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Zesty Quest Hefe

172 calories 17.8 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: Extract
Style: Weissbier
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 3 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.086 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.052 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (steeping grains only)
Source: Jason Dykstra
Calories: 172 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 17.8 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Thursday March 27th 2025
1.052
1.013
5.1%
13.1
3.9
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
6 lb Black Rock - Wheat Liquid Malt Extract (LME)6 lb Wheat Liquid Malt Extract (LME) 36 2.7 85.7%
1 lb Dry Malt Extract - Light1 lb Dry Malt Extract - Light 42 4 14.3%
7 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.25 oz Motueka0.25 oz Motueka Hops Leaf/Whole 7 Boil 60 min 4.38 25%
0.25 oz Motueka0.25 oz Motueka Hops Leaf/Whole 7 Boil 20 min 2.65 25%
0.25 oz Sorachi Ace0.25 oz Sorachi Ace Hops Leaf/Whole 11.1 Boil 20 min 4.2 25%
0.25 oz Sorachi Ace0.25 oz Sorachi Ace Hops Leaf/Whole 11.1 Boil 7 min 1.86 25%
1 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
2 each Lime Zest Flavor Boil 5 min.
1 each Lemon Zest Flavor Boil 5 min.
0.50 qt Simply Limeade Flavor Primary 3 days
 
Yeast
Wyeast - Weihenstephan Weizen 3068
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
64 - 75 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
68 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 85 B cells required
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Priming
Method: dextrose       Amount: 7.7 oz       Temp: 66 °F       CO2 Level: 3.5 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Boil water added to kettle (equipment estimates 5.96 g | 23.8 qt) 2.42 9.7  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.58 2.3  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.54 g | 26.2 qt) 3 12  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.04 -0.2  
Post boil volume 5 20  
Going into fermentor 5 20  
Total: 2.42 9.7
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Zesty Quest Hefe" Weissbier beer recipe by Jason Dykstra. Extract, ABV 5.08%, IBU 13.09, SRM 3.89, Fermentables: (Wheat Liquid Malt Extract (LME), Dry Malt Extract - Light) Hops: (Motueka, Sorachi Ace) Other: (Lime Zest, Lemon Zest, Simply Limeade)
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