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The Wit Strikes

161 calories 15.8 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Witbier
Boil Time: 75 min
Batch Size: 16 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 18.5 gallons
Post Boil Size: 16 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.042 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.049 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Corner-Lot Castaways
Calories: 161 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 15.8 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Thursday December 15th 2022
1.049
1.011
4.9%
11.2
4.3
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n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
16 lb Root Shoot Malting - Pilsner16 lb Pilsner 37 2 50%
6 lb Briess - Brewers Torrified Wheat6 lb Brewers Torrified Wheat 35 1.5 18.8%
6 lb Briess - Wheat Malt, White6 lb Wheat Malt, White 39.1 2.5 18.8%
2 lb Root Shoot Malting - Munich 102 lb Munich 10 36 10 6.3%
2 lb Rice Hulls2 lb Rice Hulls 0 0 6.3%
32 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
2 oz Saaz2 oz Saaz Hops Pellet 3.5 Boil 60 min 8.94 50%
2 oz Yakima Valley Hops - Fuggles2 oz Fuggles Hops Pellet 4.4 Boil 5 min 2.24 50%
4 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
2 tbsp Gypsum Other Mash 0 min.
1 tbsp Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) Other Mash 0 min.
2 tbsp Yeast Nutrient Other Boil 15 min.
2 each Whirlfloc Other Boil 15 min.
 
Yeast
White Labs - Belgian Golden Ale Yeast WLP570
Amount:
3 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75.5%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
68 - 75 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 258 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.2 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
12.375 gal Strike 167 °F 152 °F 60 min
10.5 gal Sparge 185 °F 170 °F 15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 18.03 gal (72.1 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 6.03 gal (24.1 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 14.56 gal (58.24 qt). Suggest reducing strike water volume to 9.44 gal (37.76 qt) and adding 2.56 gal (10.24 qt) sparge/top-off. 12 48  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 12 48  
Mash volume with grains 14.56 58.2  
Grain absorption losses -4 -16  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 10.28 g | 41.1 qt) 10.75 43  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 18.03 g | 72.1 qt) 18.5 74  
Boil off losses -1.88 -7.5  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.15 -0.6  
Post boil Volume 16 64  
Going into fermentor 16 64  
Total: 22.75 91
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

OG = 1.051

FG = 1.010

ABV = 5.4%

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