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Eigenbrau

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I've just finished an Irish Red (which turned out extremely good despite screwing up the recipe with too much malt), and my wife would like to make a brew for the ladies. I've compiled the recipe below. With your guys' experiences, are there any recommendations you would make or anything you would change?

It will be a basic Hefeweizen utilizing passion fruit in the secondary.

Alex's Wheat

Batch size 5 gallons
Boil size 6.1 gallons
Boil time 60 minutes
Grain weight 6 pounds
Efficiency 75%
Original gravity 1.041
Final gravity 1.011
Alcohol (by volume) 3.9%
Bitterness (IBU) 19
Color (SRM) 5.1°L
Yeast
2 liquid packs
Wyeast
3333 German Wheat

Grains/Extracts/Sugars
6 pounds
Liquid Malt - Wheat
34ppg, 5°L 6 pounds
100%

Hops
1 ounce
Hallertauer hops
5%, Pellet 1 ounce

Mash
60 minutes, 6.1 gallons

Boil
60 minutes, 6.1 gallons
Hallertauer hops
5%, Pellet 1 ounce
60 minutes (+0)
Wort chiller 15 minutes (+45)

Ferment
14 days @ 63-75°F
 
Fairly basic. A few things...

1.) You probably don't need two packs of yeast for a beer this light. One will do just fine.

2.) Do you know the wheat/2-row percentage of your malt extract? It should say somewhere on the can/bottle. The reason I ask is that you don't really want to use 100% wheat. Something that's 50/50 or 60/40 would be perfect. I'm not too familiar with wheat extracts, so I'm not sure if they all come mixed like this, or if they do in fact sell 100% wheat.
 
Thanks for the feedback =)

I used Brew Pal on the iPhone to put together the recipe, so it threw in a few things that are unnecessary. I built a stir plate and always use a starter for my yeast, I don't know why it would recommend two packs (overkill). The LME I'm using is a 65/35 blend of wheat and pale malt from Northern Brewer. Thank you again for helping me out, you'll make the wife quite happy!
 

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