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Hefeweizen
I brewed this beer so I could have a lighter, more refrshing beer after mowing the lawn or other summer activities.
| Brewer: | Copper Dog Brewery | Email: | - | |||||
| Beer: | Hefeweizen | Style: | Weizen/Weissbier | |||||
| Type: | Partial mash | Size: | 5 gallons | |||||
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Bitterness: | 15 IBU | |||||
| OG: | 1.046 | FG: | 1.008 | |||||
| Alcohol: | 4.9% v/v (3.8% w/w) | |||||||
| Water: | Used bottled spring water. | |||||||
| Grain: | 2 lb. American 2-row 1 lb. Wheat malt 8 oz. American crystal 20L 8 oz. Dextrine malt (Cara-Pils) |
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| Mash: | 70% efficiency | |||||||
| Added grist to 5 quarts of 164° strike water. Temp was a bit low (below 150° ) so I added 2- quarts of 200° water. Mashed at 152° for 1.5 hours. Sparged with 2- gallons of 170° water and collected 3- gallons of wort. Actual efficiency was 70%. | ||||||||
| Boil: | 60 minutes | SG 1.076 | 3 gallons | |||||
| 2 lb. Light dry malt extract 1 lb. Wheat extract |
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| Added 1- teaspoon irish moss for last 15 minutes. I don't know why I did this considering the beer style. | ||||||||
| Hops: | 0.93 oz. Tettnanger (5.3% AA, 60 min.) .5 oz. Tettnanger (aroma) |
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| Yeast: | Used a tube of Wyeast 3068 Weihenstephan Weizen Yeast to fit the desired style. | |||||||
| Log: | Brewed 04-25-02, will provide updates as I go. | |||||||
Recipe posted 04/27/02.
