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Spazzy Man Wheat

Inspired by New Glarus Dancing Man Wheat.  Balancing more towards clove phenolics than banana esters, the beer exhibits a cleansing acidity. Took 3rd place in the first round of the 2012 National Homebrew Competition.

15-A Weizen/Weissbier
Author: Nick Ladd

Size: 5.74 gal
Efficiency: 68.0%
Attenuation: 86.5%

Original Gravity: 1.054
Terminal Gravity: 1.007
Color: 8.97
Alcohol: 6.11%
Bitterness: 14.1

Ingredients:
6.5 lb Pale Wheat Malt
14 oz Unmalted Wheat
3 lb Bavarian Pilsner
12 oz Oats (Pregelatinized Flakes)
2 oz Caramel Malt 40L
4 oz Honey Malt
0.0 lb Rice Hulls
30 g East Kent Goldings (4.7%) - added during boil, boiled 60 m
1 ea Whirlfloc Tablets (Irish moss) - added during boil, boiled 15 m
.75 tsp Wyeast Nutrient - added during boil, boiled 10 m
2 ea WYeast 3068 Weihenstephan Weizen™

Schedule:
00:03:00 Dough In - Liquor: 3.5 gal; Strike: 115.54 °F; Target: 111 °F
00:20:00 Acid Rest - Rest: 17 m; Final: 111.0 °F
00:40:00 Decoct to Sacc - Volume: 1.91 gal; Boil: 17.0 m; Target: 156 °F
01:20:00 Sacc Rest - Rest: 40 m; Final: 156.0 °F
01:28:00 Mashout Decoction - Volume: 0.93 gal; Boil: 5.0 m; Target: 168 °F
01:38:00 Mashout - Rest: 10 m; Final: 168.0 °F
01:58:00 Batch Sparge - First Sparge: 2.25 gal sparge @ 168 °F, 10 m; Second Sparge: 2.25 gal sparge @ 168 °F, 10 m; Total Runoff: 7.17 gal

Notes:
- Aerate 1 minute with pure O2.  Pitch yeast and swirl.
- Ferment primary 2 weeks.  Start at 60*F and keep at 62-64*F 4-8 days.  Raise to 70 to finish fermentation 2-4 days.
- Bottle condition / keg condition to 3.1 volumes.

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