Wheat Beer - Single infusion or decoction

[Easy Peasie]

Hi All
AG#3 is in the offing hopefully for this weekend and I have been looking for some recipes.
1.Does anyone please have a good recipe?.

2. Can it be done witha single infusion mash rather than a decoction?. Seeing as though this is only going to be my 3rd brew don't think I have the confidence to go for the decoction option.

Cheers

Andy :wha:

 

[Aleman]

AG#3 is in the offing hopefully for this weekend and I have been looking for some recipes.
1.Does anyone please have a good recipe?.

Yes

2. Can it be done with a single infusion mash rather than a decoction?.

Yes

 

[Dunfie]

Hi EP

A few of us have done Phil's Hefe in the past. Its very easy as its 50/50 Pale Malt/Wheat Malt, 20 ibu of something like saaz or hersbrucker hallertaur and the yeast of your choice. Brewferm Blanche will produce fairly neutral flavours but if you want the more traditional banana & clove flavours then Safbrew WB-06 or Weihenstephan 3068 are very good.

As for mash method - a single infusion mash is fine.

 

[phettebs]

I have got a pretty good recipe for something along the lines of Hacker Pschorr. The recipe is at home on the laptop so I can post tonight. Last time I did it, I did a double infusion. I doughed in around 120F for a rest and then added more hot water to bring it up to around 152F. I'll have to look at my notes but it turned out amazing!

I think the grain bill is pretty simple:

50% wheat
25% Munich
25% Pale Malt

Some noble hops

Wyeast 3068

 

[Easy Peasie]

Thanks for the replies, will definitely do one in the next week or 2.

Aleman - can you please elaborate on Yes - pleas :wha: e

 

[Aleman]

Aleman - can you please elaborate on Yes - pleas :wha: e

Yes I have a recipe

 

[Easy Peasie]

Aleman - can you please elaborate on Yes - pleas :wha: e

Yes I have a recipe

Would you be so kind as to share your recipe oh great one!!! :grin:

Still trying to work the quote thing out DOH

 

[Aleman]

[quote="Easy Peasie":1rqy0aes]Aleman - can you please elaborate on Yes

Yes I have a recipe

Would you be so kind as to share your recipe oh great one!!![/quote:1rqy0aes]
Already Have

 

[Easy Peasie]

Why Thankyou Kind Sir :thumb:

 

[Screwy]

There are Hefe’s and there are Hefe’s. If you like big sweet Hefe’s with a little clove and lots of banana phenols. Then use 50% Pale Malt/50% Wheat Malt, single infusion @66°C OG 54, ferment at 22°C using Wyeast 3068 or 3638.
For a dry Northern German style Hefeweizen with tart wheat character and lots of clove and a little banana aroma. Then use 40% Pils Malt/60% Wheat Malt, include a Ferulic Acid rest @ 42°C for 20 min then step to 63°C for 30 min and then 69°C for a further 30 min.
Again using Wyeast 3068 or 3638 or WB-06 dried.

Cheers,

Screwy

 

[Easy Peasie]

Screwy

that sound good, but do i just add additional hot water to the mash tun to hit the 63 & 68 degress or would i drain off the wort and heat it up then re-add it to the mash tun?

 

[phettebs]

You would add additional water if you have no way to heat your mash tun up to 63F. When I do it, I dough in thick so I have room to add more water to reach the next temp in a step mash. If you use Beersmith, there's a calculator in it that will help you figure out how much water and at what temp you need to add to get to the next range.

Barry

 

[Aleman]

As has been said you can do a temperature stepped mash but it is not essential. (The second Yes in my earlier reply).I would probably mash in at 2L per kilo and hit 35-40C and then after 30 minutes add another chunk of hot water to bring the temperature up to 65C . . the 62-68 Step isn't all that important, the 35-40 step helps develop the ferrulic acid which is a precursor to 4 vinyl guiacol (the clovey flavour), so is of a benefit if you like a clovely wheat beer.

Do not ferment too warm or you will not get banana but will get bubblegum instead. . .to be avoided really . . . some bubble gum might be considered in style (More Belgian than German IMO), but you don't want to go over the top.

And my Erdinger Recipe and Method are Here

 

[Easy Peasie]

Thanks for all your comments.
Can see me having a go at a 2 infusion mash pretty soon> :thumb: