Two Brew Weekend

[shawnheiderich]

Ok made one Sat and one Sun,

APA clone

.200g Wheat
.400g Caramunich
.250g Munich

5.5kg Pale Pilsener (JW)
Cascade
32g @60min
14G @30min
24g @ 15min
14g @ 10min
28g @ 5 min

Mashed in @ 67 with 18L
Mashed out 5l after 60min

Sparged 17L

Yeast was SAFALE S23?

20L into Fermenter at 1050.

I think all went well, next time I will get yeast that is more to style. Dare i ask about effiency a few more points
would have been good... I dont have any software so no idea of how I went, tasted ok into the fermenter but.

Sunday

Wheat Beer

.500g Caramunich
3.5kg Pale Pilsner (JW)
2.2kg malted wheat
Hallertauer
50g @ 60 min
15g @ 10 min

Mashed in @ 66 with 16l
Mashed out at 60min with 5l

Sparged with 19l

Yeast K97

21l into fermenter @ OG 1042

OG was a bit low, realy crushed up that wheat as much as i dared the grist looked like a flour ball, maybe should have
crushed other grains a bit more?

I will use a better yeast next time I brew this style and maybe use another form of unmalted wheat what is a good choice?

Again any tips as to what i should do differently will be taken on board, but i had a good time and I hope brewed some ok beer.

Thanks Shawn

 

[Ross]

Hi Shawn,

When are stores going to stop selling K-97 as a wheat yeast :angry:

K-97 is a very neutral ale yeast, suitable for ales & Alts. Yes, it's good for Wits as well, but not a regulat wheat beer.

For wheat beers, either get a good liquid yeast, or in a dried use a true wheat yeast like WB-06 (CraftBrewer Weizen).

Cheers Ross

 

[mika]

Don't know if I'm working out your efficiency wrong, but seems like 50% and 45%, assuming your batch size is what you ended up with post boil without any deadspace loss :unsure: but doesn't seem right.

 

[shawnheiderich]

Thanks Ross I think that is my next step a better yeast.. But there are other things I need to sort out as well if Mika is right I need better effeciency as well. But still learning and I am sure it will be ok with the next one better.

Thanks

Shawn

P.S I use a SS braid and leave about two and some liters in the kettle.