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Wit Christmas

152 calories 16.1 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: Extract
Style: Witbier
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 3 gallons
Post Boil Size: 1.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.084 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.168 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (steeping grains only)
Calories: 152 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 16.1 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Sunday November 1st 2020
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
6 lb Dry Malt Extract - Wheat6 lb Dry Malt Extract - Wheat 42 3 100%
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Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.50 oz East Kent Goldings0.5 oz East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5 Boil 60 min 6.36 33.3%
1 oz East Kent Goldings1 oz East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5 Boil 15 min 6.32 66.7%
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Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
0.30 oz Irish Moss Fining Mash 15 min.
1 oz Bitter Orange Peel Flavor Mash 10 min.
0.10 oz Allspice Spice Mash 5 min.
0.10 oz Cinnamon Spice Mash 5 min.
0.10 oz Ginger Spice Mash 5 min.
0.10 oz Nutmeg Spice Mash 5 min.
 
Yeast
Wyeast - Belgian Witbier 3944
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
74%
Flocculation:
Med-Low
Optimum Temp:
62 - 75 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 83 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: sucrose       Amount: 9.3 oz       Temp: 68 °F       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
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Boil water added to kettle (equipment estimates 2.59 g | 10.4 qt) 2.53 10.1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.47 1.9  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 3.06 g | 12.2 qt) 3 12  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.06 -0.2  
Post boil volume 1.5 6  
Top off amount 4 16  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 6.53 26.1
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

After brewing and tasting I'd go with less Orange peel, it's a little overpowering, maybe tone it down to .75 or .5 oz

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