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Wheat for The Wife

180 calories 20.4 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Wheat Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.5 gallons
Post Boil Size: 6 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.044 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.054 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Hop Utilization: 98%
Calories: 180 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 20.4 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday May 30th 2020
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19.34
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
6 lb German - Pale Wheat6 lb Pale Wheat $ 1.99 / lb
$ 11.94 		39 1.5 53.3%
5 lb Briess - Brewers Malt 2-Row5 lb Brewers Malt 2-Row $ 1.39 / lb
$ 6.95 		37 1.8 44.4%
0.25 lb Briess - Caramel Malt - 60L0.25 lb Caramel Malt - 60L $ 1.79 / lb
$ 0.45 		35.4 60 2.2%
11.25 lbs / $ 19.34
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Willamette1 oz Willamette Hops Pellet 5.3 Boil 60 min 19.02 50%
1 oz Cascade1 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Boil 5 min 5.01 50%
2 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safbrew - Wheat Beer Yeast WB-06
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
70%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 97 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: co2       CO2 Level: 4.04 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
4.22 gal Strike 164 °F 152 °F 60 min
4.51 gal Sparge 168 °F 168 °F 15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 4.22 16.9  
Mash volume with grains 5.12 20.5  
Grain absorption losses -1.41 -5.6  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.51 g | 18.1 qt) 4.94 19.8  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.08 g | 28.3 qt) 7.5 30  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.08 -0.3  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 5.5 g | 22 qt) 6 24  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 6 g | 24 qt) 5.5 22  
Total: 9.16 36.6
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Wheat for The Wife" American Wheat Beer recipe by nfl2006@hotmail.com. All Grain, ABV 5.1%, IBU 24.02, SRM 5.1, Fermentables: ( Pale Wheat, Brewers Malt 2-Row, Caramel Malt - 60L) Hops: (Willamette, Cascade)
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  • Last Updated: 2022-01-23 21:03 UTC