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Prickly Pear Hefeweizen

162 calories 17.3 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: BIAB
Style: Weizen/Weissbier
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 3.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.035 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 162 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 17.3 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday September 19th 2015
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
4 lb Flaked Wheat4 lb Flaked Wheat 34 2 57.1%
3 lb German - Vienna3 lb Vienna 37 4 42.9%
7 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.50 oz Saaz0.5 oz Saaz Hops Pellet 3.5 Boil 60 min 10.91 50%
0.50 oz Saaz0.5 oz Saaz Hops Pellet 3.5 Boil 10 min 3.96 50%
1 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
5 each Prickly Pear Flavor Boil 10 min.
1 each whirlfloc tablet Fining Boil 5 min.
 
Yeast
White Labs - Hefeweizen Ale Yeast WLP300
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
74%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
68 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
4 gal Sparge -- 155 °F 90 min
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume (equipment estimates 6.16 g | 24.7 qt) 6.13 24.5  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 6.72 g | 26.9 qt) 6.69 26.7  
Grain absorption losses -0.88 -3.5  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 5.04 g | 20.2 qt) 5 20  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.04 -0.2  
Post boil Volume 3.5 14  
Volume into fermentor 3.5 14  
Total: 6.13 24.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes
  • Prickly Pears are nice and ripe around mid-october. Take care in handling them!
    Preparation:
    1. Pick with metal tongs
    2. use torch to burn off barbs
    3. Wash and make sure all barbs are burned off
    4. peel fruit and slice long ways
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  • Last Updated: 2015-09-25 03:58 UTC