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Honey Hefeweizen Ale

195 calories 20.4 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: Partial Mash
Style: Weizen/Weissbier
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.25 gallons (ending kettle volume)
Pre Boil Size: 3 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.103 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 83% (ending kettle)
Source: Homebrew Mart
Calories: 195 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 20.4 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Monday January 19th 2015
1.059
1.015
5.7%
11.8
5.9
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
6 lb Dry Malt Extract - Wheat6 lb Dry Malt Extract - Wheat 42 3 80%
1 lb Honey1 lb Honey 42 2 13.3%
0.25 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 20L0.25 lb Caramel / Crystal 20L 35 20 3.3%
0.25 lb American - CaraCrystal Wheat Malt0.25 lb CaraCrystal Wheat Malt 34 55 3.3%
7.50 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1.50 oz Saaz1.5 oz Saaz Hops Pellet 3.5 Boil 60 min 11.83 75%
0.50 oz Saaz0.5 oz Saaz Hops Pellet 3.5 Aroma 0 min 25%
2 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
0.50 tsp White Labs Yeast Nutrient Other Primary --
 
Yeast
White Labs - Hefeweizen Ale Yeast WLP300
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
74%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
68 - 72 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
68 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 101 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: Keg      
 
Target Water Profile
San Diego - Mira Mar
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
68 27 92 99 215 147
Calcium 'Hardness' 170
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
Temperature -- 170 °F 15 min
Temperature -- 160 °F 15 min
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Batch size mode 'kettle' requires full wort boil. Increase boil size to be greater than batch size.    
Water added to kettle 2.77 11.1  
Mash volume with grains 2.81 11.2  
Grain absorption losses (steep / mash) -0.06 -0.3  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.54 2.2  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.83 g | 27.3 qt) 3 12  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.08 -0.3  
Post boil volume (equipment estimates 1.43 g | 5.7 qt) 5.25 21  
Estimated amount in fermentor 5.25 21  
Total: 2.77 11.1
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Just not sure about the efficiency, seems super high. Started with 6gal water, ended with 5.5gal in primary, but only about 5 gal in secondary.

Perhaps this is a bit rough/unscientific, need to revisit this.

OG of 1.06 @ 76deg
FG og 1.018 @ 62deg

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