Gyle 101 – Bergamot Hopfen Weisse

Based on the Cloudwater recipe for an old favourite we found in Brewdog’s Craft Beer For The People book and tweaked based on other online sources.

MALT:

Crisp Best Ale Malt (EBC 5.0-7.0) – 4.2kg

Crisp Wheat Malt (EBC 2.5-4.5) – 4.9kg

Crisp Light Munich Malt (EBC 15 -25) – 200g

Crisp Cara Malt (EBC 23-32) – 200g

HOPS:

Perle – 25g / 60 minutes

Kaffir Lime Leaves – 1 jar / 5 minutes

Citra – 200g / Aroma steep @ 80°C for 30 minutes

Mosaic – 100g / Aroma steep @ 80°C for 30 minutes

Citra – 100g / Dry hop

Mosaic – 100g / Dry hop

HOP RATIO: 15.4g/l

TARGET VOLUME: 34 litres

STRIKE VOLUME: 47.7 litres @ 69°C

SPARGE VOLUME: 0 litres

FERMENTER VOLUME: 34 litres

PACKAGED VOLUME: 87x 330ml bottles

ADJUNCTS: 1x Campden tablet, 1x Whirlfloc tablet, 11 Bergamot Lemons – juice at the end of the boil, zest in the fermenter.

MASH: 67°C / 90 minutes

BOIL: 60 minutes

YEAST: 2x Fermentis WB-06

FERMENTER TEMP: 20°C

OG: 1.055

FG: 1.012 @ 6 days

ABV: 5.6%

CARBONATION: 2.0 units

INGREDIENT COST: £60.75

BOTTLE COST: 69p

CONDITIONING TIME:

BREWING NOTES: Smooth brew day. First time using the dual heating elements. Worked well – strike temp in 35 minutes.