weihenstephaner vitus recipe? anyone got one?

[slanted & enchanted]

this is a great beer. it's like aventinus had a blonde twin or something. anyway, has anyone come up with a recipe for a helles-weizenbock?

off the top of my head i would probably use 50 percent wheat, 30 percent pils, 17 percent light munich, 3 percent melanoidin... that ends up with an srm around 8. sounds reasonable.

i'd aim for the 1070 range for og. hops, well, just some hallertauer at 60, maybe 18 ibu.

i'd do an acid rest and then mash at 154... ferment at 62 with 3068.

i have a pretty solid aventinus-style weizenbock recipe that i sort of adjusted for this one. just took out the darker grains to get the color down. although, it could stand to have some light caramunich in there, maybe. replace 3 percent of the munch with it...

comments?

[Gnome Brewer]

Hey sorry to change the subject, but do you have a good clone recipe for the Aventinus? I've been wanting to replicate it for a while now. I've never had the Vitus, but I'll be looking for it based on your description.

Thanks,

James

[Nate Diggler]

Here's mine (Helles Weizenbock)... a tribute to Mr. Hefner.



I'd say be sure to do a Protein Rest

Big Hef Helles Weizenbock

Recipe Specifics
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Batch Size (Gal): 5.00 Wort Size (Gal): 5.00
Total Grain (Lbs): 15.00
Anticipated OG: 1.0797 Plato: 19.26
Anticipated SRM: 5.9
Anticipated IBU: 21.4
Brewhouse Efficiency: 70 %
Wort Boil Time: 90 Minutes

Grain/Extract/Sugar

% Amount Name Origin Potential SRM
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46.7 7.00 lbs. Wheat Malt Germany 1.0390 2
23.3 3.50 lbs. Pilsener Germany 1.0380 2
23.3 3.50 lbs. Vienna Malt Germany 1.0370 4
3.3 0.50 lbs. CaraFoam Germany 1.0333 2
3.3 0.50 lbs. Carahell Malt Germany 1.0340 12

Potential represented as SG per pound per gallon.

Hops

Amount Name Form Alpha IBU Boil Time
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1.00 oz. Spalter Select Pellet 5.00 21.4 60 min.


Yeast
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WYeast 3068 Weihenstephan Weizen


Mash Type: Multi Step

Grain Lbs: 15.00
Water Qts: 20.00 - Before Additional Infusions
Water Gal: 5.00 - Before Additional Infusions

Qts Water Per Lbs Grain: 1.33 - Before Additional Infusions

Acid Rest Temp : 0 Time: 0
Protein Rest Temp : 125 Time: 30
Intermediate Rest Temp : 0 Time: 0
Saccharification Rest Temp : 153 Time: 60
Mash-out Rest Temp : 0 Time: 0
Sparge Temp : 170 Time: 30