Berliner Weisse Recipe
A style beer I love but can never find any examples in most liquor stores. This under appreciated German Beer is low in alcohol with a tart-sour crispness that makes it a delight to drink in the hot summer months. There are several ways to create the sourness in the beer. For this recipe I choose to use a lactobacillus culture. From my research and talking to several homebrewers it lends to a more consistent and predictable result.
As Always, I share my recipes. Fell free to use or abuse it.
Recipe Specifications -------------------------- Batch Size: 5.00 gal Boil Size: 5.87 gal Estimated OG: 1.033 SG Estimated Color: 2.4 SRM Estimated IBU: 7.7 IBU Brewhouse Efficiency: 72.00 % Boil Time: 15 Minutes Ingredients: ------------ Amount Item Type % or IBU 52.00 oz pilsen (superior) (1.4 SRM) Grain 54.17 % 44.00 oz Wheat Malt, Ger (2.0 SRM) Grain 45.83 % 1.00 oz 3yr old Tettnang Pellets [3.80 %] (15 min) Hops 7.7 IBU 1 Pkgs Lactobacillus Delbrueckii (Wyeast Labs #43 Yeast-Ale 1 Pkgs SafAle English Ale (DCL Yeast #S-04) Yeast-Ale Mash Schedule: Single Infusion, Light Body Total Grain Weight: 96.00 oz ---------------------------- Single Infusion, Light Body Step Time Name Description Step Temp 60 min Mash In Add 7.50 qt of water at 160.2 F 149.0 F 10 min Mash Out Add 4.80 qt of water at 202.0 F 168.0 F Notes: ------ add Lactobacillus Delbrueckii, 16 hours before SafAle
I was thinking about brewing your recipe next, if you don’t mind. I was wondering how the session went and how it’s tasting. Thanks Peter.
Probably the easiest brew session I’ve had. My only words of advice, make sure it sours before pitching the yeast.
Peter, any tasting notes on this recipe? I’m curious how it turned out.
Thanks
Hi Jeff, The Beer is wonderful, like really sour lemonade 🙂
It scored a 38 at the Dominion Cup ->
Overall impression: Light Refreshing, Nice dry Finish. Very close to Guidelines. No brewing faults detected.
Aroma: Light Fruitiness with some grain notes and notes of acidic sourness. no hop aroma, very close to style
Appearance: Fairly Clear, light straw with very small rocky white head. does not persist
Flavor: Grainy with moderate acidic sourness on tongue. light refreshing. little hop flavor and light bitterness. Very close to style
Mouthfeel: Light body and mouthfeel, light carbonation. Nice dry dry acidic finish. A bit more carbonation would help.
Sounds like a winner, Peter. Sorry I wasn’t judging your flit at the Dominion Cup! Just one comment to needle you…
I really hope that your hydrometer in the picture is showing your original gravity, not your final gravity.
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Ha! yes that must have been the OG.