Homebrew Recipe
Four Star Weissbier
- Method:
- All Grain
- Style:
- Weissbier (Hefeweizen)
- Boil Time:
- 60 min.
- Batch Size:
- 5 gal.
- Boil Size:
- 6 gal.
- Efficiency:
- 72
- Rating:
- Source:
- Craft Beer and Brewing
- Source Notes:
- June-July 2020 page 30. Don't bother with a yeast starter, oxygenation, or cold crashing here. We want the yeast "struggling" to produce a nice, noticeable ester/phenol profile, and the cloudiness is no vice in a weiss.
- Notes:
- Mill the grains and mix with the rice hulls. Add 2.9 gallons of 163F strike water to reach a mash temperature of 152F. Hold there for 60 minutes. Vorlauf until the runnings are clear. Sparge the grains with 4.4 gallons, topping up as necessary to obtain 6 gallons of wort. Boil for 60 minutes, following the hops schedule. After the boil, chill the wort to slightly below fermentation temperature, about 65F, and pitch the yeast. Ferment at 66F until the completion of primary fermentation, then bottle or keg and carbonate to about 2.5 volumes.
Brew Numbers
| OG | FG | ABV | SRM | IBU |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.051 | 1.013 | 5 | 0 | 10 |
Fermentables
| Name | Amount | % Grain Bill |
|---|---|---|
| Wheat Malt | 5 lbs. | 51.28 |
| Lager or Pilsner Malt | 4 lbs. | 41.03 |
| Notes: Floor-malted Bohemian pilsner | ||
| Rice Hulls | 0.5 lbs. | 5.13 |
| Notes: Calls for 8 oz. rice hulls | ||
| Briess Victory Malt | 0.25 lbs. | 2.56 |
| Notes: Calls for 4 oz. Victory | ||
| Total: | 9.75 lbs. | |
Yeast
| Name | Lab | Product |
|---|---|---|
| Weihenstephan Weizen | Wyeast | 3068 |
Mash Steps
| Step | Name | Temp | Time | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Single Infusion Mash | 152 | 60 | All Grain |