Mischievous Wind Leicht Weizen, All-Grain

(5 gallons/19 L, all-grain)
OG = 1.033  FG = 1.007
IBU = 5  SRM = 3  ABV = 3.3%

This light ale recipe from Tomas Sirtautas won the 2021 BestBrewChallenge competition.

Ingredients

4 lbs. (1.8 kg) Best Heidelberg wheat malt
2.6 lbs. (1.2 kg) Best Heidelberg malt 
5 oz. (140 g) rice hulls
1.4 AAU Tettnang hops (60 min.) (0.4 oz./11 g at 3.5% alpha acids)
White Labs WLP300 (Hefeweizen Ale) yeast
¾ cup corn sugar (if priming)

Step by step

Use reverse osmosis water and adjust to: Ca-55 ppm, Mg-9 ppm, SO₄-50 ppm., Cl-85 ppm. This recipe uses a step mash. Mash in at 113 °F (45 °C) and rest for 20 minutes. Raise temperature to 149 °F (65 °C) and rest for 30 minutes. Then raise the mash temperature to 158 °F (70 °C) and rest for 30 minutes. Mash out and boil for 60 minutes, adding the hops at the start of the boil.

At the end of the boil, quickly cool the wort to slightly below fermentation temperature, about 63 °F (17 °C). Oxygenate wort and pitch yeast. Ferment at 64 °F (18 °C) until complete and then bottle or keg as usual. 

Mischievous Wind Leicht Weizen, Extract with Grains

(5 gallons/19 L, extract with grains)
OG = 1.033  FG = 1.007
IBU = 5  SRM = 3  ABV = 3.3%

Ingredients

2 lbs. (0.9 kg) wheat dried malt extract 
1.6 lbs. (0.7 kg) light dried malt extract 
1.4 AAU Tettnang hops (60 min.) (0.4 oz./11 g at 3.5% alpha acids)
White Labs WLP300 (Hefeweizen Ale) yeast
¾ cup corn sugar (if priming)

Step by step

Bring 6.5 gallons (24.5 L) of water to a boil and remove from heat while carefully stirring in the malt extracts until dissolved. Return to heat and stir in the hops. Boil for 60 minutes. 

At the end of the boil, quickly cool the wort to slightly below fermentation temperature, about 63 °F (17 °C). Oxygenate wort and pitch yeast. Ferment at 64 °F (18 °C) until complete and then bottle or keg as usual.