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Moonlight Butterfly

155 calories 15.5 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Witbier
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 31.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 46.1 gallons
Post Boil Size: 31.73 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.032 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.047 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 64% (brew house)
Source: B&J's Brewery
Calories: 155 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 15.5 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Wednesday September 7th 2022
1.047
1.011
4.8%
23.9
5.7
5.2
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
55 lb United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale55 lb Maris Otter Pale 38 3.75 91.7%
5 lb American - White Wheat5 lb White Wheat 40 2.8 8.3%
60 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
6 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh6 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 3.75 Boil 60 min 15.95 37.5%
4 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh4 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 3.75 Boil 15 min 5.28 25%
6 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh6 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 3.75 Whirlpool 0 min 2.68 37.5%
16 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
30 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
15 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
75.76 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
50 g fanmax Other Boil 15 min.
50 g BSG - Kerry Whirlfloc T Fining Boil 15 min.
3 lb lemongrass Flavor Whirlpool 0 min.
5 each Lemon Zest Spice Mash 0 min.
 
Yeast
Community Cultures - community cultures swallowtail
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
75%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
69 - 75 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 1044 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.2 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Light colored and hoppy
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
75 5 10 50 150 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
32.5 gal Infusion 159 °F 150 °F 60 min
Fly Sparge -- -- --
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 75 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 33.6 gal (134.4 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 21.6 gal (86.4 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 27.3 gal (109.2 qt). Suggest reducing strike water volume to 7.2 gal (28.8 qt) and adding 15.3 gal (61.2 qt) sparge/top-off. 22.5 90  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 22.5 90  
Mash volume with grains 27.3 109.2  
Grain absorption losses -7.5 -30  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 18.85 g | 75.4 qt) 31.35 125.4  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 33.6 g | 134.4 qt) 46.1 184.4  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.38 -1.5  
Post boil Volume 31.73 126.9  
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.23 -0.9  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 31.51 g | 126 qt) 31.5 126  
Total: 53.85 215.4
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Moonlight Butterfly" Witbier beer recipe by B&J's Brewery. All Grain, ABV 4.77%, IBU 23.91, SRM 5.66, Fermentables: (Maris Otter Pale, White Wheat) Hops: (Hallertau Mittelfruh) Other: (Epsom Salt, Gypsum, Lactic acid, fanmax, Kerry Whirlfloc T, lemongrass, Lemon Zest)
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  • Last Updated: 2022-09-07 23:03 UTC