I had a couple of bottles of Heavy Weizen from Southern Tier last summer and my wife and I both enjoyed them. I think it would be a good beer to have on tap this summer. So, I'm trying to work up a clone recipe. Here are the notes from the bottle:
Alc. 8.0% by Vol.
18 degrees plato
38 IBUs
2-row pale malt
malted white wheat
kettle hops: hallertau magnum
aroma hops: czech saaz
Seems straightforward enough. Here's what I came up with in BeerAlchemy:
Heavy Weizen Clone
OG: 1.074 SG
FG: 1.016 SG
Expected Color: 6.5 SRM
Expected IBUs: 39 IBU
Expected ABV: 7.8%
70% Brewhouse Efficiency
5.0 gallon batch
7.0lb US 2-row Malt
7.0lb White Wheat Malt
.75oz German Hallertau Magnum (11.0) (60 mins)
.75oz Czech Saaz (3.0) (1 min)
Yeast: Fermentis Safbrew WB-06
On paper, it looks pretty much like what Southern Tier describes. I was hoping some who has a bit more experience designing recipes than I (and maybe has tried Heavy Weizen) could weigh in on the probable accuracy of my clone. Thanks!
Alc. 8.0% by Vol.
18 degrees plato
38 IBUs
2-row pale malt
malted white wheat
kettle hops: hallertau magnum
aroma hops: czech saaz
Seems straightforward enough. Here's what I came up with in BeerAlchemy:
Heavy Weizen Clone
OG: 1.074 SG
FG: 1.016 SG
Expected Color: 6.5 SRM
Expected IBUs: 39 IBU
Expected ABV: 7.8%
70% Brewhouse Efficiency
5.0 gallon batch
7.0lb US 2-row Malt
7.0lb White Wheat Malt
.75oz German Hallertau Magnum (11.0) (60 mins)
.75oz Czech Saaz (3.0) (1 min)
Yeast: Fermentis Safbrew WB-06
On paper, it looks pretty much like what Southern Tier describes. I was hoping some who has a bit more experience designing recipes than I (and maybe has tried Heavy Weizen) could weigh in on the probable accuracy of my clone. Thanks!