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American Wheat (Honey Lemon Drop)

189 calories 20.8 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: Extract
Style: American Wheat or Rye Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 3 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.105 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 40% (steeping grains only)
Source: Jason Day
Calories: 189 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 20.8 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Sunday January 25th 2015
1.057
1.016
5.4%
7.8
4.1
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
6.60 lb Liquid Malt Extract - Wheat6.6 lb Liquid Malt Extract - Wheat 35 3 76.7%
2 lb Honey2 lb Honey 42 2 23.3%
8.60 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.50 oz Citra0.5 oz Citra Hops Pellet 11 Boil 15 min 5.75 50%
0.50 oz Domestic Hallertau0.5 oz Domestic Hallertau Hops Pellet 3.9 Boil 15 min 2.04 50%
1 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
3 each Lemon Peel (zest) Flavor Boil 15 min.
 
Yeast
Munton and Fison
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
72%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
64 - 70 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
65 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 102 B cells required
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Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
80 5 25 75 80 100
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Boil water added to kettle (equipment estimates 6.32 g | 25.3 qt) 2.28 9.1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.72 2.9  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.04 g | 28.2 qt) 3 12  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.04 -0.2  
Post boil volume 5.5 22  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 2.28 9.1
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Used Meyer's lemons (less tart versus regular lemons)

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  • Last Updated: 2015-01-25 02:03 UTC