Another Lawnmower Beer Up Next - LN's Weizen

I've been considering what kind of beer I should break in the cooler mash tun with (see Denny Conn's Cheap 'n' Easy Batch Sparge Brewing below) and I've finally decided on a weizen. The nut brown ale will have to wait. Spring is here, summer is on the way, and Ellen loves her weizens.

I kept the recipe simple. I plan on fermenting 10 gallons in the conical at 62 and 5 gallons in the fermentation chiller at 67. Hopefully Ellen likes one of the batches. She wasn't terribly fond of the last weizen I made back in April 2008.

Given the boil size of 21 gallons, I have a feeling that I'll be boiling on the sculpture, on my extra propane burner and probably on the stove top for the first 30 minutes.

Recipe Specifications
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Batch Size: 15.00 gal
Boil Size: 21.04 gal
Estimated OG: 1.049 SG
Estimated Color: 3.9 SRM
Estimated IBU: 15.4 IBU
Brewhouse Efficiency: 65.00 %
Boil Time: 90 Minutes

Ingredients:
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Amount Item Type % or IBU
15.00 lb Pilsner (2 Row) Ger (2.0 SRM) Grain 50.00 %
15.00 lb Wheat Malt, Ger (2.0 SRM) Grain 50.00 %
3.00 oz Hallertauer [4.00 %] (60 min) Hops 15.4 IBU
3.00 tbsp PH 5.2 Stabilizer (Mash 60.0 min) Misc
1 Pkgs Hefeweizen Ale (White Labs #WLP300) [StartYeast-Wheat


Mash Schedule: Single Infusion, Medium Body, Batch Sparge
Total Grain Weight: 30.00 lb
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Single Infusion, Medium Body, Batch Sparge
Step Time Name Description Step Temp
60 min Mash In Add 37.50 qt of water at 167.3 F 152.0 F

Wait...do I need a protein rest for the wheat? Guess it depends on how well modified it is. If the rest is a necessity, I may have to go with the nut brown ale instead and save the weizen for the sculpture where it's easier to step mash. Wonder if rice hulls would be helpful for the runoff as well...