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WITBIER

178 calories 20 g 440 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Wheat Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 500 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 516 liters
Post Boil Size: 511 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 10.7 °P (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 10.8 °P (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Calories: 178 calories (Per 440ml)
Carbs: 20 g (Per 440ml)
Created: Sunday May 12th 2024
10.8 °P
3.2 °P
4.1%
6.6
3.7
5.4
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
50 kg Belgian - Pilsner50 kg Pilsner 37 1.6 52.6%
25 kg Dingemans - Wheat Malt25 kg Wheat Malt 38.1 1.8 26.3%
10 kg Flaked Oats10 kg Flaked Oats 33 2.2 10.5%
10 kg Belgian - Caramel Pils10 kg Caramel Pils 34 8 10.5%
95 kg / 0.00 €
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
115 g Tettnanger115 g Tettnanger Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil at 100 °C 60 min 2.8 34.8%
115 g Tettnanger115 g Tettnanger Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil at 100 °C 30 min 2.15 34.8%
100 g Yakima Valley Hops - Cascade100 g Cascade Hops Pellet 6 Boil at 100 °C 15 min 1.61 30.3%
330 g / 0.00 €
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
50 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
98.57 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Lallemand - LALBREW® WIT BELGIAN WIT-STYLE ALE YEAST
Amount:
250 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
70%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
17 - 22 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 1895 B cells required
0.00 € Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.2 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Yeu/ Grange 12/2023
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
69 7 29 115 26 108
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
300 L Infusion 72 °C 66 °C 50 min
150 L Infusion 82 °C 72 °C 10 min
150 L Infusion 82 °C 78 °C 1 min
100 L Sparge -- 72 °C --
285 L Strike 74 °C 67 °C 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 3 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 18 °C
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (45.4 L) exceeded. Volume required: 507.35 L. Suggest reducing initial water volume to 45.4 L and adding 461.95 L sparge/top-off.  
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 347.7 L 285
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3 L/kg 285
Mash volume with grains 347.7
Grain absorption losses -95
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 318.3 L) 326.9
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 507.4 L) 516
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -1.7
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 500 L) 511
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size  
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 511 L) 500
Total: 611.9  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"WITBIER" American Wheat Beer recipe by Rossmtl. All Grain, ABV 4.05%, IBU 6.55, SRM 3.72, Fermentables: (Pilsner, Wheat Malt, Flaked Oats, Caramel Pils) Hops: (Tettnanger, Cascade) Other: (Epsom Salt, Lactic acid)
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