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Watermelon Wheat

166 calories 12.7 g 330 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Fruit Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 17 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 21 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.044 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 65% (brew house)
Calories: 166 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 12.7 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Tuesday April 14th 2015
1.055
1.007
6.3%
35.2
17.1
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
2 kg German - Pilsner2 kg Pilsner 38 1.6 44.4%
2 kg German - Pale Wheat2 kg Pale Wheat 39 1.5 44.4%
0.50 kg German - CaraAroma0.5 kg CaraAroma 34 130 11.1%
4.50 kg / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
20 g Centennial20 g Centennial Hops Pellet 10 Boil 60 min 31.46 50%
20 g Hallertau Perle20 g Hallertau Perle Hops Pellet 6 Boil 5 min 3.76 50%
40 g / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
2 L Fresh watermelon juice Other Boil 5 min.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safbrew - Wheat Beer Yeast WB-06
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
86%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
12 - 25 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
22 °C
Pitch Rate:
-
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
11.7 L Mash in Infusion -- 66 °C 60 min
13.8 L Sparge -- 78 °C --
Starting Mash Thickness: 3 L/kg
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3 L/kg 13.5
Mash volume with grains 16.5
Grain absorption losses -4.5
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 14.8 L) 12.9
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 22.9 L) 21
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.2
Post boil Volume 17
Going into fermentor 17
Total: 26.4  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Measured Pre-Boil Gravity:
Measured Original Gravity:
Measured Bottling Gravity:
Measured Batch Size:

Total mash water needed 25.7
Strike water volume 13.5
Remaining sparge water volume 12.2
Amount going into kettle 21.2
Amount going into fermentor 17
Total: 25.7

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  • Last Updated: 2015-06-27 09:26 UTC