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Plain Ol' Hefe
| Brewer: | Spicer Road Brewery | Email: | - | |||||
| Beer: | Plain Ol' Hefe | Style: | Weizen/Weissbier | |||||
| Type: | Partial mash | Size: | 5 gallons | |||||
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Bitterness: | 14 IBU | |||||
| OG: | 1.050 | FG: | 1.010 | |||||
| Alcohol: | 5.2% v/v (4.1% w/w) | |||||||
| Grain: | 1 lb. German Pilsner 3 lb. Wheat malt 4 oz. German Light Munich 8 oz. Dextrine malt (Cara-Pils) 8 oz. Flaked wheat |
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| Mash: | 60% efficiency | |||||||
| Heat 5 quarts strike water to 137°F. Add grains temp should stabilize at 122°. Hold temp for 20 minutes. Add 2.8 quarts boiling water to raise temp to 150°F. Hold 150° for 60 minutes stirring every 5 minutes. Raise temp to 168°F and sparge with 2.6 gallons of 170° water. Tranfer to boiling kettle and heat to boil. |
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| Boil: | 60 minutes | SG 1.072 | 3.5 gallons | |||||
| 3 lb. Wheat extract (dry) | ||||||||
| Add hops during boil according to hopping schedule. Add 3 lbs of Dry Wheat Extract. |
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| Hops: | .5 oz. Hallertauer (4.4% AA, 60 min.) .25 oz. Hallertauer (4.4% AA, 30 min.) .25 oz. Hallertauer (4.4% AA, 15 min.) |
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| Yeast: | Used Activator pack of Wyeast 3068 Weihenstephan Weizen Yeast. No starter used. |
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| Log: | Pitched yeast at 75°F. Primary fermentation at 68° for 1 week. Signs of fermentation started within 12 hours. Racked to secondary for 1 week and bottled. |
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| Carbonation: | Used 5 oz of corn sugar for carbonation. | |||||||
| Tasting: | Beer tasted excellent when racked to secondary. Tasted better at bottling. Beer turned out really good ture hefe taste. Would not change anything for next batch. |
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Recipe posted 01/18/09.
