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06: Black Cherry Wheat #2

166 calories 14.6 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Belgian Specialty Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.039 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Spencer's Recipe
Calories: 166 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 14.6 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Sunday January 18th 2015
1.051
1.009
5.5%
16.0
26.9
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
6 lb Belgian - Wheat6 lb Wheat 38 1.8 48%
4 lb American - Pale 2-Row4 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 32%
0.50 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 30L0.5 lb Caramel / Crystal 30L 34 30 4%
32 oz Black Cherry Wheat Juice32 oz Black Cherry Wheat Juice - (late boil kettle addition) 2 170 16%
12.50 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Saaz1 oz Saaz Hops Pellet 3.5 Boil 60 min 13.31 50%
1 oz Saaz1 oz Saaz Hops Pellet 3.5 Boil 5 min 2.65 50%
2 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 each Whirlfloc Fining Boil 10 min.
 
Yeast
White Labs - Belgian Ale Yeast WLP550
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
81.5%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
68 - 78 °F
Starter:
No
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
 
Target Water Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
San Jose tap water
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
3.5 gal 60 min rest Infusion -- 152 °F 60 min
1 gal Mash Out Sparge -- 212 °F --
2.5 gal Batch Sparge #1 Sparge -- 170 °F 10 min
1.5 gal Batch Sparge #2 Sparge -- 170 °F 10 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.33 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.33 qt/lb 3.49 14  
Mash volume with grains 4.33 17.3  
Grain absorption losses -1.31 -5.3  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.91 g | 19.6 qt) 5.07 20.3  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.84 g | 27.4 qt) 7 28  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (late additions) 0.24 0.9  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.08 -0.3  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 8.56 34.3
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Brew Day 1/19/15
Made Belgian yeast starter night before. Sat for 20 hrs before pitching.
Will split batch this beer into 2 carboys. 1 will be 2.5g of wort on top of 1 quart of pure black cherry juice. The other carboy will have no juice.

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