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american wheat ale

163 calories 13.7 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Wheat or Rye Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.9 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.042 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Calories: 163 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 13.7 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Tuesday January 5th 2016
1.050
1.008
5.5%
25.7
5.8
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
20 oz Torrified Wheat20 oz Torrified Wheat 36 2 12%
4 lb American - White Wheat4 lb White Wheat 40 2.8 38.6%
3 lb American - Pale 2-Row3 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 28.9%
1.50 lb United Kingdom - Munich1.5 lb Munich 37 6 14.5%
10 oz Belgian - Biscuit10 oz Biscuit 35 23 6%
10.37 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh1 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 4.4 Boil 10 min 5.78 45.5%
0.20 oz Pacific Gem0.2 oz Pacific Gem Hops Pellet 15.2 Boil 60 min 10.6 9.1%
1 oz Pacific Gem1 oz Pacific Gem Hops Pellet 15.2 Whirlpool at 212 °F 15 min 9.65 45.5%
2.20 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
0.50 each Campden tablet Water Agt Mash 65 min.
1 oz sweet orange peel Flavor Boil 10 min.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
81%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
60 °F
Pitch Rate:
-
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
4 gal Temperature -- 149 °F 65 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.25 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.25 qt/lb 3.24 13  
Mash volume with grains 4.07 16.3  
Grain absorption losses -1.3 -5.2  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 5.79 g | 23.1 qt) 5.3 21.2  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.48 g | 29.9 qt) 7 28  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.05 -0.2  
Post boil Volume 5.94 23.8  
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.04 -0.2  
Going into fermentor 5.9 23.6  
Total: 8.55 34.2
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Well typically it is a bland wheat. However I had one while eating tacos the other night. The contrast really brought a berry note from Pacific Gem whirlpool.

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