Old Bavarian Dunkles Weissbier

Classification: dunkelweizen, weizen, wheat beer, dark wheat beer, extract

Source: Edwin Sharp (esharp@sage.cc.purdue.edu), r.c.b., 1/25/93

Ingredients:

4 Pounds Dark malt extract
4 pounds wheat malt extract
.8 g alpha acid (Tettnanger or Hallertauer (2.8 HBU))
Liquid Weissbier yeast

Procedure:

Boil 70 minutes, adding 1/2 hops at start, 1/2 at 40 minutes, and small quantity of aroma hops at 55 minutes. Allow to complete fermenting (the book says 3-4 days) Add 1 1/2 quarts of unhopped wort and some lager yeast, bottle.

Specifics:

O.G.: 1.050