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American Wheat

241 calories 26.9 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: BIAB
Style: American Wheat Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.5 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.055 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.072 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 241 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 26.9 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday September 10th 2021
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
6 lb Rahr - Premium Pilsner6 lb Premium Pilsner 36.8 1.75 42.5%
6 lb Weyermann - Pale Wheat6 lb Pale Wheat 36 2 42.5%
1 lb Weyermann - Dark Wheat Malt1 lb Dark Wheat Malt 37 7 7.1%
0.50 lb BSG - Flaked White Wheat0.5 lb Flaked White Wheat 36 1.6 3.5%
0.50 lb Weyermann - Carafoam0.5 lb Carafoam 34.5 2.2 3.5%
2 oz Weyermann - Acidulated2 oz Acidulated 27 3.4 0.9%
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Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Cascade1 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 6.1 Boil 60 min 22.13 100%
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Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
5 g Baking Soda Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
5.30 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
4 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
7 tsp BSG - Fermax Yeast Nutrient Other Boil 15 min.
 
Yeast
White Labs - American Hefeweizen Ale Yeast WLP320
Amount:
2 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
72.5%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
65 - 69 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 116 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 4.04 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile II
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
150 10 80 150 160 220
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
4.34 gal 168.5 °F 155 °F 90 min
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume (equipment estimates 8.55 g | 34.2 qt) 8.52 34.1  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 9.68 g | 38.7 qt) 9.65 38.6  
Grain absorption losses -1.77 -7.1  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.54 g | 26.2 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 20  
Volume into fermentor 5 20  
Total: 8.52 34.1
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"American Wheat" American Wheat Beer recipe by James Arcano. BIAB, ABV 6.72%, IBU 22.13, SRM 5.31, Fermentables: (Premium Pilsner, Pale Wheat, Dark Wheat Malt, Flaked White Wheat, Carafoam, Acidulated) Hops: (Cascade) Other: (Baking Soda, Calcium Chloride (dihydrate), Epsom Salt, Gypsum, BSG - Fermax Yeast Nutrient)
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  • Last Updated: 2021-09-11 18:33 UTC