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Try It Again

Brewer: Scott Email: sseibel@esiral.com
Beer: Try It Again Style: Weizen/Weissbier
Type: Partial mash Size: 5 gallons
Color:
7 HCU (~5 SRM)
Bitterness: 12 IBU
OG: 1.046 FG: 1.010
Alcohol: 4.7% v/v (3.7% w/w)
Water: 1 tsp. water crystals
Grain: 3 lb. German Pilsner
3 lb. Flaked wheat
Mash: 50% efficiency
Mash 3 lb 2-row German Pilsen and 3 lb flaked wheat at 125° for 30 minutes with 1.5 gal of water. Add 0.75 gal and mash at 150° for 45 min. Sparge with 2.5 gal water. Had a problem with a stuck run-off due to the flaked wheat. Forgot to add rice hulls. Eh, what can you do?
Boil: 65 minutes SG 1.058 4 gallons
2 lb. Wheat extract
1 lb. 5 oz. Amber malt extract
The extract was a 3.3 bag of 60-40 split malted wheat and barley. It was darker than expected, hence the amber extract in the recipe.
Irish moss at 10 minutes left in boil.
Hops: 1 oz. Saaz (3.75% AA, 60 min.)
.5 oz. Tettnanger (aroma)
Yeast: Wyeast 3068 Weihenstephan.
Log: Ended up with 5 gal in fermenter at OG of 1.044-1.046.

Recipe posted 05/11/03.