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American Wheat

168 calories 12.5 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Wheat Beer
Boil Time: 70 min
Batch Size: 600 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 606.63 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.052 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.052 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (brew house)
Calories: 168 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 12.5 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Tuesday January 21st 2025
1.052
1.006
6.1%
21.3
3.5
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
65 kg Crisp Malting - Wheat Malt65 kg Wheat Malt 37.26 2 51.4%
55 kg Muntons - Lager Malt55 kg Lager Malt 37 2 43.5%
6.50 kg Crisp Malting - Dextrin Malt6.5 kg Dextrin Malt 36.8 1.8 5.1%
126.50 kg / £ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
450 g Citra450 g Citra Hops Pellet 11 Boil 70 min 21.3 39.1%
700 g Citra700 g Citra Hops Pellet 11 Boil 0 min 60.9%
1,150 g / £ 0.00
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safbrew - Wheat Beer Yeast WB-06
Amount:
26.09 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
86%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
12 - 25 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
22 °C
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 2701 B cells required
£ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.45 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
69 °C 65 °C --
Starting Mash Thickness: 3.65 L/kg
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (45.4 L) exceeded. Volume required: 612.4 L. Suggest reducing initial water volume to 45.4 L and adding 567 L sparge/top-off.  
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 545.22 L 461.7
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3.7 L/kg 461.7
Mash volume with grains 545.2
Grain absorption losses -126.5
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 278.1 L) 272.3
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 612.4 L) 606.6
Boil off losses -6.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -5.8
Post boil Volume 600
Going into fermentor 600
Total: 734  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"American Wheat" American Wheat Beer recipe by Brewer #415675. All Grain, ABV 6.06%, IBU 21.3, SRM 3.52, Fermentables: (Wheat Malt, Lager Malt, Dextrin Malt) Hops: (Citra)
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  • Last Updated: 2025-01-21 17:39 UTC