DaGills Hefe Weizen

The brew was quite long but I think the extra time was well worththe extra effort. We also made a bottom for our Lauter Tun with 3/32 inch holes instead of our 1/8 we use for ales it seemed to help with the wheat husks to set up a grain bed.
Place 2 1/2 gal of mash water in a Pan add 2 tsp. Gypsum start to heat water. laddleing in water to grains untill the grains will adsorb no more water. Wait for water to boil the adding laddle by laddle untill you reach 100 deg.F for a acid rest hold for 15 minn. then add boiling mash water to a temp of 120 to 130 deg.F hold for 30minn. Add the rest of the mash water and heat to 148 deg.F and hold for 15minn. Then remove 30% of the thickest Part of the mash heat to 158 deg.F and hold for 15minn. then bring to a boil and boil for 10minn. add back to mash and stabilize at 158deg.F for 30 minn. Remove the 40% of the thinnest part of the mash and heat back to 158 and hold for 15minn. then bring to boilfor 10 minn and stabilize at 168 deg.F. prime latuertun with 170 deg.F and add mash and rest for 15 minn. start recycling for 20minn. then start a slow sparge. We took almost 75 minn to sparge the 5 gal. of 170 deg.F plus water. Bring the wort to a boil and add 1/2 oz of Halluter hops add the other 1/2 oz in 30 minn. After 45 minn of boiling add the Irish Moss. After 55min. of boiling add the 1/2 oz of Tettnang Hops Boil for 5minn and steep for 10 more minn. Cool and ferment for 7 days in primary Rack to secondary and ferment for 7 more days. Bottle with 1 1/4 cup Malt extract 40% wheat.
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