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American wheat

171 calories 17 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Wheat Beer
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 11 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 13 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.044 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 171 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 17 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Tuesday June 21st 2016
1.052
1.012
5.3%
29.5
3.6
n/a
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
12 lb American - Pilsner12 lb Pilsner 37 1.8 54.5%
10 lb American - Wheat10 lb Wheat 38 1.8 45.5%
22 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Chinook1 oz Chinook Hops Pellet 13 Boil 60 min 23.63 18.2%
0.50 oz Chinook0.5 oz Chinook Hops Pellet 13 Boil 15 min 5.86 9.1%
2 oz Mosaic2 oz Mosaic Hops Pellet 12.5 Boil 0 min 36.4%
2 oz Mosaic2 oz Mosaic Hops Pellet 12.5 Dry Hop 5 days 36.4%
5.50 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 tbsp Yeast nutrient Other Boil 5 min.
 
Yeast
Wyeast - American Ale 1056
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
Med-Low
Optimum Temp:
60 - 72 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
68 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 268 B cells required
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
7 gal Infusion -- 152 °F 60 min
12.25 gal Fly Sparge -- 170 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.25 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 13.38 gal (53.53 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 1.38 gal (5.53 qt) sparge/top-off.    
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.25 qt/lb 6.88 27.5  
Mash volume with grains 8.64 34.5  
Grain absorption losses -2.75 -11  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 9.51 g | 38 qt) 9.13 36.5  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 13.38 g | 53.5 qt) 13 52  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.13 -0.5  
Post boil Volume 11 44  
Going into fermentor 11 44  
Total: 16 64
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Strike temp 166

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