Paulaner Hefeweizen "Paulaner Hefeweizen Clone for the Heinlod family!" Recipe: ******* 5.00 lb Wheat Extract (LME) 1.00 lb German Pilsner (grain) 1.75 lb Red Wheat Malt (grain) 4.00 oz Munich Malt (grain) 1.00 tsp Irish Moss Hops: ***** 1.00 oz Hallertau (309% AA - 3.9 AAU)(60 min) Yeast: ****** 5.00 tsp Yeast Nutrient 1 ea Yeast Turbo Charger Pill White Labs "Hefeweizen Ale Yeast" WLP300 Washed from Jan Hefeweizen batch. Notes: ****** 5.0 gal OG: 1.05 FG: ?? 22.5 Cups of water at 175 F. Adding grain bag brought temp down to mid 140s. Held temp between 153 and 158 for the next 1 hour and 15 min. Iodine test never showed complete conversion. Temperature spiked as high as 165, and as low as 145. Sparged at 160 - 175 for 15 minutes (22.5 cups of water also). Combined sparge and mash together with 11 cups of water (3.5 gal total now) and brought to a boil. Lid was required to create full boil. Waited for foam to break, but never was able to achieve a complete break. 30 minutes remaining - 1 lb of Wheat DME was added. 25 minutes remaining - hops in clean grain bag to the boil. 15 minutes remaining - Irish Moss was added to grain bag with hops with yeast nutrient. 10 minutes remaining - entire 3 lb bag of wheat dme was added to pot. 0 minutes remaining - 1 gal of cold water to pot. Cooled pot in sink to 100 F by adding ice around pot and slowly stirring with sanitized spoon. Poured into carboy (grain bag must have a hole as hops plugged filter). Added enough water to fill carboy to 4.5 gal to take specific gravity. SG at 4.5 was aprox 1.068 Added 1 gal of Water SG at 5.5 gal: 1.053 Pitched yeast (85 F) Color much darker than expected ~ 22 SRM. 2009/01/01 ********** Temperature at ** was approximately ** F (** C). Very active fermenation. May need a blow off tube Color has * ~** SRM. ** aroma. 2009/10/09 ********** Did to many batches that month. Yeast starter did very well. Entire batch fermented down in about a week. Broke the glass carboy for another batch open that night right before the brew was started. Mash was not optimum. Turned a bit on the bitter side since not enough SG when adding hops. Color and clarity is perfect for style and over all is very drinkable. Has been kegged for a number of monthis now. Is enjoyed by those who like german wheat beers.