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Bitchin' Belgian Wit

6244 calories 572.6 g 20 qt
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Witbier
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 11 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 12.5 gallons
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Source: HEAD FIRST BREWING
Calories: 6244 calories (Per 20qt)
Carbs: 572.6 g (Per 20qt)
Created: Sunday February 10th 2013
1.036
1.007
3.8%
13.2
3.0
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
9 lb American - Pale 2-Row9 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 64.1%
4.80 lb American - White Wheat 4.8 lb White Wheat 40 2.8 34.2%
0.25 lb Whole Wheat Flour0.25 lb Whole Wheat Flour - (late boil kettle addition) 1 1 1.8%
14.05 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1.50 oz Yakima Chief Hops - German Hallertau1.5 oz German Hallertau Hops Pellet 4.3 Boil 60 min 13.16 60%
1 oz Cascade1 oz Cascade Hops Leaf/Whole 7 Dry Hop 7 days 40%
2.50 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
4 tsp Gypsum Water Agt Mash --
1 tsp Yeast nutrient Other Boil --
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safbrew - Specialty Ale Yeast T-58
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
80%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
59 - 75 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 188 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: keg       Amount: 2      
 
Target Water Profile
Paradise Springs
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
23 Infusion -- 135 °F 30 min
Temperature -- 156 °F 60 min
20 Sparge -- 170 °F 10 min
20 Infusion -- 170 °F 10 min
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 13.31 gal (53.23 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 11.97 gal (47.88 qt) and adding 1.31 gal (5.23 qt) sparge/top-off.    
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.75 qt/lb 6.04 24.2  
Mash volume with grains 7.14 28.6  
Grain absorption losses -1.73 -6.9  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 9.21 g | 36.9 qt) 8.44 33.8  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 13.28 g | 53.1 qt) 12.5 50  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (late additions) 0.03 0.1  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.06 -0.2  
Post boil Volume 11 44  
Going into fermentor 11 44  
Total: 14.48 57.9
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Bitchin' Belgian Wit" Witbier beer recipe by HEAD FIRST BREWING. All Grain, ABV 3.76%, IBU 13.16, SRM 2.96, Fermentables: (Pale 2-Row, White Wheat , Whole Wheat Flour) Hops: (German Hallertau, Cascade) Other: (Gypsum, Yeast nutrient)
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  • Last Updated: 2013-06-02 14:32 UTC