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Hefe

My first Hefe. Keg half and bottle the other half for sharing.

Brewer: Indy Email: -
Beer: Hefe Style: Hefeweissen
Type: Extract Size: 22 liters
Color:
2 HCU (~3 SRM)
Bitterness: 6 IBU
OG: 1.042 FG: 1.008
Alcohol: 4.4% v/v (3.5% w/w)
Water: Good 'ol Tokyo tap water. It's drinkable. No way I'm gonna spend $30 for bottled water to brew; it would double my the cost of my brew!
Boil: 60 minutes SG 1.093 10 liters
3kg ESB Wheat LME
Hops were added in a muslin bag; boiled for 45 min.
Hops: 33g Saaz Leaf (3% AA, 45 min.)
Yeast: Wyeast 3068 smack pak.
Log: Brewed on Oct. 17. After the boil I cooled off in the sink with constant running water. Dumped into the fermentor and added water up to 22 liters. Added the yeast and within a day the krausen plugged up my airlock.
The plan:
1 week primary
1 week secondary
keg half and bottle the other half
Condition for 2 weeks
Carbonation: 3.6 volumes Keg: 42.1 psi @ 18°C
Cane Sugar: 103g for 10 liters @ 18°C
3.9 volumes
Cane Sugar: 114g for 10 liters @ 18°C

Recipe posted 10/19/05.