Style: Weizenbock

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Style Profile

BU:GU

0.29

Hops

2.9 g/L

Mash pH

5.51

Style Guidelines BJCP 2021 Beer
OG
1.064 1.09
1.073
FG
1.015 1.022
1.018
IBU
15 30
21
ABV
6.5% 9%
7.4%
SRM
6 25
Typical Grain Bill

% of total grain weight across all recipes · sums to ~100%

Common Additions

% of Weizenbock recipes using each malt category (addition % in brackets)

Hop Usage by Addition Type

g/L · median with IQR range

Bittering
0.36 g/L 1.5 g/L
0.88 g/L
Flavour
0.27 g/L 1.35 g/L
0.48 g/L
Aroma
0.19 g/L 1.36 g/L
0.5 g/L
Whirlpool
0.45 g/L 1.33 g/L
1 g/L
Dry-Hop Rate by Year

g/L · median with IQR range

2019
0 g/L 0 g/L
0 g/L
2020
0.53 g/L 0.53 g/L
0.53 g/L
2023
0 g/L 0 g/L
0 g/L
2024
1.48 g/L 1.48 g/L
1.48 g/L

dated Weizenbock recipes with at least one dry-hop addition

Mash Profile
  • 47% Single Infusion
  • 44% Step Mash
  • 9% Decoction

% of Weizenbock recipes with mash data

Typical Water Profile
  • 69 ppm Ca²⁺
  • 9 ppm Mg²⁺
  • 25 ppm Na⁺
  • 75 ppm Cl⁻
  • 57 ppm SO₄²⁻
  • 100 ppm HCO₃⁻

median across recipes with a declared water profile

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