My hopfenweissbock recipe

[Ludovico]

So for my second batch of homebrew, I've decided to take a new school approach to a style of beer I've loved for a long time (Weizenbock). I want to keep this as light in color as possible and increase the bittering, aroma and flavor hopping schedule. Any advice would be greatly appreciated as I'm quite new to brewing.

6.60 lb Wheat Liquid Extract (8.0 SRM) Extract 47.83 %
5.70 lb Pilsner Liquid Extract (3.5 SRM) Extract 41.30 %
1.00 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 10L (10.0 SRM) Grain 7.25 %
0.25 lb Barley, Flaked (1.7 SRM) Grain 3.62 %
1.50 oz Hallertauer [3.60 %] (60 min) Hops 14.4 IBU
1.00 oz Hallertauer [3.60 %] (5 min) Hops 1.9 IBU
1.00 oz Hallertauer [3.60 %] (1 min) Hops 0.4 IBU
10.00 gm Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate) (Mash 60.0 min) Misc
1 Pkgs Bavarian Wheat Yeast (Wyeast Labs #3056)
Dryhop: 1oz Centennial leaf hops & 1 oz Hallertauer leaf hops.
Estimated OG: 1.090
Estimated FG: 1.021

 

[COLObrewer]

This looks more like a "Bernsteinfarbenes hopfenweizenbock" what with the crystal addition, I'm used to my wiezenbocks being dark but this will be lighter like you want and your hops additions will make a little more hopiness.

I say try it, to each his own. Personally though I would probably call it a wheat wine and maybe up the abv a tad.

Keep on brewing my friends

 

[Ludovico]

Yeah, I'm not really sure what to call the recipe. "A rose by any other name...", I suppose

 

[944play]

"Wheat" extracts are usually mashed with around 65% wheat. You can go 100% wheat LME in this recipe.

Is the flaked barley for a starch haze? I would leave it out.

If you read posts of late from AJ deLange, he propounds that sulfates and noble hops don't mix well. After going through my brewing records and noting the water profile for the best dang hefeweizen I ever brewed, I'm inclined to believe him. That beer was half RO and all calcium adds came from CaCl2.

 

[COLObrewer]

"Wheat" extracts are usually mashed with around 65% wheat. You can go 100% wheat LME in this recipe. . . . .

Yes definately, I keep forgetting this since We haven't used axtract in forever. Good catch

 

[XxonValdez]

Have you tried Schneider Hopfen Weisse? similar to what I think you are shooting for you might like

 

[Ludovico]

Well hell, I didn't even notice that about the extract. Thanks for pointing that out. Also, I've found the post regarding sulfates and noble hops. Very interesting, I'll go with RO water. Thanks for your help!

And I do really love the Schneider/Brooklyn hopfenweisse. Brilliant beer! I hope mine is half as good.