Style: Weißbier

Bentleybrau Brewery's Belt-Back-Briskly-n-Boot Beach Beer: Huit B Wit Beer

A clone of Franziskaner's Weissbier, recipe from Beer Captured. Used unmalted wheat for bulk of grist.

Brewed: 02/19/2011
Target Boil SG: 1.053
Target OG: 1.053
Strike hit: 157.5F
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Recipe:

7.0 lb Breiss unmalted wheat
2.75 lb Breiss pilsner
4.0 oz Aromatic malt
2.0 oz Weyermann Acidulated malt
1.0 tsp Yeast nutrient
1.0 tsp whirlfloc
0.75 oz Hallertau hops
0.35 oz Perle hops
0.25 oz Spalt hops
0.4 oz gypsum power
1.0 packet Wyeast Bavarian Wheat 3638 yeast

Mash:

Intentionally using very high grist ratio for BIAB. 100% of water in mash.

2:00: Mash grain in 8 gallons water @ 163F (strike: 155F) (3.2 qt/lb)
0:15: Drain bag into kettle, should have 7 gallons remaining

Boil:

60 minutes: 0.75 oz Hallertau
60 minutes: 0.4 oz gypsum power
15 minutes: 0.35 oz Perle
15 minutes: 0.25 oz Spalt
10 minutes: whirlfloc
5 minutes: yeast nutrient

Fermentation:

Expected FG: 1.012

Brew Notes: Brewed on parent's bottom porch. Water from outside tap (house water) Rinsed, filled kettle to 8 gallons, brought to 163F Filled grain bag outside kettle, tied off loosely, placed in steaming basket, lowered into kettle & stirred. Strike temp after 2 min stirring: 157.5F

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