Try to make this great Oryx Weiss (Hefeweizen) by the Karoo Craft Breweries
A good beer doesn't necessarily have to be a complex one! This is showcased through our The Oryx Weiss recipe, where plain ingredients actually creates complex flavours if applied in the right way.
| The Vitals | |
| Ferment Volume: | 20L (depending on efficiency) |
| Efficiency: | ~70% |
| Target OG: | 1046 |
| Target FG: | 1012 |
| Target ABV%: | 4.53% |
| Target IBU: | 11 |
HERE’S WHAT YOU WILL NEED
About the process:
This is a fairly simple brew, keep your mash at around 67C for 60 mins and then boil with hop additions.
Ingredients:
Water: Get the best water you can find, generally aiming for a PH of between 5.4 and 5.7. If you use municipal water, boiling for 20 mins will allow the chlorine to evaporate.
Malt Bill: The Wheat adds creaminess to this beer.
| Malt / Adjunct | Weight | Type |
| Lager Malt | 2.1 Kg (50%) | Base |
| Wheat Malt | 2.1 Kg (50%) | Base |
Hop Bill: Southern Aroma hops are produced in South Africa and is a hybrid of a Saaz and Hallertau Mittelfrüh, and with it comes some noble hop qualities.
| Hop | Weight | Duration | Why? |
| Southern Aroma | 10g (6%) | 30 mins | Bitter / Flavour |
| Southern Aroma | 10g (6%) | 10 mins | Flavour / Aroma |
Yeast:
| Fermentis WB-06 (1 packet) | Great for the Weiss style flavours. |
Brewing Process:
Pitching the Yeast and fermentation: Pitch 10 grams of Fermentis WB-06 dry yeast directly into fermentor with wort and shake vigorously for 5 seconds... Keep temperature steady during fermentation as far as possible! Once gravity readings are constant for 3 days in a row, transfer to bottles for bottle conditioning.
Carbonation:
High level of carbonation: 2.2 to 2.7 volumes of CO2.
