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Big Jeffe

290 calories 29.9 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Weizenbock
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.064 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.087 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 72% (brew house)
Hop Utilization: 91%
Calories: 290 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 29.9 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Sunday May 21st 2023
1.087
1.022
8.6%
21.5
16.8
5.5
44.65
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
2 lb Great Western - American Munich2 lb American Munich $ 1.79 / lb
$ 3.58 		35.4 7.94 10.7%
10 lb Briess - Wheat Malt, Red10 lb Wheat Malt, Red $ 1.89 / lb
$ 18.90 		37.3 2.3 53.7%
5 lb Great Western - Superior Pilsen (1.6 °L)5 lb Superior Pilsen (1.6 °L) $ 1.89 / lb
$ 9.45 		35 1.6 26.8%
8 oz Great Western - Crystal 40 Malt8 oz Crystal 40 Malt $ 2.09 / lb
$ 1.05 		21 40 2.7%
8 oz Dingemans - Special B8 oz Special B $ 2.19 / lb
$ 1.10 		33.1 125 2.7%
4 oz Thomas Fawcett - Pale Chocolate Malt4 oz Pale Chocolate Malt $ 2.59 / lb
$ 0.65 		32.2 230 1.3%
6 oz Bestmalz - BEST Acidulated6 oz BEST Acidulated $ 2.49 / lb
$ 0.93 		35.9 2.81 2%
298 oz / $ 35.65
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
45 g Tettnanger45 g Tettnanger Hops Pellet 3.8 Boil 60 min 21.52 100%
45 g / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
8 g Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
3 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
6 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
9 g Baking Soda Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
White Labs - Hefeweizen Ale Yeast WLP300
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
$ 9.00 / each
$ 9.00
Attenuation (avg):
74%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
68 - 72 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
62 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.25 (M cells / ml / ° P) 544 B cells required
$ 9.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 4.04 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile II
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
150 10 80 150 160 220
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
7.48 gal Strike 163 °F 152 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.25 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.25 qt/lb 5.82 23.3  
Mash volume with grains 7.31 29.2  
Grain absorption losses -2.33 -9.3  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.57 g | 18.3 qt) 4.26 17  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.81 g | 31.2 qt) 7.5 30  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.06 -0.2  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 10.08 40.3
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Big Jeffe" Weizenbock beer recipe by Brewer #393981. All Grain, ABV 8.64%, IBU 21.52, SRM 16.82, Fermentables: ( American Munich, Wheat Malt, Red, Superior Pilsen (1.6 °L), Crystal 40 Malt, Special B, Pale Chocolate Malt, BEST Acidulated) Hops: (Tettnanger) Other: (Calcium Chloride (anhydrous), Epsom Salt, Gypsum, Baking Soda)
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  • Last Updated: 2023-05-21 18:23 UTC