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Watermelon Wheat

170 calories 15.5 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Wheat Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.5 gallons
Post Boil Size: 6 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.041 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.052 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Source: Backcrack
Calories: 170 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 15.5 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Monday August 2nd 2021
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n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
5 lb US - Pale 2-Row5 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 50.6%
4.50 lb American - White Wheat4.5 lb White Wheat 40 2.8 45.6%
6 oz American - Caramel / Crystal 20L6 oz Caramel / Crystal 20L 35 20 3.8%
9.87 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
7.20 g Warrior7.2 g Warrior Hops Pellet 16 Boil 60 min 15.19 11.3%
1 oz Saaz1 oz Saaz Hops Pellet 3.5 Boil 30 min 10.05 44.4%
1 oz Saaz1 oz Saaz Hops Pellet 3.5 Boil 20 min 7.92 44.4%
2.25 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
4.50 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
4 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
5.55 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1 qt watermellon juice Flavor Primary 4 days
 
Yeast
White Labs - San Diego Super Yeast WLP090
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
79.5%
Flocculation:
Med-High
Optimum Temp:
65 - 68 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
68 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 94 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.45 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
80 5 25 75 80 100
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
8 gal full vol eBIAB Temperature 152 °F 152 °F 60 min
Strike -- 152 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.75 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.75 qt/lb 4.32 17.3  
Mash volume with grains 5.11 20.4  
Grain absorption losses -1.23 -4.9  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.25 g | 17 qt) 4.66 18.7  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.08 g | 28.3 qt) 7.5 30  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.08 -0.3  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 5.5 g | 22 qt) 6 24  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 6 g | 24 qt) 5.5 22  
Total: 8.98 35.9
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Brewed on 08/21/21

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