"Stop your Weizen" bock

Source: Brian Florom
Recipe added: 02/09/00
Email: florom@cyberhighway.net

Strong, pleasant brew. This beer continues to improve with age. Very favorable comments from friends and relatives. This one is a bit lighter in color than a true dark weizenbock. If you would like a darker look add 1/4 lb 120L crystal malt and subtract 1/4 lb cara munich malt.

Specifics

Recipe type: All Grain
Batch Size: 5 gallons
Starting Gravity: 1.060
Finishing Gravity: 1.012
Time in Boil: 90 min
Primary Fermentation: 70 degrees 7-10 days
Secondary Fermentation: 55 degrees 7-10 days

Ingredients:

7 lbs. 2-row pale malt
9 lbs. wheat malt
1 lb. crystal malt 20 L
1 lb. munich malt
1 lb. caramunich malt 62.5 L
3 1/2 oz norther brewer hop pellets
Belgian Trappist yeast 3787

Procedure:

Mash grains at 152 degrees for 90 min. Boil 90 minutes adding 1 1/4 oz northern brewer hop pellets after 30 min, anad adding 2 1/4 oz pellets after 85 minutes. Let steep an additional 5 minutes.

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