- Recipe Type
- All Grain
- Yeast
- Wyeast 3068
- Yeast Starter
- No
- Additional Yeast or Yeast Starter
- No
- Batch Size (Gallons)
- 5
- Original Gravity
- 1.050
- Final Gravity
- 1.007
- Boiling Time (Minutes)
- 80
- Primary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp)
- 12 days @ 64F
- Tasting Notes
- A spin on a traditional german hefeweizen. Crisp, citrusy, and drinkable.
This was my first hefeweizen. I was going for something on the more citrusy, crisper side as opposed to banana and bready. The banana and clove notes are still present, but are more subdued. The bright, citrus flavor really comes out. This is an excellent summer beer.
All Grain
5 lbs German Pilsner
5 lbs American Wheat
.5 lbs Munich malt
****Mash 153 for 60 minutes****
1.0oz German Tettnang 60'
0.4oz Citra 10'
Oxygen with diffusion stone for 2 minutes.
Wyeast 3068 pitched at 68F.
Notes:
Temperature set to 64F for 5 days. Final gravity was reached by then. Bumped temperature up to 66, then 68 on days 6 and 7. Started lowering by 2 degrees per day until at 60F. Cold crashed for 1 day at 38F, then kegged.
After resting in the keg under force carbonation for 3 days, the beer is ready. The aroma is traditional hefeweizen - banana, clove, some mild citrus. The taste is where the addition of the citra hops becomes apparent. The citrus is more moderate and lasting. It is more prevalent than the banana and clove, as opposed to the other way around with a traditional hefeweizen. The mouthfeel is very light and dry, with a lingering wheat flavor.
All Grain
5 lbs German Pilsner
5 lbs American Wheat
.5 lbs Munich malt
****Mash 153 for 60 minutes****
1.0oz German Tettnang 60'
0.4oz Citra 10'
Oxygen with diffusion stone for 2 minutes.
Wyeast 3068 pitched at 68F.
Notes:
Temperature set to 64F for 5 days. Final gravity was reached by then. Bumped temperature up to 66, then 68 on days 6 and 7. Started lowering by 2 degrees per day until at 60F. Cold crashed for 1 day at 38F, then kegged.
After resting in the keg under force carbonation for 3 days, the beer is ready. The aroma is traditional hefeweizen - banana, clove, some mild citrus. The taste is where the addition of the citra hops becomes apparent. The citrus is more moderate and lasting. It is more prevalent than the banana and clove, as opposed to the other way around with a traditional hefeweizen. The mouthfeel is very light and dry, with a lingering wheat flavor.