Weissbier Mill Race Hefeweizen

Wanted to design my Hefeweizen for a while now. Came up with this and just kegged it today. Will be force carbonating it tomorrow and will post a pic. Hydro tasted awesome!


Recipe: Mill Race Hefeweizen
Brewer: Ed O'Brien
Asst Brewer:
Style: Weizen/Weissbier
TYPE: All Grain
Taste: (30.0)

Recipe Specifications
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Boil Size: 8.23 gal
Post Boil Volume: 6.76 gal
Batch Size (fermenter): 5.50 gal
Bottling Volume: 5.10 gal
Estimated OG: 1.051 SG
Estimated Color: 3.9 SRM
Estimated IBU: 12.3 IBUs
Brewhouse Efficiency: 72.00 %
Est Mash Efficiency: 85.1 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes

Ingredients:
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Amt Name Type # %/IBU
8.0 oz Rice Hulls (0.0 SRM) Adjunct 1 4.7 %
5 lbs 8.0 oz White Wheat Malt (2.4 SRM) Grain 2 51.2 %
3 lbs 12.0 oz Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 3 34.9 %
8.0 oz Munich Malt - 10L (10.0 SRM) Grain 4 4.7 %
8.0 oz Wheat, Flaked (1.6 SRM) Grain 5 4.7 %
0.75 oz Hallertauer [4.30 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 6 10.3 IBUs
0.25 oz Hallertauer [4.30 %] - Boil 20.0 min Hop 7 2.1 IBUs
1.0 pkg Hefeweizen IV Ale (White Labs #WLP380) [ Yeast 8 -


Mash Schedule: Single Infusion, Medium Body, Batch Sparge
Total Grain Weight: 10 lbs 12.0 oz
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Name Description Step Temperat Step Time
Mash In Add 14.44 qt of water at 168.0 F 153.0 F 60 min

Sparge: Batch sparge with 2 steps (1.92gal, 4.24gal) of 168.0 F water
Notes:

Tastes great. Went grain to glass in 7 days. I like my Hefeweizen young. Strong clove aroma with a classic Hefeweizen taste and a crisp citrus finish.

Just curious, why did you go with pale malt instead of pilsner?

I have 300 pounds of pale malt and no pilsner.

eobie said:

I have 300 pounds of pale malt and no pilsner.

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Like a boss

eobie said:

Tastes great. Went grain to glass in 7 days. I like my Hefeweizen young. Strong clove aroma with a classic Hefeweizen taste and a crisp citrus finish.

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I'll take a better picture. There is a CFL right where I took the picture that makes the beer appear orange. It isn't... lol.

looks awesome man. I just did a 7 day grain to glass it's great..

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f85/7-day-grain-glass-hefe-325060/

eviljay said:

Like a boss

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HaHa! Some replies are worth a thousand words.

Magnanamous said:

HaHa! Some replies are worth a thousand words.

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When there is a group buy and you can get 2-row for 30 bucks a sack.... You stock up!

eobie said:

I have 300 pounds of pale malt and no pilsner.

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Wow, good reason. How does this recipe fair to other hefes you have brewed?

razorbuck said:

Wow, good reason. How does this recipe fair to other hefes you have brewed?

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It is right on par with other recipes that I have brewed here. My initial goal was getting the hefeweizen from grain to glass in 7 days. I did that but I think in the end it was a rush. Although hefs are supposed to be cloudy and that WLP380 and WLP300 are both not very flocculent, I think there is too much yeast still in suspension. I have it in the keg and will let it chill for a few more days then take another go at it to see if it is a bit less yeasty.

If you have had hefes with the WLP300 strain you would note that the banana is forward and clove is toward the back. With WLP380 in this hefe, the clove is front with the banana in the back. The strains are basically opposite in that regard.

In the end I think it tastes great and will taste even better once a bit more yeast drops from suspension. Next time I do this it will sit in the fermentor for 14 days. One I pull another pint I will post a pic with a more in depth review.

Tasted great but kicked way too fast. Gonna brew this one again!