Snowflaked Wheat Beer

This is my first attempt at a Wheat Beer. I was inspired by the great flavors that I found in Paulaner Hefeweisen, so I harvested yeast from their bottle and pitched it to make my own little Bavarian treat.

Brewer:	Nathan Shackelford		Email:	nathan@shackelford.org
Beer:	Snowflaked Wheat Beer		Style:	Weizen/Weissbier
Type:	Partial mash		Size:	5.5 gallons
Color:	3 HCU (~3 SRM)		Bitterness:	23 IBU
OG:	1.047		FG:	-
Alcohol:	-
Water:	I used city water and boiled the water that I added later in the process.
Grain:	2 lb. 8 oz. American 6-row 2 lb. 8 oz. Wheat malt
Mash:	80% efficiency
	I mashed the 5 lbs. of grain at 158 for 45 minutes. Mashed out at 170. I sparged slowly and extracted with a fairly high efficiency.
Boil:	60 minutes	SG 1.086	3 gallons
	3 lb. Wheat extract
	Skimmed off hot break with slotted spoon.
Hops:	1 oz. Perle (8% AA, 60 min.) .5 oz. Perle (8% AA, 15 min.) .5 oz. Perle (aroma)
Yeast:	2 quart starter, harvested from Paulaner Hefeweisen.
Log:	Brewed on 3/1/02.

Recipe posted 03/03/02.