Questions tagged [hefeweizen]
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I loved the Schlafly Hefeweizen when we lived in St Louis, Is there instructions on homebrewing Hefeweizen
I loved the Schlafly Hefeweizen when we lived in St Louis, are there instructions on homebrewing Hefeweizen and that is the type I would like to homebrew. I have had more authentic hefeweizen and didn'...
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How can you force flocculation of weizen yeast?
I'm trying to make a Kristallweizen. I'd like to get most of the flavor of the hefe weizen been with no yeast and, but don't have access to filtering right now. What would be the best method(s) to ...
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Coopers Hefe Wheat yeast failed.. Can I pitch safale-05?
I'm pretty new to homebrewing and just tried coopers Hefe Wheat kit. I've followed the instructions and pitched the yeast into my carboy when the right temperature was reached.
It's been 4 days and ...
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Excessive Carbonation
I brewed 5 gallons of a DME-based hefe. Simplest recipe I've ever found. Three pounds Bavarian wheat DME, three pounds light pilsen DME. Let it ferment for a week...no action in the bubbler for a ...
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Do or don't drink the dregs of a hefeweizen?
Everything I've read says absolutely do not drink the last quarter inch of a homebrew because it will be terrible. But most hefeweizens instruct you to swirl the last of the bottle before pouring it ...
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Hefeweizen head retention
I know there are lots of questions on this site regarding head retention, but I feel like none of the answers are helpful.
I recently made a hefeweizen. 50% wheat malt, 50% pilser malt with about 13-...
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Should the Munich Water Profile be used for Bavarian Hefeweizens?
I'm having trouble searching for the correct water profile to be used for a Bavarian hefeweizen.
In the book Designing Great Beers by Ray Daniels,
Munich -- or more properly, Bavaria -- ... has ...
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Purposely underpitching
So I am planning a roggenbier, partially because I want to try one, but largely to grow up a cake to make 15 gallons of weizenbock.
Hefe's are ok in my mind, but my palette basically just wants ...
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How to Correctly Pour a Hefeweizen
I order everything from Northern Brewer and in my experience they have always suggested secondary fermentation, except for a hefeweizen that I have ready to drink.
I assumed this was because ...
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