Beer Style: Dunkelweizen
(15B)
Recipe Type: all-grain
Yield: 5 US gallons
I ended up repitching the yeast from a previous batch (Room-mates bavarian weizen, D&M Brockington) and the yeast didn't create the banana & clove taste, but the aroma was right on. I think the yeast had just been used too many times.
The beer scored a 37 and NHC and a 30 at Heart of the Valley. The NHC judges thought I'd used chocolate malt to get the color, go figure. I personally think the color ended too dark. Next time I'm going to try 3 lb Caravienna, 2 lb English Pale, and 7 lb Wheat.
Original Gravity: 1.052
Final Gravity: 1.010
Alcohol by Vol: 5.5%
Recipe Type: all-grain
Yield: 5.00 US Gallons
Single Step Infusion (no protein rest) at 158 degrees F.
Source: Marvin Crippen