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Keep Your 'Wits' About Ye

161 calories 16.6 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Witbier
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.038 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 66% (brew house)
Calories: 161 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 16.6 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday October 30th 2015
1.049
1.012
4.9%
12.7
3.8
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
4 lb Belgian - Unmalted Wheat4 lb Unmalted Wheat 36 2 37.2%
5 lb Belgian - Pilsner5 lb Pilsner 37 1.6 46.5%
4 oz German - Munich Light4 oz Munich Light 37 6 2.3%
1 lb Flaked Oats1 lb Flaked Oats 33 2.2 9.3%
8 oz Rice Hulls8 oz Rice Hulls 0 0 4.7%
10.75 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh1 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 3 Boil 60 min 12.74 100%
1 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
2 oz Orange Peel (Bitter) Spice Boil 5 min.
0.40 oz Corriander Seed Spice Boil 5 min.
 
Yeast
White Labs - Belgian Wit Ale Yeast WLP400
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
76%
Flocculation:
Low-Med
Optimum Temp:
67 - 74 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
68 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 172 B cells required
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Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 4.03 16.1  
Mash volume with grains 4.89 19.6  
Grain absorption losses -1.34 -5.4  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.1 g | 16.4 qt) 4.06 16.3  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.54 g | 26.2 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 20  
Going into fermentor 5 20  
Total: 8.09 32.4
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Keep Your 'Wits' About Ye" Witbier beer recipe by RangerDog. All Grain, ABV 4.89%, IBU 12.74, SRM 3.82, Fermentables: (Unmalted Wheat, Pilsner, Munich Light, Flaked Oats, Rice Hulls) Hops: (Hallertau Mittelfruh) Other: (Orange Peel (Bitter), Corriander Seed)
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  • Last Updated: 2015-11-01 05:19 UTC