All-Grain - Widmer Hefeweizen American Wheat

**humann_brewing** · 07-22-2009, 06:31 AM

Recipe Type: All Grain
Yeast: WLP320
Yeast Starter: 1500ml
Batch Size (Gallons): 5.5
Original Gravity: 1.049
Final Gravity: 1.011
IBU: 30
Boiling Time (Minutes): 60
Color: 5
Primary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp): 21 days at 66 degrees
Secondary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp): Crash cool and rack to keg or bottling bucket
Tasting Notes: Pretty darn close, I didn't have all the hops they use for their ALCHEMY blend.

I think I may do some tweaking the next time I make this and try to get the 3 hops that are used in their alchemy blend that is used for bitttering but I am happy with the results.

Recipe Specifications
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Batch Size: 5.50 gal
Boil Size: 7 gal
Estimated OG: 1.050 SG
Estimated Color: 4.8 SRM
Estimated IBU: 33.7 IBU
Brewhouse Efficiency: 82.00 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes

Ingredients:
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Amount Item Type % or IBU
0.30 lb Rice Hulls (0.0 SRM) Adjunct 3.28 %
4.50 lb Great Western 2 Row (2.0 SRM) Grain 49.25 %
3.60 lb Wheat Malt, Ger (2.0 SRM) Grain 39.40 %
0.50 lb Munich Malt (9.0 SRM) Grain 5.47 %
0.25 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 40L (40.0 SRM) Grain 2.60 %
0.25 oz Warrior [15.00 %] (60 min) Hops 12.8 IBU
0.25 oz Millenium [15.00 %] (60 min) Hops 12.8 IBU
0.05 oz Horizon [12.00 %] (60 min) Hops 2.0 IBU
0.50 oz Cascade [7.00 %] (15 min) Hops 5.3 IBU
0.50 oz Cascade [7.00 %] (1 min) Hops 0.5 IBU
0.50 oz Williamette [5.50 %] (1 min) Hops 0.4 IBU
1 Pkgs American Hefeweizen Ale (White Labs #WLP32Yeast-Wheat

Mash Schedule: Single Infusion, Medium Body
Total Grain Weight: 9.14 lb
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Single Infusion, Medium Body
Step Time Name Description Step Temp
60 min Mash In Add 11.42 qt of water at 163.7 F 152.0 F
10 min Mash Out Add 6.40 qt of water at 200.7 F 168.0 F

Mine on the left

philrose · 07-24-2009, 06:09 AM

your head retention > Widmers Head retention.

Nice!

**humann_brewing** · 07-27-2009, 07:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by philrose

your head retention > Widmers Head retention.

Nice!

Thanks, it's fresh!

pirate252 · 10-01-2009, 07:08 PM

Will be giving this a try VERY soon, looks great! Did you cool it before transferring out of the primary?

**humann_brewing** · 10-01-2009, 08:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pirate252

Will be giving this a try VERY soon, looks great! Did you cool it before transferring out of the primary?

Thanks, I did cool for a short while, overnight I think but want to keep a little bit of the floaties in there.

I heard a rumor that they used lactic acid, my guess is in the mash to lower the ph so just make sure your ph is on the low end, 5.1 - 5.2. Also if you could get the hops they use in their ALCHEMY (Warrior and Millennium and lately a little horizon) blend it may be worth it but if not a good clean bittering hop will work.

pirate252 · 10-01-2009, 09:24 PM

I can get the warrior and horizon in pellets... wonder if either would make a good sub for the magnum?? any thoughts?

EDIT: http://www.midwestsupplies.com/ carries all three of the varieties you mentioned.... what exactly is this ALCHEMY blend?

**humann_brewing** · 10-01-2009, 10:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pirate252

I can get the warrior and horizon in pellets... wonder if either would make a good sub for the magnum?? any thoughts?

EDIT: http://www.midwestsupplies.com/ carries all three of the varieties you mentioned.... what exactly is this ALCHEMY blend?

From the sounds of it, the horizon thing is only recent and it doesn't sound like there is much of it as far as percentage. I think the main bittering is from Warrior and Millennium so I would use those 2 or like I said, you should be fine with a clean bittering hop. There is a hop taste at 30 IBUs but it is not dominate by any means.

The blend is Widmers propriotery percentages of each of these hops and used as the bittering in a few of their beers. No one knows the exact percentages but I would start out with something like 45% warrior, 45% Millenium and 10% horizon.

pirate252 · 10-02-2009, 12:21 AM

Will give it a try asap and let ya know

pirate252 · 10-02-2009, 07:54 AM

Her is what I have so far, lemme know if you have any suggestions before I order

Recipe Specifications
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Batch Size: 5.75 gal
Boil Size: 7.00 gal
Estimated OG: 1.043 SG
Estimated Color: 4.8 SRM
Estimated IBU: 30.2 IBU
Brewhouse Efficiency: 75.00 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes

Ingredients:
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Amount Item Type % or IBU
0.30 lb Rice Hulls (0.0 SRM) Adjunct 3.28 %
4.50 lb Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 49.18 %
3.60 lb Wheat Malt, Ger (2.0 SRM) Grain 39.34 %
0.50 lb Munich Malt - 10L (10.0 SRM) Grain 5.46 %
0.25 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 40L (40.0 SRM) Grain 2.73 %
0.15 oz Warrior [15.00 %] (60 min) Hops 7.6 IBU
0.05 oz Horizon [12.00 %] (60 min) Hops 2.0 IBU
0.15 oz Millenium [14.00 %] (60 min) Hops 7.1 IBU
0.45 oz Cascade [7.50 %] (30 min) Hops 8.7 IBU
0.45 oz Williamette [4.50 %] (7 min) Hops 1.8 IBU
0.45 oz Cascade [7.50 %] (7 min) Hops 3.0 IBU
1 Pkgs American Hefeweizen Ale (White Labs #WLP32Yeast-Wheat

**humann_brewing** · 10-02-2009, 04:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pirate252

Her is what I have so far, lemme know if you have any suggestions before I order

Recipe Specifications
--------------------------
Batch Size: 5.75 gal
Boil Size: 7.00 gal
Estimated OG: 1.043 SG
Estimated Color: 4.8 SRM
Estimated IBU: 30.2 IBU
Brewhouse Efficiency: 75.00 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes

Ingredients:
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Amount Item Type % or IBU
0.30 lb Rice Hulls (0.0 SRM) Adjunct 3.28 %
4.50 lb Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 49.18 %
3.60 lb Wheat Malt, Ger (2.0 SRM) Grain 39.34 %
0.50 lb Munich Malt - 10L (10.0 SRM) Grain 5.46 %
0.25 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 40L (40.0 SRM) Grain 2.73 %
0.15 oz Warrior [15.00 %] (60 min) Hops 7.6 IBU
0.05 oz Horizon [12.00 %] (60 min) Hops 2.0 IBU
0.15 oz Millenium [14.00 %] (60 min) Hops 7.1 IBU
0.45 oz Cascade [7.50 %] (30 min) Hops 8.7 IBU
0.45 oz Williamette [4.50 %] (7 min) Hops 1.8 IBU
0.45 oz Cascade [7.50 %] (7 min) Hops 3.0 IBU
1 Pkgs American Hefeweizen Ale (White Labs #WLP32Yeast-Wheat

That looks good, it looks like you are using beersmith, are you getting 75% effeciency? If so, change your brewhouse efficiency to 82 and then click "Scale" and change it to 75%. You have the same amounts as I had but mine was based on 82% so your OG is a little low.