widmer style hefeweizen

robd · 06-06-2009, 11:58 PM

im doing a widmere style hefeweizen and my brew shop gave me the recipe and it only has 1 ounce of hops and im not sure when to add them heres my recipe

5 1/2 lbs g. pale grain
5 1/2 lbs g. wheat grain
1 oz. saaz hops
1 wyeast #2565 kolsch
original grav. 1.048
60 min boil

danielinva · 06-07-2009, 12:27 AM

1oz is probably fine for a hefeweizen. Maybe .75 at 45 and the rest at 15. What's with the kolsch yeast?

robd · 06-07-2009, 01:16 AM

its what the brew shop said to use, its actually a brew wholesale shop the sell to all the micro breweries in seattle area so i hope they know what there talking about

danielinva · 06-07-2009, 01:20 AM

I'm afraid I can't see that yeast producing a hefeweizen. Kolsch is a pretty clean fermenting beer whereas hefeweizens kick off all sorts of esters during reproduction and fermentation. I'll bet it will be tasty, but it certainly won't end up being a hefeweizen.

Looks like its recommended for American wheat and rye beers

danielinva · 06-07-2009, 01:27 AM

Ah, I didn't realize widmer was in fact an American wheat beer rather than something closer to a Bavarian hefeweizen. You should be fine.

stevea1210 · 06-07-2009, 01:39 AM

Widmer is an American Wheat, not hefeweizen by strict definition. I brewed an Am wheat last week with s-05. for an Am wheat you want a clean yeast.

my recipe was a clean out the closet type...
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Amount Item Type % or IBU
5.00 lb Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 52.63 %
4.50 lb Wheat Malt, Ger (2.0 SRM) Grain 47.37 %
0.50 oz Cluster [8.90 %] (60 min) Hops 15.7 IBU
0.50 oz Mt. Hood [5.20 %] (15 min) Hops 4.6 IBU
0.50 oz Williamette [5.80 %] (15 min) Hops 5.1 IBU
1 Pkgs Safale US-05 (Fermentis #S-05) Yeast-Ale