Brew Date: 28 Jan 2012
Brewer: Paul J. Healy
Asst Brewer:
Type: All Grain

Status: Gone
Alochol By Volume: 8.1 %
Bitterness: 17.3 IBUs
Est. Color: 24.1 SRM
Batch Size: 4.25 gal
Brewhouse Efficiency: 70.00 %
Calories: 271.3 kcal/12oz

The Water:

Sparge Volume: 0.46 gal (treated as above)

The Mash:

Total Grain Weight: 14 lbs 8.0 oz
Mash PH: 5.20
Mash Ingredients
Amt Name Type # %/IBU
7 lbs Munich Malt - 15L (15.0 SRM) Grain 1 48.3 %
3 lbs Pilsner (2 Row) Ger (1.9 SRM) Grain 2 20.7 %
3 lbs Wheat Malt, Dark (7.5 SRM) Grain 3 20.7 %
1 lbs Caramunich Malt (57.0 SRM) Grain 4 6.9 %
4.0 oz Carafa I (337.0 SRM) Grain 5 1.7 %
4.0 oz Wheat Malt, Ger (2.0 SRM) Grain 6 1.7 %

Mash Steps
Name Description Step Temperature Step Time
Protein Rest Add 17.40 qt of water at 142.3 F 133.0 F 20 min
Saccrification Rest Add 11.01 qt of water at 175.3 F 148.0 F 30 min
Sacc. Adjust Add 2.00 qt of water at 181.0 F 150.0 F 15 min
Decoction Mash Out Decoct 11.27 qt of mash and boil it 170.0 F 20 min
Sparge: Batch sparge with 2 steps (Drain mash tun , 0.46gal) of 170.0 F water
Expected Original Gravity: 1.086 SG
Measured Original Gravity: 1.079 SG
Expected Mash Efficiency: 78.2 %
Measured Mash Efficiency: 48.1 %

The Boil:

Boil Time: 60 minutes
Boil Starting Volume: 6.19 gal
  
Boil Ending Volume: 4.99 gal
Boil Ingredients
Amt Name Type # %/IBU
1.00 oz Hallertauer Hersbrucker [4.00 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 7 13.8 IBUs
0.50 oz Hallertauer Hersbrucker [4.00 %] - Boil 15.0 min Hop 8 3.4 IBUs

The Fermentation:

Fermentation Ingredients
Amt Name Type # %/IBU
1.0 pkg Weihenstephan Weizen (Wyeast Labs #3068) [124.21 ml] Yeast 9 -
Yeast Starter: Create a yeast starter with 1.40 l of wort
Initial Fermentation Temp: 62.0 F for 1.00 days
Subsequent Fermentation Temp: 69.0 F for 6.00 days
Expected Final Gravity: 1.018 SG
Measured Final Gravity: 1.018 SG

Kegging and Conditioning:

Final Bottling Vol: 4.62 gal
Carbonation Used: Keg with 12.54 PSI (2.3 volumes CO2)
Keg/Bottling Temperature: 45.0 F
Age for: 14.00 days
Storage Temperature: 45.0 F

Additional Notes: