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by AllanMar » Mon Dec 09, 2013 10:11 pm
This mayb:
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#HomeBrewOff2014 Pick up a König Ludwig Weißbier from NSLC, it's a prime example of what our expert panel will be looking for in a Weizen!
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by LiverDance » Mon Dec 09, 2013 10:12 pm
Thank you sir, that's the one.
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by Woody » Mon Dec 09, 2013 10:43 pm
I notice they are giving an example of the beer they are looking for but Style 15 of the BJCP shows 4 different categories i.e. 15A. Weizen/Weissbier 15B. Dunkelweizen 15C. Weizenbock 15D. Roggenbier (German Rye Beer.) Am I correct to think we can brew any of these styles within that category?
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by chalmers » Mon Dec 09, 2013 10:47 pm
Brew a weizen, 15A. That's what they are looking for.
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by LiverDance » Mon Dec 09, 2013 10:52 pm
Woody wrote:I notice they are giving an example of the beer they are looking for but Style 15 of the BJCP shows 4 different categories i.e. 15A. Weizen/Weissbier 15B. Dunkelweizen 15C. Weizenbock 15D. Roggenbier (German Rye Beer.) Am I correct to think we can brew any of these styles within that category?
No. I believe 15A is what they are looking for.
"Twenty years ago — a time, by the way, that hops such as Simcoe and Citra were already being developed, but weren’t about to find immediate popularity — there wasn’t a brewer on earth who would have gone to the annual Hop Growers of American convention and said, “I’m going to have a beer that we make 4,000 barrels of, one time a year. It flies off the shelf at damn near $20 a six-pack, and you know what it smells like? It smells like your cat ate your weed and then pissed in the Christmas tree.” - Bell’s Brewery Director of Operations John Mallet on the scent of their popular Hopslam.
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by Woody » Mon Dec 09, 2013 10:56 pm
Thank you gentlemen. I was hoping to do a Wizenbock. Oh well sounds like fun.
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by redoubt » Sat Jan 11, 2014 12:49 pm
Apparently NG is doing an all-grain weizen-brewing demo at Garrison next Saturday to gear up for the Brew Off. From their Facebook page today:
Are you entering the 2014 Garrison Home Brew Off? If you need a little push, Steven Haynes from Noble Grape will be at Garrison from 10am-2pm on Saturday the 18th doing an all-grain brewing demonstration of a Weizen (this year’s competition style). It’s the perfect opportunity for home brewers of all experience levels to drop by and learn about brewing this style of beer.
Sounds like fun.
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by LeafMan66_67 » Sat Jan 11, 2014 12:52 pm
It's good to see them getting involved with some beer demo's.
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by jacinthebox » Mon Jan 13, 2014 1:56 pm
Just placed my order with Dave for my comp brew...I'll brew this weekend
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by Keith » Sat Jan 18, 2014 12:09 am
And it's been bottled, pulled a sample. I'm telling you, some tasty! Looking forward to it chilled and carbonated.

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by chalmers » Sat Jan 18, 2014 10:47 am
In case anyone here *doesn't* read our blog (I'm sure everyone does), all beer entered into the Garrison comp will be judged by BJCP judges. Previously, Daniel and crew narrowed down the entries to a final four, and then three BJCP judges would take the reigns. This year, as there are now a dozen more judges in the area, we will be tasting all entries. Depending on the number, we might not be able to do full scoresheets (like the Big Spruce comp), but at least you can be assured that there is no bias to "brewability" on Garrison's gear or anything like that. We will be narrowing down the group to the best Weizen possible.
And in case it needs to be said, the folks judging will not be able to submit a beer to the competition, so no conflict of interest. And the judges never know the brewer or beer information while judging, so no playing favourites. The first round of the judging will take place well before the final gala, but you will not receive any scoresheets or info on those advancing to subsequent rounds until the finale. Folks in the Best of Show will be informed they are in the BOS, and asked to bring the rest of their batch of beer to the gala (so try not the drink it all!).
Plus, the gala will serve as the release party for whisle pig's winning Blonde release, which is always a fun time.
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by GuingesRock » Sun Jan 19, 2014 7:53 pm
Just finished brewing the weisen. It's called "Weisen Tropic". I've decided to ferment at 69F (looks like I'm going to be pitching at 60F). I'm using half and half T58 and WB-06 (not sure why, guess I'm hoping to get the benefits of both).
With my IPAs; active fermentation with US-05 is done after 4 days at the same temperature. Does anyone have any idea what I can expect with the above concoction please. Would things be about the same and quieten down after 4 days or will it take longer.
Edit: pitched yesterday evening. This morning the yeast is going crazy. So it looks like it might be the same, or faster that 05.
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by jacinthebox » Mon Jan 20, 2014 10:06 am
any opinions on bottles for this?...I'm reading that traditional hefe's are carb'd at 3.5-4 volumes....so using reg bottles may pose a bottle bomb issue.
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by Bryan » Mon Jan 20, 2014 10:24 am
I used 750ml bottles... seems to be holding up fine.
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by jtmwhyte » Mon Jan 20, 2014 10:30 am
Bryan wrote:I used 750ml bottles... seems to be holding up fine.
I think it's feel more comfortable with that pressure if I carbed in the keg and then bottled. If you keg...
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by Bryan » Mon Jan 20, 2014 10:37 am
jtmwhyte wrote:Bryan wrote:I used 750ml bottles... seems to be holding up fine.
I think it's feel more comfortable with that pressure if I carbed in the keg and then bottled. If you keg...
I do keg... however, I've had foaming issues bottling from the keg with high carbonation levels in the past (I use the beer gun). I'm sure it can be done either way, but I chose to bottle condition the Hefe.
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by Bryan » Mon Jan 20, 2014 10:40 am
jtmwhyte wrote:Bryan wrote:I used 750ml bottles... seems to be holding up fine.
I think it's feel more comfortable with that pressure if I carbed in the keg and then bottled. If you keg...
P.S. Looking at your brewing production at Nova Prime, I have to up my game!
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by jacinthebox » Mon Jan 20, 2014 11:07 am
Bryan wrote:jtmwhyte wrote:Bryan wrote:I used 750ml bottles... seems to be holding up fine.
I think it's feel more comfortable with that pressure if I carbed in the keg and then bottled. If you keg...
I do keg... however, I've had foaming issues bottling from the keg with high carbonation levels in the past (I use the beer gun). I'm sure it can be done either way, but I chose to bottle condition the Hefe.
I was also planning on bottle conditioning the hefe.
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by jtmwhyte » Mon Jan 20, 2014 11:14 am
Bryan wrote:jtmwhyte wrote:Bryan wrote:I used 750ml bottles... seems to be holding up fine.
I think it's feel more comfortable with that pressure if I carbed in the keg and then bottled. If you keg...
P.S. Looking at your brewing production at Nova Prime, I have to up my game!
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by jacinthebox » Tue Jan 21, 2014 11:27 am
I'll check with HappyHopper to see if NG has any heavy duty bottles (better than my grolsch) ...I want to carb this high, as it should be.
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by mr x » Tue Jan 21, 2014 11:51 am
IIRC, the PET bottles NG sells should be fine.
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by jacinthebox » Tue Jan 21, 2014 12:18 pm
ever use plastic bottles before?...something just doesn't seem right lol...wouldn't want to upset the beer gods
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by mr x » Tue Jan 21, 2014 12:26 pm
I've used them before. For a short timeframe (6-8 weeks), I think they are fine. In fact, for comps, I think they are better than bottles as you can squeeze most of the air out before capping.
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by jacinthebox » Tue Jan 21, 2014 12:32 pm
cool...thanks for the tip
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