How To Brew a Delicious German Hefeweizen
Join us as we walk you through how to brew a delicious German-styled Hefeweizen!
The German Hefeweizen is a pale, refreshing German wheat beer that is infamous for its fluffy mouthfeel and banana and clove flavors. It is a wonderfully refreshing style that is a perfect addition to your tap list all year long.
Follow along with us as we walk you through our ingredients, including the malts, hops, water profile, and yeast strain. We will also show you our process, including the mashing profile, mash out, sparging, the boil, the whirlpool, knockout, the fermentation profile, and last but not least, the taste test.
Our recipe is below. I have included suggested percentages where applicable and values for a 5-gallon batch.
OG: 1.046
FG: 1.010
ABV: 4.7%
IBUs: 12.1
Color: 4.5 SRM
Grains
@bestmalz1899 Wheat Malt (59.5%) - 5 lbs
@bestmalz1899 Pilsner Malt (40.5%) - 3.4 lbs
or
@bestmalz1899 Wheat Malt (59.5%) - 5 lbs
@bestmalz1899 Pilsner Malt (20.2%) - 1 lb 11.2 oz
@bestmalz1899 Munich Malt (20.2%) - 1 lb 11.2 oz
Hops
@YakimaValleyHops GR Mittelfrueh (2.7% AA) - 1.25 oz @ 60 minutes (12.1 IBUs)
Yeast
Weihenstephan Weizen - Wyeast 3068
Water
50 ppm Calcium
5 ppm Sodium
55 ppm Sulfate
60 ppm Chloride
You can find the full recipe on our website at the link below.
https://thebeerjunkies.com/german-hef...
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