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Wheat Beer

182 calories 19 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Witbier
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.040 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Source: The Homebrew Handbook
Calories: 182 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 19 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Thursday June 23rd 2016
1.055
1.014
5.4%
16.5
3.6
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
5.50 lb Torrified Wheat5.5 lb Torrified Wheat 36 2 50%
5.50 lb Belgian - Pilsner5.5 lb Pilsner 37 1.6 50%
11 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Fuggles1 oz Fuggles Hops Leaf/Whole 4.5 Boil 90 min 16.52 100%
1 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
0.50 oz Orange Zest Spice Boil 15 min.
0.75 oz Coriander Seeds(Crushed) Spice Boil 10 min.
0.13 oz Cumin Seeds Spice Boil 10 min.
1 tsp Irish Moss Fining Boil 15 min.
 
Yeast
Wyeast - Belgian Wheat 3942
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
74%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
64 - 74 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
64 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 99 B cells required
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
16.5 qt Decoction -- 152 °F 60 min
16 qt Fly Sparge -- 175 °F 30 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 4.13 16.5  
Mash volume with grains 5.01 20  
Grain absorption losses -1.38 -5.5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 5.29 g | 21.2 qt) 5 20  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.79 g | 31.2 qt) 7.5 30  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.04 -0.2  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 9.13 36.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Wheat Beer" Witbier beer recipe by The Homebrew Handbook. All Grain, ABV 5.41%, IBU 16.52, SRM 3.59, Fermentables: (Torrified Wheat, Pilsner) Hops: (Fuggles) Other: (Orange Zest, Coriander Seeds(Crushed), Cumin Seeds, Irish Moss)
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  • Last Updated: 2016-06-23 17:01 UTC