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American Wheat Beer

160 calories 14.3 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Wheat Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 10 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 11.25 gallons
Post Boil Size: 10.75 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.047 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.049 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Calories: 160 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 14.3 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Wednesday May 15th 2024
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
10 lb Rahr - Standard 2-Row10 lb Standard 2-Row $ 0.73 / lb
$ 7.30 		36.8 1.8 57.1%
7 lb Montana Craft Malt - Whitefish Wheat Malt7 lb Whitefish Wheat Malt 37.7 2.7 40%
0.50 lb Great Western - American Munich0.5 lb American Munich $ 1.86 / lb
$ 0.93 		35.4 7.94 2.9%
17.50 lbs / $ 8.23
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Hops Direct - Chinook1 oz Chinook Hops $ 0.62 / oz
$ 0.62 		Pellet 11 Boil 60 min 21.56 13.3%
3.50 oz Yakima Valley Hops - GR Monroe3.5 oz GR Monroe Hops Pellet 3.1 Whirlpool at 160 °F 20 min 46.7%
3 oz Yakima Valley Hops - Hüll Melon3 oz Hüll Melon Hops Pellet 6.8 Whirlpool at 160 °F 20 min 40%
7.50 oz / $ 0.62
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
5.25 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
12 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1.99 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Amount:
22 Grams
Cost:
$ 0.10 / g
$ 2.20
Attenuation (avg):
81%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 161 B cells required
$ 2.20 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.45 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Braukaiser German Pilsner
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
59 8 0 50 150 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
12.07 gal Strike 158 °F 152 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 2.84 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 13.83 gal (55.3 qt). Suggest reducing strike water volume to 10.6 gal (42.4 qt) and adding 1.83 gal (7.3 qt) sparge/top-off. 12.43 49.7  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 2.84 qt/lb 12.43 49.7  
Mash volume with grains 13.83 55.3  
Grain absorption losses -2.19 -8.8  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 1.79 g | 7.2 qt) 1.26 5.1  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 11.78 g | 47.1 qt) 11.25 45  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.04 -0.2  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 10.24 g | 41 qt) 10.75 43  
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.24 -1  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 10.51 g | 42 qt) 10 40  
Total: 13.69 54.8
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"American Wheat Beer" American Wheat Beer recipe by garrad21. All Grain, ABV 5.26%, IBU 21.56, SRM 3.92, Fermentables: ( Standard 2-Row, Whitefish Wheat Malt, American Munich) Hops: (Chinook, GR Monroe, Hüll Melon) Other: (Calcium Chloride (dihydrate), Gypsum, Lactic acid)
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