Brew #40 Imperial Hefeweizen
July 29, 2012
Brewer: Trollby
Style: Weizen/Weissbier
Batch: 2.25 galExtract
Characteristics
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Recipe Gravity: 1.063 OG
Recipe Bitterness: 11 IBU
Recipe Color: 9° SRM
Estimated FG: 1.016
Alcohol by Volume: 6.1%
Alcohol by Weight: 4.8%
Ingredients
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CaraPils - [Body, Head] 0.25 lb, Grain, Steeped
MrB. Seasonal Imperial Hefeweizen3.75 lb, Extract, Extract
MrB. Seasonal Imperial Hefeweizen 1.00 oz, Pellet, 5 minutes
Wyeast 3068 - Weihenstephan Weizen™ 1.00 unit, Yeast, Temperature Range: 64°-75° F (ABV 10%) Low Floculation
Notes
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Recipe Notes:
1. Fill keg with cold water to the 4-quart mark on the back.
2. Place unopened can in hot tap water (warm liquid pours more easily).
3. Using a sanitized measuring cup, place 1.5 quarts of water into a clean 5-quart pot.
4. Bring water to 160*F, turn off heat and add grains (steep for 30min)
5. Remove grains, bring to a boil for 5 min. Remove from heat. Stir HME into pot.
6. Pour wort into keg. Bring the volume of the keg to the 8.5-quart mark by adding more cold water then add 2 cups more water. Stir vigorously to mix well.
7. Pour yeast pack into keg (Temp between 68-72*F). Stir vigorously again, then screw on lid.
8. Place keg out of direct sunlight, in a location with a consistent temperature (between 68°-75°F)
ALLOW TO SIT A 21 DAYS @ 68-75*F.
Batch Notes:
Pop the Yeast smack pack about 2 hours prior to starting to brew
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Taste of sample was YUMMY!
OG = 1.060 @70°F
FG = 1.012 @ 70*F
ABV = 6.4%
08/19/2012
I bottled with 70g booster for about 2.7 CO2
I got 24 - 12oz bottles ad about 3oz for me to taste, was very good
Now the 4 week wait for taste
09/20/2012
A little green at 4 weeks, but VERY tasty!