PolusWeizen:
- 1.053 OG - 1.009 FG
- 5.8% ABV
- 35% Pilsner - 55% Malted Wheat
- 13 IBU - Hallertauer Hops
- Yeast - WLP300 @ 62F
I decided to brew this as a quick turn-around beer and didn't expect much out of it, was I surprised. This one has a lot of character. A hint of banana and clove with a light but substantial body.
Named after my friend Matt Polus, who enjoys wheat beer.
The reciepe:
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Batch size | 5 gallons |
Boil size | 6.1 gallons |
Boil time | 60 minutes |
Grain weight | 11.5 pounds |
Efficiency | 86% |
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Original gravity | 1.053 |
Final gravity | 1.009 |
Alcohol (by volume) | 5.8% |
Bitterness (IBU) | 13 |
Color (SRM) | 3.8°L |
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Yeast |
2 liquid packs |
White Labs
WLP300 | Hefeweizen Ale |
Grains/Extracts/Sugars |
11.5 pounds |
Wheat
38ppg, 2°L | 6.5 pounds
56.5% |
Pilsen
36ppg, 1°L | 4 pounds
34.8% |
Dry Malt - Light
43ppg, 5°L | 0.5 pounds
4.3% |
Dry Sugar - Corn
42ppg, °L | 0.5 pounds
4.3% |
Hops |
1 ounce |
Hallertauer hops
5%, Pellet | 1 ounce |
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Mash |
130 minutes, 8.2 gallons |
Strike
Target 156°F | 3.3 gallons
169°F
60 minutes (+0) |
Sparge
Target 170°F | 2.5 gallons
182°F |
Sparge | 2.5 gallons
170°F |
Boil |
60 minutes, 6.1 gallons |
Hallertauer hops
5%, Pellet | 0.75 ounces
45 minutes (+15) |
Wort chiller | 15 minutes (+45) |
Hallertauer hops
5%, Pellet | 0.25 ounces
10 minutes (+50) |
Ferment |
14 days @ 68-72°F |
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Notes |
Put into keg on 6/21/11. Did not do a secondary with this one.
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-John
