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Blue Balls Belgian Witbier

141 calories 14.1 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Witbier
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.5 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.036 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.043 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 73% (brew house)
Source: RevFrank
Calories: 141 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 14.1 g (Per 12oz)
URL: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/threads/blue-balls-belgian-wit-blue-moon-clone.24978/
Created: Tuesday April 20th 2021
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
4.50 lb Belgian - Pale Ale4.5 lb Pale Ale 38 3.4 50%
4.50 lb Flaked Wheat4.5 lb Flaked Wheat 34 2 50%
9 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz East Kent Goldings1 oz East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5 Boil 60 min 19.53 100%
1 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
0.75 oz Coriander Seed Spice Boil 5 min.
0.75 oz Bitter Orange Peel Flavor Boil 5 min.
 
Yeast
White Labs - Belgian Wit Ale Yeast WLP400
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
76%
Flocculation:
Low-Med
Optimum Temp:
67 - 74 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
68 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 78 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 4.04 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Aiken, South Carolina, USA, Silver Bluff Well
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
3.5 gal Strike 166 °F 154 °F 60 min
3 gal Sparge 197 °F 168 °F 10 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 68 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 3.38 13.5  
Mash volume with grains 4.1 16.4  
Grain absorption losses -1.13 -4.5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 5.04 g | 20.2 qt) 4.5 18  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.04 g | 28.2 qt) 6.5 26  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.04 -0.2  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 7.88 31.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

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