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Cherry Wheat

172 calories 18.5 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Fruit Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.038 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Source: My own design
Calories: 172 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 18.5 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Wednesday March 19th 2014
1.052
1.014
4.9%
14.9
4.8
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
4 lb American - Pale 2-Row4 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 40%
4 lb American - White Wheat4 lb White Wheat 40 2.8 40%
1 lb American - Pilsner1 lb Pilsner 37 1.8 10%
1 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 10L1 lb Caramel / Crystal 10L 35 10 10%
10 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.75 oz Liberty0.75 oz Liberty Hops Pellet 4 Boil 60 min 11.55 60%
0.50 oz Saaz0.5 oz Saaz Hops Pellet 3.5 Boil 15 min 3.34 40%
1.25 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
8 lb Tart Pie Cerries Flavor Secondary --
 
Yeast
White Labs - Belgian Wit II Ale Yeast WLP410
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
72.5%
Flocculation:
Low-Med
Optimum Temp:
67 - 74 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
69 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 94 B cells required
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Priming
Method: Corn Sugar       Amount: 5 oz.      
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
3.5 gal Infusion -- 150 °F 60 min
4 gal Sparge -- 170 °F 10 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.4 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.4 qt/lb 3.5 14  
Mash volume with grains 4.3 17.2  
Grain absorption losses -1.25 -5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 5.05 g | 20.2 qt) 5.5 22  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.05 g | 28.2 qt) 7.5 30  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.05 -0.2  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 9 36
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

This is a very tart cherry flavored beer and an easy drinker at about 5% ABV. Had it in the primary 9 days, made a slurry from the cherries for the secondary where it sat for 8 days. Carbonation was slow going (around 2.5 weeks) but once there the cherry flavor really livens up. Next time I would only give it 7 days in the secondary to try to speed that up. Enjoy!!

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