I need to make a quick beer as stocks are low so i'm going to do a double brew weekend and one of those beers will be a wheat. Reading different threads has told me that repitching 3068 from the yeast cake isn't as good as a fresh packet of Wyeast but i have a slant in the fridge, this should be okay ???? shouldn't it ????. also how big a starter would you make for a 20 litre batch 10ml, 100ml and then up to 1 litre would that be correct?
I split the yeast cake from my first brew with this and I fired up a stubbie of slurry after being in the fridge for four months and it was great. I used it to ferment my Double Weizenbock. I fermented this one cool 18 deg C and it was great.
#83 Weizen Doppelbock
Weizenbock
Type: All Grain
Date: 19/01/2009
Batch Size: 27.00 L
Brewer: Stephen Wright
Boil Size: 33.09 L Asst Brewer:
Boil Time: 75 min Equipment: My Gear
Taste Rating(out of 50): 0.0 Brewhouse Efficiency: 62.00
Taste Notes:
Ingredients
Amount Item Type % or IBU
6500.00 gm Wheat Malt, Dark (Weyermann) (13.8 EBC) Grain 54.17 %
1500.00 gm Carawheat (Weyermann) (98.5 EBC) Grain 12.50 %
1500.00 gm Munich II (Weyermann) (16.7 EBC) Grain 12.50 %
1500.00 gm Premium Pilsner (Weyermann) (2.2 EBC) Grain 12.50 %
500.00 gm Chocolate Wheat (Weyermann) (1100.0 EBC) Grain 4.17 %
50.00 gm Northern Brewer [6.50 %] (60 min) Hops 22.4 IBU
25.00 gm Tettnang [4.90 %] (15 min) Hops 4.2 IBU
0.50 items Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 15.0 min) Misc
11.00 gm PH 5.2 Stabilizer (Mash 60.0 min) Misc
500.00 gm Sugar, Table (Sucrose) (2.0 EBC) Sugar 4.17 %
400 Pkgs Weihenstephan Weizen (Wyeast Labs #3068) Yeast-Wheat
Beer Profile
Est Original Gravity: 1.090 SG
Measured Original Gravity: 1.090 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.021 SG Measured Final Gravity: 1.021 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 9.03 % Actual Alcohol by Vol: 9.05 %
Bitterness: 26.6 IBU Calories: 883 cal/l
Est Color: 82.0 EBC Color: Color
Mash Profile
Mash Name: Decoction Mash, Double Total Grain Weight: 11500.00 gm
Sparge Water: 14.60 L Grain Temperature: 20.0 C
Sparge Temperature: 75.6 C TunTemperature: 20.0 C
Adjust Temp for Equipment: TRUE Mash PH: 5.4 PH