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Super Easy Lemon Wheat

161 calories 16.6 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: Extract
Style: Fruit Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.041 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 35% (steeping grains only)
Source: lostace3@gmail.com
Calories: 161 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 16.6 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Tuesday February 12th 2013
1.049
1.012
4.8%
21.9
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
7 lb Liquid Malt Extract - Wheat7 lb Liquid Malt Extract - Wheat 35 3 100%
7 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
28 g Domestic Hallertau28 g Domestic Hallertau Hops Leaf/Whole 5.9 Boil 60 min 21.86 100%
28 g / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
2 oz lemon extract Flavor Bottling --
 
Yeast
Wyeast - Weihenstephan Weizen 3068
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
64 - 75 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
68 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 80 B cells required
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Priming
Method: corn sugar       Amount: 3/4 cup      
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Boil water added to kettle (equipment estimates 5.94 g | 23.8 qt) 5.41 21.6  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.59 2.4  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.54 g | 26.1 qt) 6 24  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.04 -0.1  
Post boil volume 5 20  
Going into fermentor 5 20  
Total: 5.41 21.6
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Secondary ferment with lemon for 3 to 4 weeks to mellow out the lemon flavor. Otherwise you got pine sol wheat beer. When it's ready it's sooooooooo good. Best flavored beer AFTER it ages

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