Weissbier Recipe - American Wheat Ale with Citra

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American Wheat Ale with Citra

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All Grain
5.5 Gallon(s)
6.5 Gallon(s)
60 min
75%
All Grain Weissbier homebrew recipe. This homebrew recipe uses the following ingredients: 2-Row - US, White Wheat - US, Red Wheat - US, Crystal 60L - CA, Columbus Hops, Amarillo Hops, Citra Hops, Fermentis Safbrew WB-06 Homebrew Yeast.

Fermentables

53% - 2-Row - US
5
37
1
Mash
32% - White Wheat - US
3
40
2
Mash
11% - Red Wheat - US
1
38
2
Mash
5% - Crystal 60L - CA
0.5
34
60
Mash

Hops

Columbus
0.5
Pellet
Boil
60 min(s)
15
26.1
Amarillo
0.5
Pellet
Boil
10 min(s)
9
5.7
Amarillo
0.5
Pellet
FlameOut
0 min(s)
9
0.0
Citra
1
Pellet
FlameOut
0 min(s)
12
0.0

Yeast

Fermentis Safbrew WB-06
86%

Other Stuff

No other stuff in this recipe

Mash Steps

No mash steps in this recipe

Special Instructions

1.
Bring 3gallons water to 165F
2.
Put bag in then mix in grains while stirring to get a mash temp of 152F
3.
Rest for 1 hour
4.
Heat 4.5Gallons sparge water to 169F while mash rests
5.
Pull out Grain bag and dunk in the sparge water. Let rest for 10 minutes.
6.
Pull out grain bag and let drain.
7.
Add sparge water to mash water for a pre boil of 6.5 Gallons. Pre-boil should be1.038.
8.
Bring wort to a boil with the lid on the pot.
9.
When wort reaches a boil, remove lid. Add Saaz bittering hop.
10.
Stir wort occasionally and continue to boil
11.
After 50 minutes add amarillo flavor hop. Put in wort chiller
12.
Boil 10 more minutes. Turn off heat and let stand 15 minutes
13.
Add amarillo and citra aroma hops. Cover pot and let stand 30 minutes.
14.
Sanitize equipment. Cool wort <70F. Pour Wort into fermentor. Shake Fermentor to originate wort
15.
Take a hydrometer sample and make sure temp is <70. Record OG.
16.
Add yeast. Let sit at65-70F for 3-4 weeks.
17.
Take hydrometer reading

Tasting Notes (1)

jeljr

Tasted on 12/16/2015 by jeljr

Notes:

Vigorously bubbling @ 12 hrs

Recipe Facts

American Wheat Ale with Citra
Weissbier
  • 5.50 Gallons Liters Batch Size
  • 6.50 Gallons Liters Boil Size
  • 60  min Boil Time
  • 1.049 OG
  • 1.007 FG
  • 31.8 IBU (tinseth) Bitterness
  • 0.65 BG:GU
  • 6.2° SRM Color
  • 75% Efficiency
  • 5.4% ABV Alcohol
  • 161 per 12oz Calories
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