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American Wheat Ale

155 calories 16.3 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: No Profile Selected
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.035 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 65% (brew house)
Source: Brew 365
Calories: 155 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 16.3 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Wednesday May 27th 2015
1.047
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4.6%
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
5 lb German - Pilsner5 lb Pilsner 38 1.6 47.6%
5 lb American - Wheat5 lb Wheat 38 1.8 47.6%
8 oz German - Munich Light8 oz Munich Light 37 6 4.8%
10.50 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.50 oz Cascade0.5 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Boil 90 min 14.87 33.3%
0.50 oz Centennial0.5 oz Centennial Hops Pellet 10 Boil 60 min 19.85 33.3%
0.50 oz Centennial0.5 oz Centennial Hops Pellet 10 Boil 0 min 33.3%
1.50 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1.84 oz orange zest Flavor Boil 5 min.
 
Yeast
Danstar - American West Coast Yeast BRY-97
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
72%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
62 - 75 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
65 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.0 (M cells / ml / ° P) 243 B cells required
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Target Water 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
4.5 gal Infusion -- 150 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.67 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.67 qt/lb 4.38 17.5  
Mash volume with grains 5.22 20.9  
Grain absorption losses -1.31 -5.3  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.99 g | 19.9 qt) 4.68 18.7  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.81 g | 31.2 qt) 7.5 30  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.06 -0.2  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 9.06 36.3
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

.7 grams of Citric Acid used to get the pH of the water down to 5.5

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