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Watermelon Wheat

176 calories 19.5 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Wheat or Rye Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.045 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 176 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 19.5 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Wednesday May 6th 2015
1.053
1.015
5.1%
18.1
4.2
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
5 lb American - White Wheat5 lb White Wheat 40 2.8 45.5%
5 lb American - Pilsner5 lb Pilsner 37 1.8 45.5%
1 lb Flaked Wheat1 lb Flaked Wheat 34 2 9.1%
11 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Willamette1 oz Willamette Hops Pellet 5 Boil 60 min 18.05 100%
1 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
64 oz Fresh Watermelon Juice Flavor Secondary --
1 each Whirlfloc Fining Boil 15 min.
 
Yeast
White Labs - American Hefeweizen Ale Yeast WLP320
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
72.5%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
65 - 69 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
66 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 136 B cells required
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
4.5 gal Temperature -- 154 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 4.13 16.5  
Mash volume with grains 5.01 20  
Grain absorption losses -1.38 -5.5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.54 g | 18.2 qt) 4 16  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.04 g | 28.2 qt) 6.5 26  
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: 8.13 32.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Watermelon Wheat" American Wheat or Rye Beer recipe by Porkbelly Outfitter. All Grain, ABV 5.06%, IBU 18.05, SRM 4.22, Fermentables: (White Wheat, Pilsner, Flaked Wheat) Hops: (Willamette) Other: (Fresh Watermelon Juice, Whirlfloc)
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  • Last Updated: 2015-05-06 23:17 UTC