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Watermelon Hefeweizen

155 calories 16.3 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Fruit Beer
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (ending kettle volume)
Pre Boil Size: 8.4 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.031 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (ending kettle)
Source: Kevin McRoberts
Calories: 155 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 16.3 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Tuesday July 7th 2015
1.047
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4.7%
18.5
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
6 lb American - Pale 2-Row6 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 60%
4 lb German - Wheat Malt4 lb Wheat Malt 37 2 40%
10 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.25 oz Columbus0.25 oz Columbus Hops Pellet 15 Boil 60 min 15.39 50%
0.25 oz Magnum0.25 oz Magnum Hops Pellet 15 Boil 5 min 3.07 50%
0.50 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
0.46 each Whirlfloc Fining Boil 10 min.
1.83 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) 182 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
4 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
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 3.75 15  
Mash volume with grains 4.55 18.2  
Grain absorption losses -1.25 -5  
Remaining sparge water volume 6.15 24.6  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.77 g | 31.1 qt) 8.4 33.6  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.02 -0.1  
Post boil volume (equipment estimates 6.13 g | 24.5 qt) 5.5 22  
Estimated amount in fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 9.9 39.6
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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