Weihenstephaner Original - Recipe?

[korndog]

You might get too much hop flavor for the style. Are you trying to hit the style numbers? If not def try it. I like menschmachine's approach...just bittering hops with a touch of aroma...just enough to be noticable after a fresh pour and the head kicks up the aroma. But I still might FWH a tiny bit.

Oh yea...I wouldn't do the FWH instead of the 60 min...you'll def get too much flavor that way imo. I might move a small quantity from the 60 to FWH but that's the max I'd do. Depends on what you're after I guess.

I was looking for a slightly smoother bitterness and a touch more flavor. This was corresponding with some scoresheets I got on this beer. Trying to brew to style, for sure. I might give a try to some or all FWH this batch, adjusting IBU to 20 minute utilization for hte FWH.

 

[cactusgarrett]

Flavor - 12/20
Light bready malt and earthy hops, no esters. Balance slightly bitter, too much for this styles malt expectations. lingering bitter finish, clean well brewed, just slightly too bitter for style.

Somewhat surprising, in that looking at Weihenstephaner's website, original has around 25 "bittering power". Assuming that is equivalent to BU's, this is still significantly greater that the 19BUs theoretically produced by your recipe.

FWIW, i would enjoy/target around 15-20BUs as you did for a Helles, also.

I do like the process of FWH, but it's been way too unpredictable in my uses. I can't figure out the equivalent boils, how things taste/smell, etc. in relation to "normal" hopping. The only thing i DO know is that FWH does produce a much smoother bitterness. I think some trial & error is called for when i brew this one up soon.

Let us know any FWH work that's done & the results.

 

[Boerderij_Kabouter]

korndog, any updates on how the First Wort Hopping went?

 

[korndog]

korndog, any updates on how the First Wort Hopping went?

No, notyet. I need to getoff my but and brew some beer!

 

[CharlosCarlies]

Gonna bump this because I'm brewing a Helles sometime next week. Anybody done one w/ FWH?

 

[amcclai7]

resurrecting a dead thread here but I am very interested in FWH a helles. I have done it quite a few times with IPA's but never with a delicate style like this. In theory, a smoother bitterness should work better with this style of beer. Has anybody actually done it?