German Hefeweizen - 1st Place Winner

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Home Brew Recipe Kit for our version of a German Hefeweizen. This beer won 1st place in the Wheat Beer category at the 2024 Aotearoa Home Brewing Classic.

This German style wheat beer (weissbier) is made with a high percentage of wheat malt. The yeast produces unique flavors of banana and cloves with some spiciness and notes of apples. It has very light hop bitterness, and a moderate level of alcohol. The "Hefe" prefix means "with yeast", hence the beers unfiltered and cloudy appearance. 

 

All ingredients you will need are included in this recipe kit.  Malted Grain, Hops, Yeast. (Malt Extract for Extract Option).  Kit includes brewing instructions.

Size: 23 Litres  (1/2 Batch option also available).

Malts - Milled in one bag ready for you to mash in!

2.50Kg   - Gladfield German Pilsner Malt  (All Grain Option)
2.50Kg - Gladfield Wheat Malt
200g - Gladfield Aurora Malt

200g - Gladfield Oat Hulls (Separate bag)

 

or for the Extract with Partial Mash option:
Liquid Malt Extract and 600g of Base Malt and 200g Aurora Malt (Steep)

 

The hop addition is 15g of Hallertau Tradition hops at 60 minutes. Hops are pre-measured and vac packed in a foil bag to make your brew day easier.


Yeast: M20 - Bavarian Wheat Yeast