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Orange Blossom Wheat

224 calories 20.2 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Specialty Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 31 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 33 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.046 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 73% (brew house)
Calories: 224 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 20.2 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday February 28th 2015
1.068
1.013
7.3%
25.8
5.1
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
25 lb American - Pale 2-Row25 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 36%
22 lb American - White Wheat22 lb White Wheat 40 2.8 31.7%
14 lb Honey14 lb Honey - (late boil kettle addition) 42 2 20.1%
2.50 lb American - Vienna2.5 lb Vienna 35 4 3.6%
2.50 lb American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt)2.5 lb Carapils (Dextrine Malt) 33 1.8 3.6%
3.50 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 10L3.5 lb Caramel / Crystal 10L 35 10 5%
69.50 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
4.25 oz Cascade4.25 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Boil 60 min 22.15 50%
4.25 oz Cascade4.25 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Boil 5 min 3.59 50%
8.50 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
6 each Whirlfloc Tablets Fining Boil 15 min.
6 each Grated Orange Peel (large fresh oranges) Spice Secondary 0 min.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
81%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
67 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 974 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
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
-- -- 153 °F --
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 32.82 gal (131.28 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 10.91 gal (43.64 qt) and adding 20.82 gal (83.28 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 25.25 gal (101.01 qt). Suggest reducing strike water volume to 7.56 gal (30.24 qt) and adding 13.25 gal (53.01 qt) sparge/top-off. 20.81 83.3  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 20.81 83.3  
Mash volume with grains 25.25 101  
Grain absorption losses -6.94 -27.8  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 18.1 g | 72.4 qt) 19.38 77.5  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 31.73 g | 126.9 qt) 33 132  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (late additions) 1.09 4.4  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.32 -1.3  
Post boil Volume 31 124  
Going into fermentor 31 124  
Total: 40.19 160.8
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Add honey with 5 minutes left in the boil.

Grate 2 large oranges leaving the pith behind and add the peel to the secondary.

Despite the high alcohol content from the honey this is a citrusy, light, and refreshing beer.

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