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Weissbier

168 calories 17.6 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: No Profile Selected
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.037 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.051 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 168 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 17.6 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Sunday June 30th 2024
1.051
1.013
5.0%
12.1
3.4
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
7 lb American - Wheat7 lb Wheat 38 1.8 66.7%
3.50 lb German - Pilsner3.5 lb Pilsner 38 1.6 33.3%
10.50 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1.30 oz Saaz1.3 oz Saaz Hops Pellet 2.4 Boil 60 min 12.09 100%
1.30 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
3 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
3 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
0.50 tsp Irish Moss Fining Boil 15 min.
0.50 tsp Yeast Nutrient Other Boil 10 min.
1 lb Rice hulls Water Agt Mash 0 min.
 
Yeast
White Labs - Hefeweizen Ale Yeast WLP300
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
74%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
68 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 92 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
 
Target Water Profile
Portland, Maine
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
60 5 10 95 55 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
2 gal Strike 130 °F 113 °F 15 min
2.25 gal Strike 212 °F 152 °F 45 min
6.5 gal Sparge 170 °F 170 °F --
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 75 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 3.94 15.8  
Mash volume with grains 4.78 19.1  
Grain absorption losses -1.31 -5.3  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 5.42 g | 21.7 qt) 5.13 20.5  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.8 g | 31.2 qt) 7.5 30  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.05 -0.2  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 9.06 36.3
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

2 gallons strike at 135 plus 2 pints cool water for initial mash at 117 for 20. min. 2.5 gallons at 200 for 40 min mash at 154. Total of 11 gallons h2o in hot resulted in 7.5 gallons pre-boil volume.
Vorlauf, mash out, and sparse took an hour.
Ingredients added at indicated times.
Temp dropped to 68 and then put in freezer set at 57 degrees, along with yeast packet. Yeast pitched next morning and work aerated with oxygen.
Came in low, 1.040.

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  • Last Updated: 2024-06-30 18:55 UTC