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Traditional German Hefeweizen

168 calories 16.9 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Weizen/Weissbier
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 12 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 14 gallons
Efficiency: 72% (brew house)
Source: Brewing with Wheat
Calories: 168 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 16.9 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday July 20th 2012
1.051
1.012
5.1%
8.7
3.7
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
8 lb American - Pale 2-Row8 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 33.3%
15 lb German - Wheat Malt15 lb Wheat Malt 37 2 62.5%
1 lb Rice Hulls1 lb Rice Hulls 0 0 4.2%
24 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
4 oz Cascade4 oz Cascade Hops Leaf/Whole 7 Mash 0 min 8.74 100%
4 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 oz coriander Spice Boil 1 min.
0.50 oz orange peal/lemon/citrus Spice Boil 1 min.
1 each whirlfloc Fining Boil 5 min.
 
Yeast
White Labs - Hefeweizen IV Ale Yeast WLP380
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
76.5%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
66 - 70 °F
Starter:
Yes
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Target Water Profile
Wayland - Lambic
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
31 6 36 25 20 61
Profile: Wayland

Calcium(Ca): 31.0 ppm
Magnesium(Mg): 6.2 ppm
Sodium(Na): 20.0 ppm
Sulfate(SO4): 36.0 ppm
Chloride(Cl): 25.0 ppm
biCarbonate(HCO3): 61.5 ppm

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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
Mash in at 124 Temperature -- 105 °F 15 min
pull 40 % decoction to raise. hold decoction for 15 at 160 prior to boiling for 20. Temperature -- 112 °F 25 min
add back decoction Decoction -- 147 °F 20 min
Temperature -- 160 °F 30 min
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 14.25 gal (57 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 2.25 gal (9 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 12.27 gal (49.08 qt). Suggest reducing strike water volume to 10.23 gal (40.92 qt) and adding 0.27 gal (1.08 qt) sparge/top-off. 10.5 42  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.75 qt/lb 10.5 42  
Mash volume with grains 12.27 49.1  
Grain absorption losses -3 -12  
Hops absorption losses (mash) -0.15 -0.6  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 7.15 g | 28.6 qt) 6.9 27.6  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 14.25 g | 57 qt) 14 56  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Post boil Volume 12 48  
Going into fermentor 12 48  
Total: 17.4 69.6
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Ferment cold at 63 then raise to 68 after 5 days.

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