Mashing In

[Redweasel]

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Recipe: Deizbeutzervet Dunkelweizen
Brewer: Redweasel
Asst Brewer:
Style: Dunkelweizen
TYPE: Partial Mash
Taste: (35.0)

Recipe Specifications
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Batch Size: 5.00 gal
Boil Size: 3.00 gal
Estimated OG: 1.050 SG
Estimated Color: 14.6 SRM
Estimated IBU: 16.4 IBU
Brewhouse Efficiency: 64.00 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes

Ingredients:
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Amount Item Type % or IBU
2 lbs Wheat Dry Extract (8.0 SRM) Dry Extract 22.22 %
4 lbs Wheat - Red Malt (Briess) (2.3 SRM) Grain 44.44 %
1 lbs Munich Malt (9.0 SRM) Grain 11.11 %
1 lbs Pilsner (2 Row) Ger (2.0 SRM) Grain 11.11 %
8.0 oz Honey Malt (25.0 SRM) Grain 5.56 %
8.0 oz Special B Malt (180.0 SRM) Grain 5.56 %
1.50 oz Hallertauer Hersbrucker [3.20 %] (60 min)Hops 13.4 IBU
0.50 oz Hallertauer Hersbrucker [3.20 %] (0 min) Hops -
0.50 tbsp PH 5.2 Stabilizer (Mash 60.0 min) Misc
1 Pkgs Hefeweizen Ale (White Labs #WLP300) Yeast-Wheat


Mash Schedule: Single Infusion, Medium Body, Batch Sparge
Total Grain Weight: 7.00 lb
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Single Infusion, Medium Body, Batch Sparge
Step Time Name Description Step Temp
60 min Mash In Add 8.75 qt of water at 171.3 F 154.0 F

[Ó Flannagáin]

Well that sucker's gonna be one tasty beverage! I need to get myself another big bag of wheat so I can jump on the summer beer train...

Think I might brew today as well. It's been a stressful week!! Maybe if I can get enough work done before 4. I already have the grains crushed and a nice starter going.

[Redweasel]

Hell Yeah!!! Nailed my mash in temp to the degree!!!

[Ó Flannagáin]

Gotta love that feeling

[Redweasel]

everything seemed to go well, hit all my temps dead on. Got shit efficiency again!!! 56%. Still beer but damn. Pissed and going to the bar, probably a drunk post to come.

On a good note, this will be the last PM. Goin all grain baby!

[Ó Flannagáin]

Who crushes your grain? Get some PH strips, your water may be off.

[cheesefood]

How are you missing your efficiency if you're using extract? How's your volume?

[Redweasel]

PH for KC water is 9. I use 5.2 stabeliser though. LHBS crushes grain. Volume was dead on. I usualy get 75%-80% efficiency. Did not have any extract to make up for low efficiency. Either I did something wrong or the crush sucked. Time to get a barley crusher! Beer should still end up at 4.5% vol. Still fn pissed off! Going to get drunk now. FUUUUCK!!!

[Dale]

I'd look at the crush. My efficiency was wildly inconsistent when my LHBS crushed my grain.

[mdd134]

Looks like you had a good brew day other then the efficiency issue. I am with the others on the efficiency issue sounds like the crush

[Redweasel]

Looks like you had a good brew day other then the efficiency issue. I am with the others on the efficiency issue sounds like the crush

Looking back today I did have a good brew day. I just get irritated when everything goes perfectly and I still get crap efficiency. Did not help that this is twice in a row. Nothing a few urns of Sake could not make better though.