weissbier yeast

[jmh7117]

Having my first AG under my belt I am going for a weizenbock to be ready for christmas. OG 6.58

I am pondering on which yeast to use.

I have had experience with 3068.
Has anyone had any experience with WPL 300?

 

[clibit]

I've used WB-06, which is a very good dried Weiss yeast. I'm no expert at all on wheat beers, but wyeast 3068 and WLP 300 are classic wheat beer yeasts too.

 

[jmh7117]

I've used WB-06, which is a very good dried Weiss yeast. I'm no expert at all on wheat beers, but wyeast 3068 and WLP 300 are classic wheat beer yeasts too.

Thanks Clibit.

I am going with WPL 300. Will try WB-06 on an less labour intensive brew.


Justins Weizenbock (Weizenbock)

Original Gravity (OG): 1.067 (°P): 16.4
Final Gravity (FG): 1.017 (°P): 4.3
Alcohol (ABV): 6.58 %
Colour (SRM): 7.6 (EBC): 15.0
Bitterness (IBU): 15.3 (Average)

59.52% Wheat Malt
40.48% Munich II

0.7 g/L Perle (6% Alpha) @ 60 Minutes (Boil)
0.7 g/L Perle (6% Alpha) @ 20 Minutes (Boil)
0.3 g/L Perle (6% Alpha) @ 15 Minutes (Boil)


Single step Infusion at 40°C for 60 Minutes. Boil for 60 Minutes

Fermented at 17°C with Wyeast 3068 - Weihenstephan Weizen

Notes: Mash in with 8 litres @ 40c and hold for 5mins.
Heat to 50c in 10min and hold for 25min.
Pull off the thickest 30 to 40% and heat in 15min to 71c.
Allow to saccharify for 10 to 15mins then heat in 15 mins to boiling,
Hold the boil for 20 mins then add the detoction to the main mash over 10mins. Raising the temperature of the mash to 63c.
Hold for 10min and pull the 2nd decoction, which should be 1/3 of the total mash.
Raise the temp in 5 mins 10 71c hold for 10 mins, then heat to boiling.
Boil for 20 min and then remix the 2 mashes, rais the temp to 72c.
Allow to saccharify for 15min or until iodine test is neg.
Heat to 76c hold for 10min and then transfer to the mash tun.
Sparge at 77 to 79c.
Boil for 60 mins
Cool to 15c pitch 80ml yeast.
Ferment at 17c.
If possible after attenuation cool to 5c and hold for 5 days before racking.

Recipe Generated with BrewMate

 

[clibit]

I've done something similar a couple of times.

 

[dad_of_jon]

Having my first AG under my belt I am going for a weizenbock to be ready for christmas. OG 6.58

I am pondering on which yeast to use.

I have had experience with 3068.
Has anyone had any experience with WPL 300?

nope, but best wishes for that. One day I will brew a weizen-dopplebock. I drink weizen and WDB but never had a WB, do you have any commerical suggestions worth trying?

 

[GHW]

I used this in an extract weissbier (the brewuk Bavarian extract kit):
http://www.brewuk.co.uk/wyeast-activator-3068-weihenstephan-weizen.html

Brewed it too warm though and it tasted more clovey than banana-ry, which wasn't what I was after.

Also it went mental as I suspect all these yeasts do. Install a blow off tube on your fv unless you've got loads of headspace. I had a third headspace and it still clogged up the airlock and spewed out for most of a night, total mess.

 

[YeastFace]

@dad_of_jon Schneider Weisse Unser Aventinus and Weihenstephaner Vitus are the benchmarks IMO.

 

[GHW]

nope, but best wishes for that. One day I will brew a weizen-dopplebock. I drink weizen and WDB but never had a WB, do you have any commerical suggestions worth trying?

I'm sure there are millions but drank lots of erdinger and paulaner while in Italy (cos Italian beer is mostly ****). I think erdinger is readily available in the uk

 

[clibit]

Erdinger and Paulaner are both readily available I think.

 

[jmh7117]

Maisel Weisser Original! Been to Germany in the summer hols and tried it. Fantastic beer, full flavour heavy on the banana. I couldnt leave it alone!:drunk:
Had a go on Schneider Weisse tap 7 another corker!

 

[dad_of_jon]

@dad_of_jon Schneider Weisse Unser Aventinus and Weihenstephaner Vitus are the benchmarks IMO.

cheers, i've had the aventinus which I thought was a weizen dopple bock at 8% but whatever it is , I agree one on the best beers i've ever had. I like weihenstepher to but not had a vitus. erdinger pikantus was nice but was 2nd fiddle to aventinus.

 

[jmh7117]

http://www.web-bier.de
Been getting my beer from here.

 

[YeastFace]

cheers, i've had the aventinus which I thought was a weizen dopple bock at 8% but whatever it is , I agree one on the best beers i've ever had. I like weihenstepher to but not had a vitus. erdinger pikantus was nice but was 2nd fiddle to aventinus.

Try the Aventinus Eisbock if you can.

 

[Wonderwoman]

Not a Bock but you can also get Franziskaner here easily (ASDA, LIDL)

 

[dad_of_jon]

Not a Bock but you can also get Franziskaner here easily (ASDA, LIDL)

Franzikaner Dunkel?

 

[Wonderwoman]

Franzikaner Dunkel?

Not sure about that, I think it's the normal blond version, but I don't think I've bought it over here yet. It is cheaper in lidl compared to ASDA, but i don't remember the price. I think it may have been 1.69? I can have a look next time I'm in.

 

[jmh7117]

Franzikaner Dunkel?

http://www.web-bier.de/shop/Franziskaner-Braeu:.:28.html