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Imperial Witbier

205 calories 20.8 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Belgian Golden Strong Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 10 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 11.8 gallons
Post Boil Size: 10.25 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.054 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.062 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Allan Thompson
Hop Utilization: 88%
Calories: 205 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 20.8 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Thursday December 21st 2023
1.062
1.015
6.1%
30.7
7.4
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
12 lb Canadian - Pale 2-Row12 lb Pale 2-Row 36 1.75 48%
6 lb Canadian - Pale Wheat6 lb Pale Wheat 36 2 24%
1 lb Weyermann - Melanoidin1 lb Melanoidin 34.5 27 4%
0.50 lb German - Abbey Malt0.5 lb Abbey Malt 33 17 2%
0.50 lb German - Acidulated Malt0.5 lb Acidulated Malt 27 3.4 2%
1 lb Honey Malt1 lb Honey Malt 37 25 4%
4 lb Flaked Oats4 lb Flaked Oats 33 2.2 16%
25 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
3 oz East Kent Goldings3 oz East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5 Boil at 205 °F 60 min 24.29 60%
2 oz Liberty2 oz Liberty Hops Pellet 4 Boil at 205 °F 15 min 6.43 40%
5 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
3 oz Sweet Orange Peel Flavor Boil 20 min.
1 oz Coriander Seed Spice Boil 20 min.
1 oz Sweet Orange Peel Flavor Boil 10 min.
1 oz Coriander Seed Spice Boil 10 min.
2 tsp Irish Moss Fining Boil 15 min.
2 tsp Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 0 min.
2 tsp Lactic acid Water Agt Sparge 0 min.
2 tsp Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 0 min.
2 tsp Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Sparge 0 min.
2 tsp Gypsum Water Agt Mash 0 min.
 
Yeast
Lallemand - Lalbrew wit Belgian wit yeast
Amount:
2 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
75%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
0 - 0 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 288 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 15 psi       Temp: 68 °F       CO2 Level: 3.5 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
11 gal Strike 153 °F 153 °F 60 min
4 gal Sparge 172 °F 172 °F 15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.86 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 64.9 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 13.63 gal (54.5 qt). Suggest reducing strike water volume to 10 gal (40 qt) and adding 1.63 gal (6.5 qt) sparge/top-off. 11.63 46.5  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.86 qt/lb 11.63 46.5  
Mash volume with grains 13.63 54.5  
Grain absorption losses -3.13 -12.5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 3.44 g | 13.8 qt) 3.55 14.2  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 11.69 g | 46.8 qt) 11.8 47.2  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.19 -0.8  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 10 g | 40 qt) 10.25 41  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 10.25 g | 41 qt) 10 40  
Total: 15.18 60.7
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Imperial Witbier" Belgian Golden Strong Ale beer recipe by Allan Thompson. All Grain, ABV 6.12%, IBU 30.71, SRM 7.44, Fermentables: (Pale 2-Row, Pale Wheat, Melanoidin, Abbey Malt, Acidulated Malt, Honey Malt, Flaked Oats) Hops: (East Kent Goldings, Liberty) Other: (Sweet Orange Peel, Coriander Seed, Irish Moss, Lactic acid, Calcium Chloride (dihydrate), Gypsum)
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