Last beer of NHC 2019 run of beers. Not much to say. I have now brewed this same beer 3 times without changing the recipe or process. Last year it placed 2nd at NHC. This one I still ferment in a 6G carboy since I’m just bottle conditioning it with speise anyway.
Recipe Info
Recipe: hefeweizen 3v 3
Style: Weissbier 10A BJCP 2015
Date: 11-09-2017
| Recipe | Guideline Min | Guideline Max | |
|---|---|---|---|
| OG | 1.050 | 1.044 | 1.052 |
| FG | 1.011 | 1.010 | 1.014 |
| Color | 3.4 | 2.0 | 6.0 |
| ABV | 5.1 | 4.3 | 5.6 |
| IBU | 13.0 | 8.0 | 15.0 |
Brewery Info
Efficiency: 72 %
Attenuation: 78 %
Mash Info
Weight: 14.5 Lbs
Thickness: 1.25 Qt per Lb
Deadspace: 2.0 G
Strikewater: 6.53 G
Volume: 7.69 G
Temp: 112.0 F
Boil Info
Kettle Gravity: 1.039
Predicted Mash Run-off: 5.23 G
Target Starting Boil Volume: 10.25 G
Boil Duration: 90 min
Evaporation Rate: 1.5 G per Hour
Final Boil Volume: 8.0 G
Fermentables
| Weight | % by Weight | Name | Yield | SRM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.750 Lb | 60.0 % | Wheat (DURST MALZ) | 84.0 | 1.8 |
| 5.750 Lb | 40.0 % | Pilsner (DURST MALZ) | 81.5 | 1.8 |
Hops
| Weight | Name | AAU | Time | Use | IBUs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.9 Oz | Hallertau Mittelfrüh | 2.5 | 90 mins | Boil | 6.0 |
| 1.0 Oz | Hallertau Mittelfrüh | 2.5 | 60 mins | Boil | 7.0 |
Yeast
| Amount | Name |
|---|---|
| 1.000 unit | Hefeweizen Ale White Labs WLP300 |
Misc
| Amount | Name | Time | Use |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.000 tablet | Whirlfloc Tablet | 15 mins | Boil |
| 0.500 tsp | Yeast Nutrient (Wyeast) | 10 mins | Boil |
Water
Predicted Mash Ph: 5.63
| Ca | Mg | Na | Cl | So | Bicarbonate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water | 7 | 3 | 21 | 30 | 24 | 30 |
| Mash | 73 | 3 | 21 | 148 | 24 | 30 |
| Sparge | 79 | 3 | 21 | 157 | 24 | 30 |
| Final | 119 | 5 | 33 | 238 | 38 | 47 |
| Target | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Water Profile Name: carrboro
Target Profile Name: standard
Mash Water
Total Water Treated: 6.500 G
Percent RO / Distlled: 0 %
Water Used: 6.500 G
Mash Water Adjustments
Calcium Chloride: 6.0 g
Lactic Acid: 5.0 ml @ 88.000 %
Sparge Water
Leftover Mash Water Used: Yes
Total Water Treated: 6.000 G
Percent RO / Distlled: 0 %
Water Used: 6.000 G
Sparge Water Adjustments
Calcium Chloride: 6.0 g
Notes
Single decoction
Mash in at 105f raise to 112f immediately and hold for 10 mins
2f a min up to 126f for 10 Mins
Raise to 149f and hold for 5 mins then pull 1/3rd as thick decoction and leave main mash at 149f while handling decoction
Slowly raise decoction to 158f and hold for 20 mins and then boil for 10 mins
Reincorporate decoction into main mash slowly and stabilize at 158f for 10 Mins and make sure it passes iodine test else hold till done converting
Raise to 169f and hold 10 mins
Chill to 58f
Pull 4 gallons to fermenter and then pull 2 quarts in mason jars for speisse at bottling
Oxygenate for 60 secs with 0.5 micron stone and o2. Raise to 63f over 24 hours. Hold for 1 week. Raise to 68f over 24 hours and hold through two weeks.
speise -> 3gallons @ 3.25 volumes = 1.6 qt of speise
i pull 2 x 0.8qt of speise and sterlize @ 15psi in pressure cooker for 15 mins
2/5/19 0.3L 30g of DME starter of WLP300
2/7/19 good 3 vessel decoction brewday
followed notes from 2/12/18 brew notes without issue even though i forgot my new O2 setup no longer works so i jerry rigged an o2 setup.
pitched @ 3pm
2/8/19 8am no bubbling
@11am thin kreusen and slow bubbling
2/9/19 2″ kreusen and strong bubbling
2/10/19 1″ kreusen dropping and slow steady bubbling
2/12/19 kreusen dropping bubbling has stopped
2/14/19 no bubbling
2/21/19 bottled 3G + speise. 28 bottles. FG 1.010. tastes really good. a hair of skunk. We’ll see.