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The Wheel Wit

175 calories 18.7 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Witbier
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 11 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 13 gallons
Post Boil Size: 11.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.047 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.053 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 65% (brew house)
Calories: 175 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 18.7 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Wednesday June 2nd 2021
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
15 lb Dingemans - Belgian Pilsner Malt15 lb Belgian Pilsner Malt 37 1.6 61.2%
4 lb American - White Wheat4 lb White Wheat 40 2.8 16.3%
3 lb Grain Millers - Flaked White Wheat3 lb Flaked White Wheat 36 1.6 12.2%
1.50 lb Rice Hulls1.5 lb Rice Hulls 0 0 6.1%
1 lb Briess - DME Pilsen Light1 lb DME Pilsen Light 45 2 4.1%
24.50 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
2 oz Saaz2 oz Saaz Hops Pellet 3 Boil 60 min 10.68 66.7%
1 oz Tettnanger1 oz Tettnanger Hops Pellet 3.1 Boil 10 min 2 33.3%
3 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 oz Coriander Seed Spice Primary 0 min.
1 oz Bitter Orange Peel Flavor Primary 0 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) 191 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.47 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Since this recipe will be used to also make another beer (Saison) with a higher ABV (2 - 5.0 gal. batches), 5.5 gal. of this Wit beer was pulled off for cooling and racked to the carboy.
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 12.61 gal (50.45 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 0.61 gal (2.45 qt) sparge/top-off.    
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 8.81 35.3  
Mash volume with grains 10.69 42.8  
Grain absorption losses -2.94 -11.8  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 6.91 g | 27.7 qt) 7.3 29.2  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.07 0.3  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 12.61 g | 50.5 qt) 13 52  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.11 -0.5  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 11 g | 44 qt) 11.5 46  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 11.5 g | 46 qt) 11 44  
Total: 16.11 64.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"The Wheel Wit" Witbier beer recipe by Stan B. All Grain, ABV 5.12%, IBU 12.69, SRM 3.74, Fermentables: (Belgian Pilsner Malt, White Wheat, Flaked White Wheat, Rice Hulls, DME Pilsen Light) Hops: (Saaz, Tettnanger) Other: (Coriander Seed, Bitter Orange Peel)
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  • Last Updated: 2022-06-22 23:55 UTC