Original Gravity: 1.0537 Final Gravity: 1.0134 Alcohol by Volume: 5.271%
This is the traditional German wheat beer. The yeast will produce clovey-spicy flavors. This beer has few bittering hops. Hefeweizens will have suspended yeasts which make the beer cloudy and produce bread-like "full bodied" flavors.
6.6 lbs. Wheat Malt Extract
1/2 lb. Pale Grain - 2 row (cracked)
1 1/2 oz. Hallertauer (boil)
1/2 oz. Hallertauer Hersbrucker (finish)
1 pkg. White Labs WLP300 Hefeweizen Ale Yeast
4 oz. Crown Caps (approx. 55 caps)
5 oz. Priming Sugar (approx. 3/4 cup)
Place grains into 1 1/2 gal. cold water. Heat to 160oF. Remove from heat cover & allow to sit for 45 min. Sparge with 1 gal. 170oF water & return liquid to brewpot. Add liquid malt & 1 1/2 oz. hops to brewpot. Return pot to heat & keep at low boil for 55 min. Add 1/2 oz. hops. Remove from heat & steep for 3 min. Strain into 2 1/2 gal. cold water & pitch yeast when cooled to 80oF or below.
Yields 5 gal.
Note: to get banana esters ferment at 75oF to 80oF.