Building a Summer Hefeweizen 2.0 Recipe

Summer seasonal beers are in full swing along with the heat. My favorite beer to drink in the hot weather of June, July, and August is a refreshing hefeweizen. It has something to do with the carbonation and flavors of banana and clove that makes it so delicious. In this article I'm going to share with you Fluke Brewing's new Hefeweizen recipe and how we formulated it. Water, malt, hops, and yeast and the four basic ingredients in every beer so lets examine each of them in order to make a great summer hefeweizen. 

Barrel Aged Chocolate Milk Stout

Barrel Aged Chocolate Milk Stout

Imperial Stout

Type: All Grain	Date: 23 Mar 2014
Batch Size (fermenter): 5.500 gal	Brewer: Fluke Brewing
Boil Size: 7.280 gal	Asst Brewer:
Boil Time: 69 min	Equipment: Fluke Brewing (10 Gal/37.8 L) - All Grain
End of Boil Volume 5.980 gal	Brewhouse Efficiency: 70.00 %
Final Bottling Volume: 5.250 gal	Est Mash Efficiency 73.7 %
Fermentation: Ale, Two Stage, Barrel Aged	Taste Rating(out of 50): N/A
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Spooky Wagon Pumpkin Ale

Spooky Wagon Pumpkin Ale

Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer

Type: All Grain	Date: 10/30/2012
Batch Size (fermenter): 5.000 gal	Brewer: Fluke Brewing
Boil Size: 6.090 gal	Asst Brewer:
Boil Time: 60 min	Equipment: Fluke Brew ( 5 Gal/19 L) - All Grain
End of Boil Volume 5.460 gal	Brewhouse Efficiency: 70.00 %
Final Bottling Volume: 4.750 gal	Est Mash Efficiency 73.5 %
Fermentation: Ale, Two Stage	Taste Rating(out of 50): 30.0
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Ruby Imperial Red Ale

Ruby Imperial Red

American Amber Ale

Type: All Grain	Date: 9/12/2012
Batch Size (fermenter): 6.000 gal	Brewer: Philip Dunn
Boil Size: 8.195 gal	Asst Brewer:
Boil Time: 90 min	Equipment: Fluke Brewing 5 Gal - All Grain
End of Boil Volume 6.500 gal	Brewhouse Efficiency: 72.00 %
Final Bottling Volume: 5.500 gal	Est Mash Efficiency 75.0 %
Fermentation: Ale, Single Stage	Taste Rating(out of 50): 0.0
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Experimental IPA #1

Hey Fluke-sters!

Follow along with us as we develop a new recipe for our house IPA.  This is going to be an on going experiment to create a hop explosion that is still well balanced.  We want a beer that has huge hop flavor and aroma but without the extreme bitterness.  That's why we loaded the flame out and dry hopping schedules with almost 10 ounces of hops!!!

Cheers,

Fluke Brew Crew

Experimental IPA

American IPA

Type: All Grain	Date: 7/25/2012
Batch Size (fermenter): 5.500 gal	Brewer: Fluke Brewing
Boil Size: 7.675 gal	Asst Brewer:
Boil Time: 90 min	Equipment: Fluke Brewing (10 Gal/37.8 L) - All Grain
End of Boil Volume 5.980 gal	Brewhouse Efficiency: 70.00 %
Final Bottling Volume: 5.250 gal	Est Mash Efficiency 73.2 %
Fermentation: Ale, Three Stage no aging	Taste Rating(out of 50): 0.0
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Bee's Knees Brown Ale

Bee's Knees Brown Ale

American Brown Ale

Type: All Grain	Date: 4/18/2012
Batch Size (fermenter): 5.500 gal	Brewer: Fluke Brewing
Boil Size: 7.110 gal	Asst Brewer:
Boil Time: 60 min	Equipment: Fluke Brewing (10 Gal/37.8 L) - All Grain
End of Boil Volume 5.980 gal	Brewhouse Efficiency: 72.00 %
Final Bottling Volume: 5.250 gal	Est Mash Efficiency 76.1 %
Fermentation: Ale, Single Stage	Taste Rating(out of 50): 0.0
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Extra Special Bitter

