Turkeyfoot Jr.
Well-Known Member
I've spent some time reading up on hefe recipes and the style in general and decided to try my hand at one. So, here goes:
Turkeyfoot Brewery - King Wheat
1.5 lb. Vienna
1.5 lb. Wheat
5.25 lb. Wheat DME
1 oz. Saaz - 2.1% Alpha
Wyeast 3068
My usual process is to add the grains to 2 gallons water and raise the temp to 150. I'll let that steep at that temp for 45 minutes, pull the grains and bring to a boil. Add the extracts and the hops and boil for 60 minutes, adding the Irish Moss during the last 15 minutes.
Next, I cool the wort in an ice bath and then dump it into a waiting carboy. Top off with water to make 5 gallons and agitate till my arms are numb. Make sure the temp is down to 70ish and pitch in my yeast.
From the Beer Recipator, my OG should be 1.058 and I'm shooting for a FG of 1.012. Final alcohol content, 5.9% by volume. A little big for a hefe but we'll see if I actually hit those numbers.
I'm picking up the ingredients tomorrow after work and going to make my first ever starter tomorrow night. Planning on using a 1/2 cup light DME and 2 cups water. I will be decanting the wort off before pitching. I figure I'll let it sit till Friday night and assuming it's done by then put it in the fridge and brew Saturday. If it's not ready yet I'll just push everything back a day.
Thoughts? Concerns? Questions?
Turkeyfoot Brewery - King Wheat
1.5 lb. Vienna
1.5 lb. Wheat
5.25 lb. Wheat DME
1 oz. Saaz - 2.1% Alpha
Wyeast 3068
My usual process is to add the grains to 2 gallons water and raise the temp to 150. I'll let that steep at that temp for 45 minutes, pull the grains and bring to a boil. Add the extracts and the hops and boil for 60 minutes, adding the Irish Moss during the last 15 minutes.
Next, I cool the wort in an ice bath and then dump it into a waiting carboy. Top off with water to make 5 gallons and agitate till my arms are numb. Make sure the temp is down to 70ish and pitch in my yeast.
From the Beer Recipator, my OG should be 1.058 and I'm shooting for a FG of 1.012. Final alcohol content, 5.9% by volume. A little big for a hefe but we'll see if I actually hit those numbers.
I'm picking up the ingredients tomorrow after work and going to make my first ever starter tomorrow night. Planning on using a 1/2 cup light DME and 2 cups water. I will be decanting the wort off before pitching. I figure I'll let it sit till Friday night and assuming it's done by then put it in the fridge and brew Saturday. If it's not ready yet I'll just push everything back a day.
Thoughts? Concerns? Questions?