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American Wheat Beer

163 calories 14.4 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Wheat Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 7 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 10 gallons
Post Boil Size: 6.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.035 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.054 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Source: Jay Avrett
Calories: 163 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 14.4 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Sunday January 23rd 2022
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
6 lb Canadian - Pale 2-Row6 lb Pale 2-Row 36 1.75 47.1%
3 lb Canadian - Pale Wheat3 lb Pale Wheat 36 2 23.5%
3.75 lb American - Rye3.75 lb Rye 38 3.5 29.4%
12.75 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Willamette1 oz Willamette Hops Pellet 5.4 Boil 60 min 16.78 56.8%
0.38 oz Willamette0.38 oz Willamette Hops Pellet 5.4 Boil 0 min 21.6%
0.38 oz Centennial0.38 oz Centennial Hops Pellet 9 Boil 0 min 21.6%
1.76 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
0.40 g Chalk Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
0.20 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
0.30 g Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
White Labs - California Ale Yeast WLP001
Amount:
2 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
81%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
68 - 73 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 115 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.65 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Light colored and malty
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
14 4 0 9 41 21.7
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
6 gal Infusion 163 °F 152 °F 60 min
4 gal Sparge 185 °F 170 °F 20 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 72 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 4.78 19.1  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 5.3 g | 21.2 qt) 5.8 23.2  
Grain absorption losses -1.59 -6.4  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 5.13 g | 20.5 qt) 7.06 28.3  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 8.07 g | 32.3 qt) 10 40  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.07 -0.3  
Post boil Volume 6.5 26  
Top off amount 0.5 2  
Going into fermentor 7 28  
Total: 11.84 47.4
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Note, split batch into (2) 3.5 gallons.

Jay using WLP-001 California Ale
Arnaud using Escarpment Labs Kolsch Ale

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  • Last Updated: 2022-03-08 02:04 UTC