AG10 pittsy's Hefeweizen 1st wheat beer attempt

[nobyipa]

So thought i would have to try a wheat beer
got the kit got the grain so tomorrows brew is a Hefeweizen
a big thanks to Pittsy for the recipe and in-depth info :
3.6kg wheat Malt 58.1%
2.3kg vienna 37.1%
100 g CaraWheat Malt 100 – 140 EBC (Weyermanns) 1.6%
200g cara red 50EBC 3.2%
White Labs WLP380 Hefeweizen IV Ale Yeast

Mash
10 litres 63c for 20
+ 8 litre 71c for another 60 min
boil
32g Hallertauer Hersbrucker Alpha Acid 3.2% 2012 at 90 mins
23g Hallertauer Hersbrucker Alpha Acid 3.2% 2012 at 15 mins

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going for 27 litres no starter needed

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[nobyipa]

step 1

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[nobyipa]

Step 2

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not the planned 71c but hey cannot add any more COLD water me calculation was under by 1C
written that down for the next brew added liquor has to be say 3C lower and then ballance out with hot

 

[nobyipa]

all went good
slightly low on OG lowers better all me other beers all apart from one are crazy high 5's to 7%
OG 1.048

iodine test

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1st runnings

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clear runnings

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tad over 29 litres in fermenter

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in fermenting fridge at 20C

 

[joe1002]

A successful day, well done :thumb:

 

[pittsy]

Looking good , lets hope you think it's worth step mashing ( i do ) , tasting will tell . :thumb:

 

[nobyipa]

blow off tubes bubbling away in the fermenting fridge

so 1st time using white labs looks a success

 

[pittsy]

oh yeah i forgot to mention , it'll be a spill over , the yeast is very frisky

 

[nobyipa]

not alf

last night the bubbling stopped so i thought
went to check and yes me blow off was blocked
so out it came cleaned through and star sanned
and left a gap in the lid

this morn 3 just got dry tea shirts from washing got used up mopping the foam out me fridge :lol:
good job i undid the lid last night otherwise :electric:

 

[pittsy]

just done a clean up in my fridge , around half a litre and foam everywhere ....again , did have a blow off tube but alas it didn't work .

 

[nobyipa]

:lol:
look at mine

 

[pittsy]

smells lovely though don't it . Are you getting a yeasty ice cream sort of smell plus banana

 

[nobyipa]

smells lovely though don't it . Are you getting a yeasty ice cream sort of smell plus banana

room smells just as you described it aving a erdinger at mo

 

[nobyipa]

braved the opening today got a good reading of
1.009 on hydrometer :thumb:
well it's definitely below the obvious marking of 1.010 so could be as low as 1.008
looking very healthy and of course smelling wonderful
so looking like
5.2ABV
5.3ABV

 

[nobyipa]

 

[calumscott]

:lol:
look at mine

:rofl:

I split 40l between 2 x 30l buckets to leave plenty of room for the yeast party! Looking at the tide mark I'm pretty glad I did...

 

[nobyipa]

:lol:
look at mine

:rofl:

I split 40l between 2 x 30l buckets to leave plenty of room for the yeast party! Looking at the tide mark I'm pretty glad I did...

:lol:
I already have a 10 litre brew int fridge and another 29 litre brew on't floor
that split in two was a no go for me just had to get it in one

 

[calumscott]

That would be what I understand to be called a "healthy ferment". :lol:

 

[nobyipa]

bottled 53 x 500 ml

batched primed with 151grams

 

[pittsy]

now the hard bit ... waiting