Weissbier Bee Cave Brewery Bavarian Hefeweizen

[JusticeAle]

Just want to say I've brewed this 3 times so far and I will continue to brew it on the regular. My friends and I love it.

 

[motleybrews]

Brewing this for the first time on Saturday. Couldn't get the original yeast at the LHBS, using 3056 Bavarian Wheat Blend. Made the starter tonight

 

[Bombeque]

Well I brewed this saturday and got 1.040 instead of the 1.052. My mash temps spiked at the end somehow and then I was in a rush to sparge so that could account for my efficiency. But somehow its now sittiing a an fg of 1.005! I used oxygen so that helped. Im concerned that it may be too dry though. Ill keep yall posted.

 

[archer75]

Brewing this today! Just printing the recipe out from brew smith and off I go!

 

[bcryan]

How would this recipe taste with a can of Oregon purée added to the secondary??? My apologies if this has been discussed somewhere in this mega long thread. Thanks

 

[archer75]

So I heated up my strike water too high and then waited too long for it to cool. So I ended up mashing at 151 instead of 153. And beersmith never seems to calculate grain absorption or boil off correctly so I had to make some adjustments. I just had other things I was doing at the same time so I was not paying as much attention as I should.

but I finished and it went into a 6.5 gallon conical I have. With a big cap on it that blew off sometime in the night when the airlock clogged. Very aggressive and messy fermentation. Smelled great though!

The only tube I had to use for a blow off is too small to fit in the airlock hole on the conical.

But now the fermentation has slowed down so it's under control. Can't wait to try it!

 

[FuelshopMcgee]

Brewing this recipe and adding watermelon to give it a twist...Has anyone tried this one w/ watermelon juice?

 

[VonAle]

My brew came out great, but the color has since faded to a grayish yellow.
Still taste good, but not like it did 2-3 weeks ago.
Is this normal for Hefe's after 7 weeks in the bottle?

 

[pascott6]

Just started drinking this yesterday. This is a very good Hef. I will definetly be making it again.

 

[ArcticBear]

Just picked up all my grains and planned on brewing this tonight but ended up in downtown new haven for decent drinks and a free roast beef happy hour...it was too good to pass up, maybe I'll brew this up tomorrow

 

[flyingfinbar]

I haven't been able to get through this entire thread, but has anyone had any issues with DMS, considering the pils and the 60 minute boil? Also, are we using white wheat or red?

 

[motleybrews]

Bottled this on Saturday. The half bottle extra I had tasted delightful. Can wait to try it in a few weeks!

 

[ArcticBear]

Still waiting to brew this. I might try tonight if I feel motivated but for some reason I'm just out of it today

 

[ArizonaDB]

Did a similar extract version of this, but added 1 lb flaked wheat and 1/2 lb caravienne, so it's probably a little darker than the original. It was fermented, kegged and carbed in 15 days. Perfect for Summer. Here's a pic to make you all drool. I called Wieheissensie Hefeweizen because I couldn't think of a name.

 

[smyrnaquince]

I called Wieheissensie Hefeweizen because I couldn't think of a name.

I like it!

 

[BeachBeerBoo]

My kegs are full, any reason not to bottle this?

Also, do the 1/2 lb of rice hulls need to be washed & rinsed prior to mixing with the dry/milled grains?

 

[motleybrews]

My kegs are full, any reason not to bottle this?

Also, do the 1/2 lb of rice hulls need to be washed & rinsed prior to mixing with the dry/milled grains?

I bottled my batch. I prefer hefes bottled.

I soaked my rice hulls for a half hour then rinsed them and put it in when I doughed in the rest of the grains. I'd always recommend a soak so they don't steal wort from ya

 

[ArcticBear]

Finally brewed this today. Pre boil gravity was way low (1.027) so I boiled off extra and ended with an OG of 1.050 at just below 5 gallons. Transferred it all to a bucket and will keg it next week. Excited to try this stuff

 

[motleybrews]

Opened a bottle last night after 1 week. I normally don't open stuff early, but I was dying to try this beer. Opened it at my birthday party. Everyone loved it. Of course it's young, but this beer is awesome

 

[BeachBeerBoo]

Whoops. Got 75% efficiency which gave an OG of 1.060. Hope the 1/2L starter I made is sufficient.

 

[BeachBeerBoo]

Whoops. Got 75% efficiency which gave an OG of 1.060. Hope the 1/2L starter I made is sufficient.

I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that I *think* my starter was sufficient.

