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Wheat for Me!

153 calories 13.2 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Wheat Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 3 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 4.5 gallons
Post Boil Size: 3.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.036 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.047 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 65% (brew house)
Calories: 153 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 13.2 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Wednesday March 26th 2025
1.047
1.008
5.0%
24.7
4.8
5.4
23.37
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
2.50 lb German - Bohemian Pilsner2.5 lb Bohemian Pilsner $ 1.99 / lb
$ 4.98 		38 1.9 38.5%
2.50 lb American - Red Wheat2.5 lb Red Wheat $ 1.80 / lb
$ 4.50 		38 2.5 38.5%
0.50 lb Munich - Light 10L0.5 lb Munich - Light 10L $ 1.80 / lb
$ 0.90 		33 10 7.7%
0.25 lb Rahr - Unmalted Wheat0.25 lb Unmalted Wheat $ 2.00 / lb
$ 0.50 		34.5 2.5 3.8%
0.75 lb Rice Hulls0.75 lb Rice Hulls $ 2.00 / lb
$ 1.50 		0 0 11.5%
6.50 lbs / $ 12.38
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.50 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh0.5 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops $ 2.50 / oz
$ 1.25 		Pellet 3.75 Boil 60 min 13.44 25%
1 oz Lemondrop1 oz Lemondrop Hops $ 3.00 / oz
$ 3.00 		Pellet 6 Boil 5 min 8.57 50%
0.50 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh0.5 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops $ 2.50 / oz
$ 1.25 		Pellet 3.75 Boil 5 min 2.68 25%
2 oz / $ 5.50
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
4 g Citric acid Water Agt Mash 0 min.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
$ 5.49 / each
$ 5.49
Attenuation (avg):
81%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
68 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 66 B cells required
$ 5.49 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.65 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Apartment Well
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
20 8 31 49 4 46
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
5.35 gal Strike 159 °F 152 °F 60 min
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 2.44 9.8  
Mash volume with grains 2.96 11.8  
Grain absorption losses -0.81 -3.3  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 3.2 g | 12.8 qt) 3.13 12.5  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 4.58 g | 18.3 qt) 4.5 18  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.08 -0.3  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 3 g | 12 qt) 3.5 14  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 3.5 g | 14 qt) 3 12  
Total: 5.56 22.3
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Wheat for Me!" American Wheat Beer recipe by SeattleSlew. All Grain, ABV 5.03%, IBU 24.69, SRM 4.83, Fermentables: (Bohemian Pilsner, Red Wheat, Munich - Light 10L, Unmalted Wheat, Rice Hulls) Hops: (Hallertau Mittelfruh, Lemondrop) Other: (Citric acid)
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