Cedar Rapids Brewing Society

Here's what I'm going to try this week.


BeerSmith Recipe Printout - http://www.beersmith.com
Recipe: Wiezen Guy
Brewer: Tom Burns
Asst Brewer:
Style: Weizenbock
TYPE: All Grain
Taste: (35.0)

Recipe Specifications
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Batch Size: 10.00 gal
Boil Size: 11.45 gal
Estimated OG: 1.073 SG
Estimated Color: 18.1 SRM
Estimated IBU: 24.9 IBU
Brewhouse Efficiency: 75.00 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes

Ingredients:
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Amount Item Type % or IBU
14.29 lb Wheat - White Malt (Briess) (2.3 SRM) Grain 54.79 %
7.14 lb Pilsen Malt 2-Row (Briess) (1.0 SRM) Grain 27.40 %
2.86 lb Munich 20L (Briess) (20.0 SRM) Grain 10.96 %
0.71 lb Caramel Malt - 40L (Briess) (40.0 SRM) Grain 2.74 %
0.71 lb Special B Malt (180.0 SRM) Grain 2.74 %
0.36 lb Chocolate Malt (350.0 SRM) Grain 1.37 %
2.14 oz Hallertauer, New Zealand [8.50 %] (60 minHops 24.9 IBU


Mash Schedule: Single Infusion, Medium Body
Total Grain Weight: 26.07 lb
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Single Infusion, Medium Body
Step Time Name Description Step Temp
60 min Mash In Add 32.59 qt of water at 168.8 F 154.0 F
10 min Mash Out Add 18.25 qt of water at 197.7 F 168.0 F

If it's any good 5 gallons is going to the Benz Beer Fest.

I kegged this one today. It had a good taste and finished almost 9%. I'll bring some to the Big Brew.

I've got a Red Wheat in the primary right now, which I hope to have ready for the June meeting (I'm going to miss May's meeting). It's a mini-mash kit from Austin Brewing: 3.25# grain (Crystal, German Pilsner, Carawheat, Rye and Red Wheat) and 5# wheat extract with 1 oz Cluster (60 min), 0.5 oz Sterling (15 min) and 0.5 Sterling (5 min).

However, I'm thinking that I might split off a portion (1 gal) and put it on fruit in the secondary to enter in the competition. Question is - what fruit?
Leaning toward sour cherries - thoughts?

First, the weizenbock sounds very good. Can't wait to taste it on Sat. I'm sure we'll all be pretty happy by breakfast with all the beer we'll have early in the morning.

Tony, cherries sound perfect for this beer. Or wait, maybe prunes, yeah, that would be perfect.....after all, I'll have a beer going up against yours in the competition!

Whats the competition? Did something get decided at the last meeting and not posted?

Sorry, we'll have to flog the secretary on Saturday for not posting any meeting minutes. We decided the next four quarters of competition beers. They are:

June: Fruit beers
Sept: IPA
Nov/Dec: Baltic Porter
Mar 2010: Pyment (mead made with grapes)

I left my notes at Dave's so need to get them to give you the sub category for the IPA but I think it was American IPA.

Actually, I forgot the Jim didn't make the meeting either. Dave was suposed to have taken notes and I left my notes at his house, so we still need to get things posted. I'll talk to Dave about it.

Yes, my recollection was that the sub-category style was American for the IPA.