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Cherry Scone Wheat Ale

173 calories 15.7 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: Extract
Style: American Wheat Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.54 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.040 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.053 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (steeping grains only)
Calories: 173 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 15.7 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Tuesday March 14th 2023
1.053
1.010
5.6%
8.4
10.4
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
4 lb Briess - DME Bavarian Wheat4 lb DME Bavarian Wheat 44.6 3 57.1%
1 lb US - Honey - Sweet Clover1 lb Honey - Sweet Clover 35 0 14.3%
5 lbs / $ 0.00
Steeping Grains
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
8 oz Briess - Caramel Malt - 40L8 oz Caramel Malt - 40L 35.4 40 7.1%
8 oz American - CaraCrystal Wheat Malt8 oz CaraCrystal Wheat Malt 34 55 7.1%
16 oz Briess - American Honey Malt16 oz American Honey Malt 37.7 25 14.3%
$ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.25 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh0.25 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 3.75 Boil 60 min 3.89 25%
0.25 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh0.25 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 3.75 Boil 30 min 2.99 25%
0.50 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh0.5 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 3.75 Boil 5 min 1.55 50%
1 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
4 oz Brewers Best Dark Cherry Extract Flavor Secondary 34 days
2 oz Almond Extract Flavor Mash 34 days
2 oz Vanilla extract Flavor Mash 34 days
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
81%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 87 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: dextrose       Amount: 4.8 oz       Temp: 68 °F       CO2 Level: 2.5 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
1 gal Steep specialty grains for 30 min. Infusion 80 °F 160 °F 30 min
4 gal Add 3 gal of water and boil 60 min. Add honey at 50 min. 160 °F 212 °F 60 min
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Heat water added to kettle 6.4 25.6  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 6.4 g | 25.6 qt) 6.56 26.3  
Grain absorption losses (steeping) -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.39 1.5  
Pre boil volume 6.54 26.2  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.04 -0.2  
Post boil volume 5 20  
Going into fermentor 5 20  
WARNING: Kettle losses > 2% detected which throw off OG calculation for extract/partial mash recipes in batch target 'fermentor' mode. Solution: Reduce kettle losses, misc losses and hops absorption in equipment profile, OR set batch target to 'kettle' and do a full wort boil. See batch target FAQ.    
Total: 6.4 25.6
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Goal is to make a wheat ale with moderate fruit aroma and taste, not just background flavor. Decided on wheat and sweet extracts to entice family members who are too fond of beer. Planning on splitting the batch in half, and making half cherry, and the other half with another unchosen extract flavor (blueberry maybe). Extracts added before bottling.

Went with 2 oz / per 2.5 gal of brewers best sweet cherry extract, 1 oz vanilla extract, 1 oz almond extract for the first half; may bump almond extract to 2 oz if made again.

Went with 3 oz / per 2.5 gal of blackberry extract and 2 oz vanilla for the second half of the batch.

Cherry was liked by many who do not normally like beer; blackberry came out with less strong flavor, but lingering sweet berry notes. Beer is medium bodied, lightly sweet, with no residual bitter taste, are are overall very inoffensive beers; both are delicious, and I'm going through them rapidly.

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  • Last Updated: 2023-08-24 14:41 UTC