Weissbier Hell

[pittsy]

CaraHefe , Weissbier hell (wheat beer light colour)
I have my brew fridge up and running and was about to brew (on sunday) a Bavarian hells lager but realised my fridge will be used with this for 8 to 10 weeks so i've decided to brew a wheat beer (again) but this time i'll be cooling the wort to 15c before pitching yeast and also dropping the ferment temp to 10c for 7 to 10 days after final gravity reached . Fermentation temp will be 18c using my fav yeast wlp380 mash steps with no decoction for an easy brew day .



3.17 kg Wheat Malt, Bel (3.9 EBC) Grain 1 66.0 %
1.15 kg Pilsner (Weyermann) (3.3 EBC) Grain 2 24.0 %
0.29 kg Carawheat (Weyermann) (110.0 EBC) Grain 3 6.0 %
0.19 kg Acid Malt (5.9 EBC) Grain 4 4.0 %
10.00 g Perle [10.00 %] - Boil 70.0 min Hop 5 9.8 IBUs
12.00 g Hallertauer Mittelfrueh [4.00 %] - Boil 15.0 min Hop 6 2.3 IBUs
1.0 pkg Hefeweizen IV Ale (White Labs #WLP380) [35.49 ml] Yeast 7 -

Est Original Gravity: 1.048 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.011
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 4.9 %
Bitterness: 12.1 IBUs
Est Color: 12.3 EBC

Mash Steps
Name Description Step Temperature Step Time
Mash Step Add 18.00 l of water at 47.5 C 45.0 C 45 min
Mash Step Add 18.00 l of water and heat to 63.0 C over 18 min 63.0 C 35 min
Mash Step Heat to 71.0 C over 8 min 71.0 C 45 min
Mash Step Heat to 76.0 C over 5 min 76.0 C 10 min

So planning this for sunday , getting my starter sorted 1ltr plus stir plate .

 

[Asalpaws]

Hi can I ask you a question? Got my first wheat in the FV. I'm using WY 3068 which looks to be equivalent to WL 300. The coolest spot I can put it is 22 C so the wort is presumably hotter. Is this going to ruin my brew? Thanks T

 

[pittsy]

I often brew mine at 22c (max) but that's inside fv , yeast add around 2 c so yours may be 24c which is on the danger side but maybe ok.

 

[Asalpaws]

Thanks again, not yet got a brew fridge, I will sit it in a water bath with some ice! Smells great already. Can't wait to bottle it! T

 

[Jimmy321]

22-24°C should be fine for a wheat if you fermented only at 24°C wort temp you will get full on banana.

 

[Asalpaws]

That's no bad thing, I love the banana in wheats, cheers T

 

[pittsy]

20 to 22c max for esters , 24c not good .