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Watermelon Hefeweizen

165 calories 16.7 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Fruit Beer
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 12 gallons (ending kettle volume)
Pre Boil Size: 14.9 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.040 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (ending kettle)
Source: Selah & Jim
Calories: 165 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 16.7 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday May 22nd 2015
1.050
1.012
4.9%
12.4
3.2
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
10 lb German - Pilsner10 lb Pilsner 38 1.6 50%
10 lb German - Wheat Malt10 lb Wheat Malt 37 2 50%
20 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1.50 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh1.5 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 4.8 Boil 60 min 12.44 100%
1.50 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 each Whirlfloc Fining Boil 10 min.
4 qt Watermelon Juice Flavor Secondary --
 
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:
62 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 422 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: Forced Carbonation       CO2 Level: 3 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Hefe
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
60 10 17 75 75 0
Mash: 2g CaS04, 4.5g CaCl2, 2g MgSO4
Boil: 1.4g CaS04, 3.2g CaCl2, 1.4g MgSO4

May need up to 7ml Lactic to hit correct mash pH.
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
8.75 gal Temperature -- 152 °F 90 min
Mashout Temperature -- 168 °F 5 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 14.31 gal (57.23 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 2.31 gal (9.23 qt) sparge/top-off.    
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 7.5 30  
Mash volume with grains 9.1 36.4  
Grain absorption losses -2.5 -10  
Remaining sparge water volume 10.15 40.6  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 14.31 g | 57.2 qt) 14.9 59.6  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.06 -0.2  
Post boil volume (equipment estimates 12.59 g | 50.4 qt) 12 48  
Estimated amount in fermentor 12 48  
Total: 17.65 70.6
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

A Watermelon German Hefeweizen.

Boil for 90 mins
Ferment at 62.

Add fresh watermelon juice after a week or so directly into fermenter (after most of fermentation has completed).

The internets has differing opinions on how much watermelon juice to add. 1qt to 2qts per 5g. A thread on homebrewtalk indicates that 2qts per 5g is the best result.

Brewing for the 2015 Genentech Homebrew HoHo.

Mash: 8.75g
Sparge: 6.15g

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  • Last Updated: 2015-05-22 19:24 UTC