Governor Turnbuckel's Elixer

Source: Chris Schiffer
Recipe added: 07/13/00

I love the Hefe IV yeast from White labs. It is distinctly a German wheat yeast, but it is smoother and has much less banana than other examples.

Specifics

Recipe type: All Grain
Batch Size: 5 gallons
Starting Gravity:
Finishing Gravity:
Time in Boil: 90 min
Primary Fermentation: 68 F
Secondary Fermentation: 55 F

Ingredients:

4lbs Dark wheat malt
1.5 lbs pale wheat malt
1 lb Durst Dark Munich
.5 lbs Durst Crystal Malt
.25 lb Special B
2.75 lb DWC Pilsner Malt
1 oz. Hallertau Hersbrucker leaf hops (60 min, 5.1%AA)
1 pt. starter White Labs Hefe IV

Procedure:

triple decoction is best but a step infusion with rests at 128, 148, 154, and 168. I have used a hybred mash infusing from 128 to 148 and then doing a decoction from 148 to 154 and then a thin decoction from 154 to 168. Each rest was about 30 min.

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