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#16:  Summer Hefeweizen (American Hefeweizen)
  • Brewed to be a light, easy drinking beer in anticipation of the summer.
Chris Swingley 
13-Apr-2003

Recipe (for 5 gallons final volume)
6.5 pounds (55%) American Malted Wheat
4.75 pounds (41%) American 2-row
0.5 pounds (4%) Crystal 20L
1.0 pound Rice Hulls


0.5 ounces   Hallertauer pellet hops, 4.4% AA (60 minutes)
0.5 ounces   Hallertauer pellet hops, 4.4% AA (15 minutes)
0.5 ounces   Hallertauer pellet hops, 4.4% AA (1 minutes)


  • White Labs WLP320, American Hefeweizen, pitched at 70°F
  • Starter: 700 mL water, 3/4 cup DME, 1/4 t yeast nutrient, pitched at 72 F

Water
  • Pioneer Wells water

Mash
  • 12.75 quarts water @ 172°F, grist ratio of 1.0 quarts:pound @ 154°F (Held 60 minutes)

Sparge
  • 5 gallons water @ 180°F, drain

Boil
  • Boiled 6.5 gallons for 60 minutes to yield 5.5 gallons wort

Fermentation
  • Primary: glass, 6 days, 65°F
  • Secondary: glass, 37 days, 65°F

Packaging
  • Bottled with 0.875 cups dextrose

Properties
Starting Gravity: 1.048 Final Gravity: 1.013
Original Extract: 11.9°plato Apparent Extract: 3.3°plato
Real Extract: 4.92°plato
Alcohol: 4.6% by volume (3.6% by weight)
Apparent Attenuation: 72.4% Mash Efficiency: 66%
Bitterness: 14 IBU Color: 7 SRM
BU:SG: 0.29 BV: 0.58

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