Wacky Weizenbock

Classification: wheat beer, weizen, weizenbock, bock, extract

Source: Jonathan Gibbens (jgibbens@polyslo.csc.calpoly.edu), HBD #1190, 7/27/93

I'm not sure about the "authenticness", but who cares? It turned out really good! Fruity and dark with a very noticeable alcohol smell.

Ingredients:

6 lbs Brewmaster Dried Wheat Extract
3 lbs Brewmaster Dried Amber Malt Extract
1/2 lb chocolate malt
2 oz Hallertauer fresh hops (boiling - 1 hour)
1/2 oz Hallertauer fresh hops (flavor - last 20 minutes)
1/2 oz Hallertauer fresh hops (aroma - last 2 minutes)
Wyeast Liquid Wheat Beer Yeast

Procedure:

Prepare according to the standard Papazian method for extract beers. Starting gravity: 1.61 Starting Potential alcohol: 9% Ending gravity: 1.16 Ending Potential alcohol: 2% Primary and Secondary fermentation took 1 month. I believe that the high alcohol content (7%) pickled the yeast and stopped fermentation in it's tracks. Bottled with 1 1/4 cup DME.