pot (6+gal) and Igloo/Gott Cooler (5 Gal)
Taste Rating(out of 50): 35.0 Brewhouse Efficiency: 65.00
Taste Notes:

 

 

Prepare for Brewing
 

Prepare Yeast Starter
Amount Item Type
1 Pkgs Bavarian Wheat (Wyeast Labs #3638) [Starter 125 ml] Yeast-Wheat

  Clean and Prepare Brewing Equipment
 
Prepare 8.60 gal Water for Brewing
Amount Item Type
1.00 tbsp PH 5.2 Stabilizer (Mash 60.0 min) Misc
8.50 gal Deer Park (R), Bottled Water Water

 

Mash or Steep Grains
 

Ingredients for Mashing
Amount Item Type % or IBU
1.00 lb Rice Hulls (0.0 SRM) Adjunct 7.84 %
6.00 lb White Wheat Malt (2.4 SRM) Grain 47.06 %
4.50 lb Pale Malt (6 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 35.29 %
1.00 lb Wheat, Flaked (1.6 SRM) Grain 7.84 %
0.25 lb Aromatic Malt (20.0 SRM) Grain 1.96 %

 
Single Infusion, Medium Body, Batch Sparge
Step Time Name Description Step Temp
60 min Mash In Add 15.94 qt of water at 165.9 F 154.0 F
  Drain Mash Tun
Batch Sparge Round 1: Sparge with 2.31 gal of 180.0 F water
Batch Sparge Round 2: Sparge with 2.31 gal of 180.0 F water

 

Boil Wort
 

Add water to achieve boil volume of 6.57 gal
 

Estimated pre-boil gravity is 1.045
 

Boil Ingredients
Boil Amount Item Type
60 min 1.00 oz Hallertauer [3.90 %] (60 min) Hops
7 min 1.00 oz Select Spalt [2.00 %] (7 min) Hops
5 min 2.00 oz Malto-Dextrine (Boil 5.0 min) Misc

 

 

Cool and Prepare Fermentation
 

Cool wort to fermentation temperature
  Transfer wort to fermenter
  Add water to achieve final volume of 5.50 gal
 
Ingredients for Fermentation
Amount Item Type % or IBU
1 Pkgs Bavarian Wheat (Wyeast Labs #3638) [Starter 125 ml] Yeast-Wheat
  Measure Actual Original Gravity _______     (Target: 1.052 SG)
  Measure Actual Batch Volume _______     (Target: 5.50 gal)

 

Fermentation
 

2009-04-30 - Primary fermentation (9 days at 68.0 F)
Add to Primary
Amount Item Type % or IBU
1.00 tsp Yeast Nutrient (Primary 3.0 days) Misc

  2009-05-09 - Secondary fermentation (14 days at 68.0 F)
  N/A - Tertiary Fermentation (0 days at 68.0 F)
  Prepare for Bottling/Kegging
  Measure Final Gravity: _________  (Estimate: 1.013 SG)
  2009-05-23 - Bottle beer at 60.0 F with 5.0 oz of corn sugar.
  Age beer for 28.0 days at 52.0 F
  2009-06-20 - Drink and enjoy!

 

Notes

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