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The Dark Side Wheat

232 calories 19.1 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Weizenbock
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 6.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 8.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.054 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Calories: 232 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 19.1 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Tuesday May 24th 2016
1.071
1.011
7.8%
27.6
21.6
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
4 lb American - Vienna4 lb Vienna 35 4 24.2%
2 lb American - Wheat2 lb Wheat 38 1.8 12.1%
1.75 lb American - Pilsner1.75 lb Pilsner 37 1.8 10.6%
1.75 lb American - White Wheat1.75 lb White Wheat 40 2.8 10.6%
1 lb American - Red Wheat1 lb Red Wheat 38 2.5 6.1%
1 lb Rahr - American - Unmalted Wheat1 lb American - Unmalted Wheat 36 2 6.1%
1 lb German - Caramel Wheat1 lb Caramel Wheat 34 46 6.1%
1 lb German - Dark Wheat1 lb Dark Wheat 39 6.5 6.1%
1 lb German - Melanoidin1 lb Melanoidin 37 25 6.1%
1 lb Torrified Wheat1 lb Torrified Wheat 36 2 6.1%
0.50 lb Briess - American - Soft Red Wheat Flaked0.5 lb American - Soft Red Wheat Flaked 40 2 3%
0.50 lb German - Chocolate Wheat0.5 lb Chocolate Wheat 31 413 3%
16.50 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.50 oz Sonnet0.5 oz Sonnet Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 60 min 6.34 11.4%
0.90 oz Galena0.9 oz Galena Hops Pellet 13 Boil 20 min 19.97 20.5%
0.50 oz Sonnet0.5 oz Sonnet Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 5 min 1.26 11.4%
1 oz Galena1 oz Galena Hops Pellet 13 Boil 0 min 22.7%
0.50 oz Sonnet0.5 oz Sonnet Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 0 min 11.4%
1 oz Sonnet1 oz Sonnet Hops Pellet 4.5 Dry Hop 7 days 22.7%
4.40 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 tsp Irish Moss Fining Boil 15 min.
25 g Yeast Nutrient Other Boil 15 min.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safbrew - Wheat Beer Yeast WB-06
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
86%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
68 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.25 (M cells / ml / ° P) 532 B cells required
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Target Water Profile
Düsseldorf (Altbier)
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
90 12 45 82 65 223
Water Additions 12 gallons
Calcium Sulfate Dihydrate 2.50
Magnesium Sulphate 4.10
Sodium Chloride
Calcium chloride 7.00
Magnesium Chloride 1.00
Calcium Carbonate 7.00
Sodium Bicarbonate 8.00
Calcium Hydroxide
Sodium Hydroxide
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
3 gal Dough In Temperature -- 140 °F 20 min
4 gal Infusion -- 155 °F 90 min
4 gal Fly Sparge -- 170 °F 45 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 6 24  
Mash volume with grains 7.28 29.1  
Grain absorption losses -2 -8  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 5.09 g | 20.4 qt) 4.71 18.8  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.04 0.2  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 8.88 g | 35.5 qt) 8.5 34  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.13 -0.5  
Post boil Volume 6.5 26  
Going into fermentor 6.5 26  
Total: 10.71 42.8
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"The Dark Side Wheat" Weizenbock beer recipe by John F McGuire. All Grain, ABV 7.82%, IBU 27.58, SRM 21.56, Fermentables: (Vienna, Wheat, Pilsner, White Wheat, Red Wheat, American - Unmalted Wheat, Caramel Wheat, Dark Wheat, Melanoidin, Torrified Wheat, American - Soft Red Wheat Flaked, Chocolate Wheat) Hops: (Sonnet, Galena) Other: (Irish Moss, Yeast Nutrient)
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