What's Your Favorite Hefe Recipe?

Evan! · 11-16-2006, 03:25 PM

Gonna be brewing my first straight-up Bavarian Hefeweizen on Saturday. Partial mash, of course. Now, it seems to me that everyone has a favorite hefe recipe that has produced excellent results for them...so why not throw your recipe up here so that I can get some good advice from experienced hefe brewers? If you wouldn't mind, that'd be very helpful...

Desert_Sky · 11-16-2006, 03:36 PM

A friend of mine brought down a corny of his hefe last weekend he has been perfecting for a while. Its damn good too.

3.0 lbs 2-row
1.25 lbs 6-row
4.5 lbs wheat

1 oz Hallatauer 60

single infusion of 153 for 60 minutes

Im not 100% sure which Hefe yeast he used, but it definitely had a slight banana nose.

Sorry its not a partial mash recipe

Evan! · 11-16-2006, 03:42 PM

BJCP says that the non-wheat malt should be pilsner. Anyone tried this? I have a bunch of pilsner malt...so I figure, why not?

Desert_Sky · 11-16-2006, 03:51 PM

Guidelines??!!! We don't need no stinking guidelines!!!!

lol, jk....not really but yea jk. Like the whole hydrometer thing, I choose not to follow guidelines that far.

But the pilsner sounds great too. I say give it a shot. Seems like it should work really well.

**Brewpastor** · 11-16-2006, 03:58 PM

Take all the wheat malt you own, add your favorite hefe yeast, place it in a strong sack, throw it in the trash, and then make a good beer.

homebrewer_99 · 11-16-2006, 04:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brewpastor

Take all the wheat malt you own, add your favorite hefe yeast, place it in a strong sack, throw it in the trash, and then make a good beer.

HEY!!! I resemble that remark!!!

**Brewpastor** · 11-16-2006, 04:00 PM

If you must make a hefe, simple is better in my book. 50% Pilsner malt, 50% wheat malt and mellow hopping as you like.

Evan! · 11-16-2006, 04:03 PM

I'm never one to fall in lockstep behind the BJCP either...but I suppose that those wacky Germans have perfected their craft over the years, and that they use Pilsner for a reason. Either way...here's what I have so far:

Stepheweizen

A ProMash Recipe Report

BJCP Style and Style Guidelines
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15-A German Wheat and Rye Beer, Weizen/Weissbier

Min OG: 1.044 Max OG: 1.052
Min IBU: 8 Max IBU: 15
Min Clr: 2 Max Clr: 8 Color in SRM, Lovibond

Recipe Specifics
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Batch Size (Gal): 5.00 Wort Size (Gal): 5.00
Total Grain (Lbs): 8.00
Anticipated OG: 1.051 Plato: 12.59
Anticipated SRM: 5.5
Anticipated IBU: 16.8
Brewhouse Efficiency: 75 %
Wort Boil Time: 60 Minutes

Pre-Boil Amounts
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Evaporation Rate: 15.00 Percent Per Hour
Pre-Boil Wort Size: 5.88 Gal
Pre-Boil Gravity: 1.043 SG 10.77 Plato

Formulas Used
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Brewhouse Efficiency and Predicted Gravity based on Method #1, Potential Used.
Final Gravity Calculation Based on Points.
Hard Value of Sucrose applied. Value for recipe: 46.2100 ppppg
% Yield Type used in Gravity Prediction: Fine Grind Dry Basis.

Color Formula Used: Morey
Hop IBU Formula Used: Rager

Grain/Extract/Sugar

% Amount Name Origin Potential SRM
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37.5 3.00 lbs. Generic LME - Weizen Generic 1.035 7
31.3 2.50 lbs. Wheat Malt Germany 1.039 2
12.5 1.00 lbs. Generic LME - Extra Light Generic 1.035 7
12.5 1.00 lbs. Pilsener Germany 1.038 2
6.3 0.50 lbs. Flaked Soft White Wheat America 1.034 2

Potential represented as SG per pound per gallon.

Hops

Amount Name Form Alpha IBU Boil Time
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0.75 oz. Hallertau Hersbrucker Whole 4.75 15.9 60 min.
0.25 oz. Hallertau Hersbrucker Whole 4.75 0.9 2 min.

Evan! · 11-16-2006, 04:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brewpastor

Take all the wheat malt you own, add your favorite hefe yeast, place it in a strong sack, throw it in the trash, and then make a good beer.

WTF?

I don't follow.

Evan! · 11-16-2006, 04:06 PM

What do you have against hefe's, preacherman?