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WitSun Ale v4.1

158 calories 15.6 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Wheat Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.034 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Pablo Romero
Calories: 158 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 15.6 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday June 11th 2016
1.048
1.011
4.8%
39.4
4.6
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
4.75 lb American - Pale 2-Row4.75 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 51.5%
3.75 lb American - White Wheat3.75 lb White Wheat 40 2.8 40.7%
0.25 lb Rice Hulls0.25 lb Rice Hulls 0 0 2.7%
4 oz German - Acidulated Malt4 oz Acidulated Malt 27 3.4 2.7%
3.50 oz Canadian - Honey Malt3.5 oz Honey Malt 37 25 2.4%
9.22 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.50 oz Amarillo0.5 oz Amarillo Hops Leaf/Whole 9.8 Boil 60 min 19.54 11.8%
0.50 oz Galaxy0.5 oz Galaxy Hops Leaf/Whole 16.8 Boil 5 min 6.68 11.8%
0.50 oz Amarillo0.5 oz Amarillo Hops Leaf/Whole 9.8 Boil 5 min 3.9 11.8%
0.75 oz Galaxy0.75 oz Galaxy Hops Leaf/Whole 16.8 Boil 1 min 2.17 17.6%
0.75 oz Amarillo0.75 oz Amarillo Hops Leaf/Whole 9.8 Whirlpool at 165 °F 45 min 3.3 17.6%
0.50 oz Galaxy0.5 oz Galaxy Hops Leaf/Whole 16.8 Whirlpool at 165 °F 45 min 3.77 11.8%
0.75 oz Galaxy0.75 oz Galaxy Hops Leaf/Whole 16.8 Dry Hop 3 days 17.6%
4.25 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
0.95 each Whirfloc tablet Other Boil 20 min.
0.42 tsp Fermaid Other Primary --
 
Yeast
Wyeast - Kölsch 2565
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
56 - 70 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
62 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.0 (M cells / ml / ° P) 225 B cells required
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Target Water Profile
Light colored and hoppy
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
75 5 10 50 150 0
Add 3 tsp Gypsum & 1.5 tsp of Calcium Chloride to 12G Crystal Geyser water
Mash pH of 5.39
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
4.6 gal Temperature rest, then sparge Infusion -- 150 °F 60 min
4.2 gal Second runnings Sparge -- 170 °F 10 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.75 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.75 qt/lb 4.03 16.1  
Mash volume with grains 4.77 19.1  
Grain absorption losses -1.15 -4.6  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4 g | 16 qt) 4.37 17.5  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.63 g | 26.5 qt) 7 28  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.08 -0.3  
Post boil Volume 5.05 20.2  
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.05 -0.2  
Going into fermentor 5 20  
Total: 8.4 33.6
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Pitch @62 F; Primary @62 for 5-8 days (till 1-2 point off FG), then raise temp slowly to 67 over next 3 days (Diacetyl rest) and hold @ 67 5 days before bottling.

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