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Sour H2OMelon Wheat

155 calories 11.8 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: No Profile Selected
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.25 gallons
Post Boil Size: 4.8 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.042 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.055 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 65% (brew house)
Source: Twin Screws Brewery
Calories: 155 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 11.8 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday July 10th 2021
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
5 lb Canadian - Pale 2-Row5 lb Pale 2-Row 36 1.75 47.6%
1 lb Flaked Barley1 lb Flaked Barley 32 2.2 9.5%
4 lb American - White Wheat4 lb White Wheat 40 2.8 38.1%
0.50 lb Cane Sugar0.5 lb Cane Sugar 46 0 4.8%
10.50 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.50 oz Domestic Hallertau0.5 oz Domestic Hallertau Hops Pellet 3.7 Boil 60 min 6.85 50%
0.50 oz Domestic Hallertau0.5 oz Domestic Hallertau Hops Pellet 3.7 Boil 30 min 5.26 50%
1 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
10 lb Watermelon Flavor Secondary 3 days
 
Yeast
Lallemand - WildBrew Philly Sour
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
85%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
68 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 87 B cells required
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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
No chemicals or coloring added.

Pitched yeast directly on top of wort at 77 degrees and moved to warm garage. Fermented 7 days in the garage and 4 more days inside with the watermelon.
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
4 gal Fly Sparge 157 °F 155 °F 60 min
4 gal Strike 151 °F 152 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.33 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 155 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.33 qt/lb 3.33 13.3  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 3.43 g | 13.7 qt) 4.13 16.5  
Grain absorption losses -1.25 -5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.48 g | 17.9 qt) 4.39 17.6  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.04 0.1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.34 g | 25.4 qt) 6.25 25  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.04 -0.2  
Post boil Volume 4.8 19.2  
Top off amount 0.7 2.8  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 7.71 30.9
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Add chunked pieces from a 17 lb watermelon (frozen first in 2 large sealed plastic bags) to the secondary 3 days before kegging. Just prior to kegging, add 1/2 teaspoon of red food coloring.

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