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Frank the Chicken

160 calories 15 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Weissbier
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 16 gallons (ending kettle volume)
Pre Boil Size: 17.4 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.045 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 68% (ending kettle)
Source: Chickentown Brewing
Hop Utilization: 99%
Calories: 160 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 15 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday May 13th 2023
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
18 lb German - Pale Wheat18 lb Pale Wheat 39 1.5 60%
10 lb German - Pilsner10 lb German - Pilsner 38 1.6 33.3%
1 lb Deer Creek - First Crack (Melanoidin)1 lb First Crack (Melanoidin) 35.4 45 3.3%
1 lb German - Acidulated Malt1 lb German - Acidulated Malt 27 3.4 3.3%
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Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
3 oz Yakima Valley Hops - Hallertau (Mittelfruh)3 oz Hallertau (Mittelfruh) Hops Pellet 3.6 Boil 60 min 13.32 75%
1 oz Perle1 oz Perle Hops Pellet 8.9 Boil 0 min 25%
4 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
2 each Yeast Nutrient Other Mash 10 min.
 
Yeast
White Labs - Hefeweizen Ale Yeast WLP300
Amount:
2 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
82%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
68 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 258 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 4.04 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
80 5 25 75 80 100
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
20.5 gal Decoction -- 115 °F 15 min
Infusion -- 135 °F 30 min
-- 156 °F 30 min
-- 168 °F 10 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 17.65 gal (70.6 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 5.65 gal (22.6 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 13.65 gal (54.6 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 9.6 gal (38.4 qt) and adding 1.65 gal (6.6 qt) sparge/top-off. 11.25 45  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 11.25 45  
Mash volume with grains 13.65 54.6  
Grain absorption losses -3.75 -15  
Remaining sparge water volume 10.15 40.6  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 17.65 g | 70.6 qt) 17.4 69.6  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.15 -0.6  
Post boil volume (equipment estimates 15.75 g | 63 qt) 16 64  
Estimated amount in fermentor 16 64  
Total: 21.4 85.6
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Frank the Chicken" Weissbier beer recipe by Chickentown Brewing. All Grain, ABV 5.05%, IBU 13.32, SRM 4.93, Fermentables: (Pale Wheat, German - Pilsner, First Crack (Melanoidin), German - Acidulated Malt) Hops: (Hallertau (Mittelfruh), Perle) Other: (Yeast Nutrient)
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  • Last Updated: 2023-06-08 15:49 UTC