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Golden Bert - Hefeweizen Base Recipe

163 calories 14.4 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Weizen/Weissbier
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.24 gallons
Post Boil Size: 6.1 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.042 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.050 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 72% (brew house)
Source: Torsten Nehr
Hop Utilization: 93%
Calories: 163 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 14.4 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Sunday May 24th 2020
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
5 lb Rahr - Standard 2-Row5 lb Standard 2-Row 36.8 1.8 50%
5 lb Rahr - White Wheat5 lb White Wheat 39.1 3.2 50%
10 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.25 oz Hersbrucker0.25 oz Hersbrucker Hops Pellet 2.2 Boil 90 min 2.03 8.3%
0.75 oz Hersbrucker0.75 oz Hersbrucker Hops Pellet 2.2 Boil 40 min 5.01 25%
1.10 oz Tettnanger1.1 oz Tettnanger Hops Pellet 3 Boil 25 min 7.93 36.7%
0.90 oz Tettnanger0.9 oz Tettnanger Hops Pellet 3 Aroma 0 min 30%
3 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
4 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
2 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1 g Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Wyeast - Weihenstephan Weizen 3068
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
80%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
64 - 75 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
68 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 90 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: dextrose       Amount: 8.9 oz       Temp: 70 °F       CO2 Level: 3.6 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Munich (decarbonated)
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
40 20 4 75 52 29
I pre boil the Tap Water to reduce the salts for about 30 minutes.

My Source Water: Search in water profiles for: "Las Vegas, NV 2020"

Beer has a nice body and great flavor. No off flavors or extra harsh bitterness.
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
5 gal Strike 160 °F 152 °F 60 min
3.49 gal Sparge 168 °F 168 °F 30 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 2 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 72 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 2 qt/lb 5 20  
Mash volume with grains 5.8 23.2  
Grain absorption losses -1.25 -5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.36 g | 17.5 qt) 3.74 15  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.86 g | 31.5 qt) 7.24 29  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.11 -0.5  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 5.5 g | 22 qt) 6.1 24.4  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 6.1 g | 24.4 qt) 5.5 22  
Total: 8.74 35
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

I use 6.6oz for my Cornelius keg if priming with corn sugar in the keg - 12 days - then cold crash and cool at 40F for 24 to 48 hours.
Otherwise i use 35Psi Co2 for 72 hours at 40F in my Kegorator.

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