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.