escalante88
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- Recipe Type
- Partial Mash
- Yeast
- W3068
- Yeast Starter
- 1 Liter
- Batch Size (Gallons)
- 5.5
- Original Gravity
- 1.055
- Final Gravity
- 1.013
- Boiling Time (Minutes)
- 90
- IBU
- 10
- Color
- 4.4
- Primary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp)
- 7
- Secondary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp)
- 7
- Tasting Notes
- Almost identical to original.
To date my most delicious beer. Many thanks to DeathBrewer, who helped with with numerous steps. The recipe roughly calls for the following:
3.5 lb Wheat DME
3.8 lb German Wheat
1.5 lb 2 Row German Pilsner
0.80 Hallertaur Hops @ 60 mins
W3068 w/ starter
Kept fermentation below 65 F to avoid a banana bomb. Cold-crashed for 1 week at ~ 40 F. Added Saflager W-34/70 when I bottled.
Mistakes: not nearly enough priming sugar - used 6 oz for 5.5 gallons, but man - not even close - head is almost nonexistent. Mine is also darker. Should have cold-crashed for longer to improve clarity. Also, pantyhose fell off autosiphon tube and allowed some yeast to get into secondary.
Conclusion: My German neighbor who grew up in Munich can't tell the difference in taste between it and the real thing.
3.5 lb Wheat DME
3.8 lb German Wheat
1.5 lb 2 Row German Pilsner
0.80 Hallertaur Hops @ 60 mins
W3068 w/ starter
Kept fermentation below 65 F to avoid a banana bomb. Cold-crashed for 1 week at ~ 40 F. Added Saflager W-34/70 when I bottled.
Mistakes: not nearly enough priming sugar - used 6 oz for 5.5 gallons, but man - not even close - head is almost nonexistent. Mine is also darker. Should have cold-crashed for longer to improve clarity. Also, pantyhose fell off autosiphon tube and allowed some yeast to get into secondary.
Conclusion: My German neighbor who grew up in Munich can't tell the difference in taste between it and the real thing.