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A Little Dunkel Weizen
This beer ended only a little dark (hence the name) since used 8oz 60L Crystal instead of plan for half chocolate - sometimes you use what you've got.
| Brewer: | ChriSto | Email: | - | |||||
| Beer: | A Little Dunkel Weizen | Style: | Dunkelweizen | |||||
| Type: | Extract w/grain | Size: | 4 gallons | |||||
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Bitterness: | 15 IBU | |||||
| OG: | 1.052 | FG: | 1.014 | |||||
| Alcohol: | 4.9% v/v (3.8% w/w) | |||||||
| Water: | Savannah tap | |||||||
| Grain: | 8 oz. German Vienna 8 oz. German Munich 8 oz. American crystal 60L |
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| Steep: | 30 min. in 2 qts at 155°. | |||||||
| Boil: | 50 minutes | SG 1.069 | 3 gallons | |||||
| 5 lb. Wheat extract | ||||||||
| The extract was liquid wheat extract with a 55%/45% wheat to malt balance. Actually used 5.5 lbs of liquid malt. | ||||||||
| Hops: | 1 oz. Hallertauer (4.25% AA, 60 min.) | |||||||
| Yeast: | Wyeast 3056 Bavarian Weissen w/ 1L starter. | |||||||
| Log: | As discussed, original recipe was for 4 oz. Crystal 60L and 4 oz. chocolate - would have ended up in correct color range. Simple brew, forgotten how easy liquid malt can be. Primary for 14 days. No secondary. Temp. 68-72F. | |||||||
| Carbonation: | 5/8 cup priming sugar for 4 gallon batch. Could have gone with 3/4 cup. With high final gravity, worked fine with lesser amount. | |||||||
| Tasting: | Definitely on the light color side for style - add the chocolate malt. Nice white effervescent head. Extremely estery - I was thinking bananas, my wife says smells like the merichino cherries and pineapple glaze on a ham. Hmm. . . it does. Wheats are not my favorite but it went over well with the light beer crowd at a neighborhood party. | |||||||
Recipe posted 12/28/05.
