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American Wheat Beer

168 calories 17.6 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Wheat Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.41 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.88 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.040 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.051 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 65% (brew house)
Calories: 168 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 17.6 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Wednesday May 15th 2024
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
6.25 lb American - Wheat6.25 lb Wheat 38 1.8 55.6%
5 lb United Kingdom - Pale 2-Row5 lb Pale 2-Row 38 2.5 44.4%
11.25 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Cascade1 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Boil 60 min 26.44 100%
1 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
8 oz Rice hulls Other Mash 0 min.
 
Yeast
White Labs - American Hefeweizen Ale Yeast WLP320
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
72.5%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
65 - 69 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 92 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.65 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
3.25 gal Strike 163 °F 150 °F 60 min
3.25 gal Batch Sparge 190 °F -- --
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 4.22 16.9  
Mash volume with grains 5.12 20.5  
Grain absorption losses -1.41 -5.6  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.48 g | 17.9 qt) 4.85 19.4  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.04 g | 28.2 qt) 7.41 29.6  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.04 -0.2  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 5.5 g | 22 qt) 5.88 23.5  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 5.88 g | 23.5 qt) 5.5 22  
Total: 9.07 36.3
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

8 oz rice hulls added at Mash

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  • Last Updated: 2024-05-15 19:14 UTC