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American Wheat Ale - Big and Crowd edition

Created: Monday April 7th 2025
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155 calories 13.6 g 330 ml
Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Wheat Beer
Boil Time: 30 min
Batch Size: 110 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 119.75 liters
Post Boil Size: 115.75 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.049 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.051 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 79% (brew house)
Source: Modern Times
Hop Utilization: 95%
Calories: 155 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 13.6 g (Per 330ml)
URL: https://github.com/jpbarrette/beer-brewing/tree/master/macgyvers-island
1.051
1.009
5.5%
26.2
5.3
5.7
141.60
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
12 kg Weyermann - Pale Wheat12 kg Pale Wheat 1.80 € / kg
21.60 € 		36 2 52.2%
9 kg Weyermann - Pale Ale9 kg Pale Ale 1.80 € / kg
16.20 € 		39 2.3 39.1%
2 kg Weyermann - CaraRed2 kg CaraRed 2.40 € / kg
4.80 € 		35 19.3 8.7%
23 kg / 42.60 €
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
250 g Yakima Chief Hops - Amarillo250 g Amarillo Hops 50.00 € / kg
12.50 € 		Pellet 10 Hop Stand at 85 °C 30 min 8.18 16.7%
500 g Citra (11 AA)500 g Citra (11 AA) Hops 50.00 € / kg
25.00 € 		Pellet 11 Hop Stand at 85 °C 30 min 18 33.3%
250 g Yakima Chief Hops - Amarillo250 g Amarillo Hops 50.00 € / kg
12.50 € 		Pellet 10 Dry Hop (High Krausen) 14 days 16.7%
500 g Citra500 g Citra Hops 50.00 € / kg
25.00 € 		Pellet 11 Dry Hop (High Krausen) 14 days 33.3%
1,500 g / 75.00 €
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
15 g Ascorbic Acid Water Agt Mash 0 min.
5.20 g Canning Salt Water Agt Mash 0 min.
16.90 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 0 min.
15.10 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 0 min.
20 g Ascorbic Acid Water Agt Sparge 0 min.
20.80 g Gypsum Water Agt Sparge 0 min.
13.30 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Sparge 0 min.
6.40 g Canning Salt Water Agt Sparge 0 min.
 
Yeast
Lallemand - Verdant IPA
Amount:
6 Each
Cost:
4.00 € / each
24.00 €
Attenuation (custom):
81%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
18 - 23 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
18 °C
Pitch Rate:
0.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 694 B cells required
24.00 € Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.7 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
122 22 26 150 101 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
65 L Strike 69 °C 67 °C 60 min
80 L Sparge 76 °C 76 °C 15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 2.8 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 18 °C
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (45.4 L) exceeded. Volume required: 116.6 L. Suggest reducing initial water volume to 45.4 L and adding 71.2 L sparge/top-off.  
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 79.58 L. Suggest reducing strike water volume to 30.22 L and adding 34.18 L sparge/top-off. 64.4
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 2.8 L/kg 64.4
Mash volume with grains 79.6
Grain absorption losses -23
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 76.1 L) 79.3
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 116.6 L) 119.8
Boil off losses -2.9
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 113.8 L) 115.8
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -3.8
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size  
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 112 L) 110
Total: 143.7  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default

Batch Performance
Efficiency:
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Wort Volume:
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Alcohol and Attenuation:
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Latest Brew Log
Date Days Event Gravity Volume pH Temp Updated Comment
4/15/2025 8:44 AM
19 days ago 		+0 Pre-Boil Gravity 1.048   20 °C 4/15/2025 8:44 AM
19 days ago
4/15/2025 8:44 AM
19 days ago 		+0 Boil Complete 1.055   18 °C 4/15/2025 8:44 AM
19 days ago
4/15/2025 8:45 AM
19 days ago 		+0 Fermentation Complete 1.008   4/15/2025 8:45 AM
19 days ago
4/15/2025 8:45 AM
19 days ago 		+0 Boil Complete 1.055   4/15/2025 8:45 AM
19 days ago
"American Wheat Ale - Big and Crowd edition" American Wheat Beer recipe by Modern Times. All Grain, ABV 5.49%, IBU 26.18, SRM 5.28, Fermentables: (Pale Wheat, Pale Ale, CaraRed) Hops: (Amarillo, Citra (11 AA), Citra) Other: (Ascorbic Acid, Canning Salt, Gypsum, Lactic acid)
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