Weizenbier: Batch #36

Ingredients

Ingredient Quantity
John Bull 55/45 wheat malt extract 7 lbs
Hallertau hops (boiling) 1 oz
Corn Sugar 1 lb
Irish moss 1 tsp
Gypsum 3 tsp
White Labs Hefeweizen yeast 1 pkg – 1 pt of water to 1/4 c of light malt extract 4 hours
Ginger Root 1 oz before pitched
Black Licorice stick 0.7 oz
Priming sugar 3/4 cup

brewed:3/28/03

specific gravities:

Date Specific Gravity Temp Specific Gravity @ 60
start: 3/29/03 1.048 76 Farenheit 1.050

Number Bottled: 46, 12 oz bottles
approx. 4.7%

Directions:

  • Add the wheat malt extract, hops, and gypsum to 1 1/2 gallons of cold water and boil for 1 hour.
  • Add the ginger, licorice, and irish moss during the final 15 minutes of boiling, and the corn sugar during the final 2 minutes. Sparge the hot wort into 3 1/2 gallons of cold water in the fermenter.
  • Add yeast when cool.

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