Yeast(s) Used:
Recipe Supplied by:
White Labs Brewing Co.
About this Recipe:
Beer is often known as liquid bread and this German hefeweizen is no exception. This beer has the aroma and palate of fresh baked banana bread while retaining a thirst quenching quality. Ferment at 70°-72°F to best promote ester production and notes of banana.
Hansen Wheat
Yeast: WLP300 Hefeweizen Ale Yeast
Original Gravity: 1.046
Final Gravity: 1.010
Estimated ABV: 4.7%
IBUs: 18
Grain (single infusion mash at 150°F):
49.2% White Wheat Malt (4lbs 14.4oz)
40.2% Pilsner (4lbs)
10.6% Flaked Wheat (1lb)
Hops:
.6oz Northern Brewer (15.6 IBUs)
[60 minutes]
1oz Hallertaur Mittelfrueh (2.7 IBUs)
[5 minutes]