Hank's Hefeweizen All Grain Beer Recipe Kit

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Hank's Hefeweizen All Grain Beer Recipe Kit

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SKU 750AG4

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$39.99

Price Per BOTTLE: $0.83

Product Details

This recipe has been in our stable for nearly 20 years and has proven to be one of our most popular wheat beer recipes. Originally created by a homebrewer named Hank, this delicious German-style ale utilizes the famous Weihenstephan wheat yeast strain to produce the time-honored flavor profile of spicy clove phenolics and distinctive banana ester profile. Paired with American malts and hops, this recipe brings this Bavarian classic over the pond to spread the joy of hefeweizen for all to enjoy.

Expect a hazy, deep golden ale with a firm and lasting white head and heaps of flavors consisting of soft, luscious wheat notes, medium-low bitterness and fermentation-derived flavors ranging from spicy clove to ripe banana. Brew up a batch and keep the legend of Hank alive.

Brewing Notes

  • Style: Hefeweizen
  • Fermentation Range: 65-70F
  • Original Gravity: 1.052
  • SRM: 5
  • IBUs: 16
  • ABV: 5.1%


Tasting Notes

  • Aroma: Moderate bready wheat malt aroma plays second fiddle to prominent clove phenolics and fruity banana esters. No hop aroma.
  • Appearance: Deep golden in color with a medium-high haziness. Bright white and lasting foam head.
  • Flavor: Moderate, balanced flavors of banana and clove are the most noticeable, with plush, bready, and slightly grainy wheat malt flavors in the background. Low hop bitterness balances any perceived malt sweetness. Finishes dry with no hop flavor.
  • Mouthfeel: Medium-low body without any overly heavy character. Very smooth and soft on the palate with moderate creaminess and a velvety finish.


Brad’s Brewers Notes:
“Hefeweizen has long been a go-to style for beer enthusiasts due to its high drinkability and complex flavor profile. This particular recipe has been in our recipe hoard for nearly 20 years, and it does not disappoint. Melding classic German weizen yeast with American base malts and hops creates a rich flavor and smooth body that is perfect for any time a complex yet easy sipping beer is desired.”

 

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Additional Information

SKU

750AG4

Beer Color Light
Original Gravity

1.052

Total Time to Make 6 weeks
Regional Style German/Czech/Continental
Alcohol Content Medium
Yield 5 Gallons
Beer Style German Ale
Fermentation Type Ale
Beer Recipe Kit Instructions Click here for recipe kit instructions

Customer Reviews

Based on 32 reviews
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Phil B.
Hanks!

Hanks has become our 'Go To' Hefe.. Actually about the only wheat beer I do. We love it as is, or with some Jalapenos steeped in the secondary. I even mixed it up a little with Bananza (OYL400) yeast and PB2, altho the esters still overpowered the PB2 somewhat, so not the PB punch I'd hoped for.(entered in a home brew competition)
As time goes on, 3+months, it's getting better all the time (PB flavors), but it's been very good all along.

D
Dan M.
Surprisingly good

I’m not a big Hefeweizen fan, but I decided to make one for my wife and tried Hank’s Hefeweizen kit. It came out really good. Nice and smooth, easy drinking beer. The wife loves it. So, It will become one of my many staple beers, I’m sure.

D
David H.
Friends loved it!

Great turn out on the Hank's Hefeweizen.
All grain recipe using Fast Fermenter (5 weeks). In bottle for 1 week and enjoy!

J
John C.

Very tasty beer that is easy to make

G
Gary S.

Hank's Hefeweizen All Grain Beer Recipe Kit

Customer Reviews

Based on 32 reviews
94%
(30)
3%
(1)
3%
(1)
0%
(0)
0%
(0)
P
Phil B.
Hanks!

Hanks has become our 'Go To' Hefe.. Actually about the only wheat beer I do. We love it as is, or with some Jalapenos steeped in the secondary. I even mixed it up a little with Bananza (OYL400) yeast and PB2, altho the esters still overpowered the PB2 somewhat, so not the PB punch I'd hoped for.(entered in a home brew competition)
As time goes on, 3+months, it's getting better all the time (PB flavors), but it's been very good all along.

D
Dan M.
Surprisingly good

I’m not a big Hefeweizen fan, but I decided to make one for my wife and tried Hank’s Hefeweizen kit. It came out really good. Nice and smooth, easy drinking beer. The wife loves it. So, It will become one of my many staple beers, I’m sure.

D
David H.
Friends loved it!

Great turn out on the Hank's Hefeweizen.
All grain recipe using Fast Fermenter (5 weeks). In bottle for 1 week and enjoy!

J
John C.

Very tasty beer that is easy to make

G
Gary S.

Hank's Hefeweizen All Grain Beer Recipe Kit