 

[archer75]

Only a 1/2L starter? I make a 2L starter for everything. This particular yeast with a hef will blow. It's very aggressive. Even without a starter.

 

[NineMilBill]

Yea no doubt. 3068/300 is a blowoff tube every time.

 

[BeachBeerBoo]

Yea no doubt. 3068/300 is a blowoff tube every time.

Switched to a blowoff tube and all is well.

 

[lemy]

I bottled my batch. I prefer hefes bottled.

I soaked my rice hulls for a half hour then rinsed them and put it in when I doughed in the rest of the grains. I'd always recommend a soak so they don't steal wort from ya

I never thought of that before. Terrific idea.

 

[motleybrews]

I never thought of that before. Terrific idea.

Yea the first time I used them I didn't soak. Also didn't account for absorption. Wasnt a big deal, but i I figure they aren't contributing in any way other than helping create the filter, so they don't need to absorb wort either.

 

[motleybrews]

I have a feeling I'm going to be brewing another batch of this soon. It's been in bottles a little over a week, and it's phenomenal. A real crowd favorite. Finally found a beer that EVERYONE loves. I've opened 2 bottles, one on Saturday and one on Monday. That's it until they sit for at least another week/week and a half. But even super young this is a killer beer

 

[lemy]

Yea the first time I used them I didn't soak. Also didn't account for absorption. Wasnt a big deal, but i I figure they aren't contributing in any way other than helping create the filter, so they don't need to absorb wort either.

Makes perfect sense

I am a convert!

 

[Haputanlas]

Hey Guys,

I finally figured out some problems I've been having with a few of my hef brews.

To give a little bit of a back story, I've brewed this at least 4 times and have only had 2 great batches and 2 or 3 mediocre batches. It was really bothering me and I've PM'd 944Play a few times to get some other eyes on this as well.

It turns out that wheat malt significantly raises the PH of water and you need to accommodate this with your minerals (And probably acid malt). The first two brews were using spring water that I got from my local grocery store, and those were the two that turned out so well. In addition, I used 5.2 ph stabilizer.

However, with the last few batches, I used Reverse Osmosis water and used the EZ water calculator 2.x spreadsheet. When I used this spreadsheet, it told me that my ph levels were fine with the grain bill and water adjustments that I entered (5.52). This is why I decided not to use the 5.2 stabilizer anymore. Unfortunately, I just now realized that this spreadsheet didn't take specific types of grain into consideration when calculating the PH levels (Only 2.x and prior). Now that version 3.x is out, it asks which specific grains are in the grain bill and takes it into consideration.

I noticed that wheat malt is by far the grain with the greatest influence on PH increase out of any on the list. Once I put my old water additions into the new calculator, my ph showed 5.87! Well above the recommended for good efficiency and also to ensure that tannins aren't extracted from the husks. Needless to say I'm kind of pissed and relieved at the same time. It's starting to make sense why I had such a significant drop in quality. Since my other beers don't use wheat malt, my old additions from the 2.x spreadsheet still came within the recommended PH range.

Long story short (too late), do one of the following for this brew (and any others that use wheat):

1. Use acidulated malt to decrease mash PH (only 8 oz in my case)
2. Update your spreadsheet to 3.x if you are using EZ water clalculator to help with the proper adjustments
3. Use spring water from the grocery. If your PH levels need adjusting, use 5.2 stabilizer or mineral adjustments on the fly

I hope someone learns something from my mistake.

I will be brewing this again with the proper adjustments in the coming weeks. I'll keep you all up to date with how this next brew turns out.

 

[seedubxj]

Ok, heating up my water for this recipe right now. My first all grain EVER! So I'm excited and a little nervous. Good thing I'll have some homebrew IPA on tap so I can officially RDWHAHB. Wish me luck!

EDIT: Everything went pretty good. Mashed @ 152.5, ended and 150.5 after 90 min mash. 7.5g pre-boil volume. Ended up with a little over 5.5g in the ferm bucket and a little more than a 1/2 gallon of trub in the kettle. Post boil gravity of 1.047 or thereabouts. The brewers friend calculator said I hit 69% efficiency. Not too shabby for my first all grain. Took a little over 4 hours from start to finish.

Used 6# german wheat, 4# german pils, 8oz rice hulls and 1.25 oz of Hallertauer (3.1% aa for appx 12 IBU) @ 60 min as my only hop addition. Super pumped that everything went well and none of my DIY equipment leaked! I love it when a plan comes together!