ESB

Extra Special/Strong Bitter (English Pale Ale)

Type: All Grain	Date: 4/18/2012
Batch Size (fermenter): 5.500 gal	Brewer: Fluke Brewing
Boil Size: 7.279 gal	Asst Brewer:
Boil Time: 69 min	Equipment: Fluke Brewing (10 Gal/37.8 L) - All Grain
End of Boil Volume 5.980 gal	Brewhouse Efficiency: 72.00 %
Final Bottling Volume: 5.250 gal	Est Mash Efficiency 75.3 %
Fermentation: Ale, Single Stage	Taste Rating(out of 50): 30.0
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Black Rye IPA

Black Rye IPA

American IPA

Type: All Grain	Date: 4/27/2012
Batch Size (fermenter): 5.50 gal	Brewer: Fluke Brewing
Boil Size: 7.28 gal	Asst Brewer:
Boil Time: 69 min	Equipment: Fluke Brewing 10 Gal - All Grain
End of Boil Volume 5.98 gal	Brewhouse Efficiency: 72.00 %
Final Bottling Volume: 5.00 gal	Est Mash Efficiency 75.3 %
Fermentation: Ale, Single Stage	Taste Rating(out of 50): 50.0
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Jefe's Hefeweizen Recipe

Jefe's Hefeweizen

Weizen/Weissbier

Type: All Grain	Date: 2/28/2012
Batch Size (fermenter): 5.50 gal	Brewer: Philip Dunn
Boil Size: 7.28 gal	Asst Brewer:
Boil Time: 69 min	Equipment: Fluke Brewing 5 Gal - All Grain
End of Boil Volume 5.98 gal	Brewhouse Efficiency: 72.00 %
Final Bottling Volume: 5.00 gal	Est Mash Efficiency 75.3 %
Fermentation: Ale, Single Stage	Taste Rating(out of 50): 30.0
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DangerRoss Pale Ale Recipe

DangerRoss Pale Ale

American Pale Ale

Type: All Grain	Date: 2/25/2012
Batch Size (fermenter): 5.50 gal	Brewer: Philip Dunn
Boil Size: 7.28 gal	Asst Brewer: Fluke Brew Crew
Boil Time: 69 min	Equipment: Fluke Brewing 5 Gal - All Grain
End of Boil Volume 5.98 gal	Brewhouse Efficiency: 72.00 %
Final Bottling Volume: 5.00 gal	Est Mash Efficiency 75.3 %
Fermentation: Ale, Single Stage	Taste Rating(out of 50): 0.0
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Oaked Arrogant Bastard Ale

Stone Oak Aged Arrogant Bastard

American IPA

Type: All Grain	Date: 2/18/2012
Batch Size (fermenter): 6.00 gal	Brewer: Fluke Brewing
Boil Size: 8.00 gal	Asst Brewer:
Boil Time: 90 min	Equipment: Fluke Brew Co. 5 Gal All Grain
End of Boil Volume 6.50 gal	Brewhouse Efficiency: 70.00 %
Final Bottling Volume: 5.75 gal	Est Mash Efficiency 72.9 %
Fermentation: My Aging Profile	Taste Rating(out of 50): 0.0
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Octane Wayne Double India Pale Ale

Double Octane Wayne IPA

Imperial IPA

Type: All Grain	Date: 1/7/2012
Batch Size (fermenter): 5.50 gal	Brewer: Fluke Brew Co.
Boil Size: 7.13 gal	Asst Brewer:
Boil Time: 69 min	Equipment: Fluke Brew Co. 5 Gal All Grain
End of Boil Volume 5.98 gal	Brewhouse Efficiency: 70.00 %
Final Bottling Volume: 5.00 gal	Est Mash Efficiency 63.6 %
Fermentation: Ale, Single Stage	Taste Rating(out of 50): 30.0
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