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Meyer Lemon and Orange Hefeweizen

7938 calories 615.1 g 20 qt
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Weizen/Weissbier
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 12 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 12.89 gallons
Post Boil Size: 12.25 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.041 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.046 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 64% (brew house)
Source: Brother Ryan
No Chill: 15 minute extended hop boil time
Hop Utilization: 97%
Calories: 7938 calories (Per 20qt)
Carbs: 615.1 g (Per 20qt)
Created: Tuesday February 28th 2023
1.046
1.006
5.2%
15.1
4.1
5.3
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
10 lb Proximity - Wheat Malt10 lb Wheat Malt 39.1 3 32.9%
10 lb Proximity - Base Malt10 lb Base Malt 37.5 2 32.9%
1.10 lb Flaked Oats1.1 lb Flaked Oats 33 2.2 3.6%
1 lb Rice Hulls1 lb Rice Hulls 0 0 3.3%
8 lb Orange juice8 lb Orange juice - (late boil kettle addition) 4.8 0 26.4%
0.25 lb Lemon juice0.25 lb Lemon juice - (late boil kettle addition) 1 0 0.8%
30.35 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Hops Direct Lemondrop1 oz Hops Direct Lemondrop Hops Pellet 5.5 Boil 60 min 9.6 40%
0.75 oz Artisan - Kent Goldings0.75 oz Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5 Boil 5 min 3.79 30%
0.75 oz Artisan - Saaz (Czech)0.75 oz Saaz (Czech) Hops Pellet 2.8 Boil 0 min 1.74 30%
2.50 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
28 g citric acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
0.50 oz Bitter Orange Peel Spice Boil 15 min.
1 oz Coriander Seed Spice Boil 15 min.
1 oz Coriander Seed Spice Boil 5 min.
1 oz Lemon Zest Spice Boil 5 min.
 
Yeast
White Labs - Belgian Wit Ale Yeast WLP400
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
85%
Flocculation:
Low-Med
Optimum Temp:
67 - 74 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
72 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 260 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.2 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
80 5 25 75 80 50
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
6.0775 gal Strike 165 °F 152 °F 60 min
10.58 gal Sparge 168 °F 168 °F 15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.1 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 75 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 13.59 gal (54.38 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 11.05 gal (44.2 qt) and adding 1.59 gal (6.38 qt) sparge/top-off.    
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.1 qt/lb 6.08 24.3  
Mash volume with grains 7.85 31.4  
Grain absorption losses -2.76 -11.1  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 9.58 g | 38.3 qt) 9.83 39.3  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 12.64 g | 50.6 qt) 12.89 51.6  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (late additions) 0.95 3.8  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.09 -0.4  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 12 g | 48 qt) 12.25 49  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 12.25 g | 49 qt) 12 48  
Total: 15.9 63.6
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Extra dry, crisp with light citrus notes. Bready yeast haze. Easy drinking.

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