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Wit Bier

164 calories 16 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Witbier
Boil Time: 75 min
Batch Size: 10.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 13 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.040 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.050 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 74% (brew house)
Source: Kirk Fischer
Calories: 164 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 16 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday September 16th 2016
1.050
1.011
5.1%
11.0
4.1
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
9 lb German - Pilsner9 lb Pilsner 38 1.6 45.8%
9 lb Flaked Wheat9 lb Flaked Wheat 34 2 45.8%
1.25 lb Flaked Oats1.25 lb Flaked Oats 33 2.2 6.4%
0.40 lb Weyermann - Melanoidin0.4 lb Melanoidin 34.5 27 2%
19.65 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1.50 oz Saaz1.5 oz Saaz Hops Pellet 3.7 Boil 60 min 10.99 100%
1.50 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
White Labs - Belgian Wit Ale Yeast WLP400
Amount:
1.81 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
76%
Flocculation:
Low-Med
Optimum Temp:
67 - 74 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
75 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 172 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: co2       CO2 Level: 2.52 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
80 5 25 75 80 100
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
Infusion -- 151 °F 60 min
8.6 gal Strike 162 °F 152 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.75 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 70 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 12.43 gal (49.73 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 0.43 gal (1.73 qt) sparge/top-off.    
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.75 qt/lb 8.6 34.4  
Mash volume with grains 10.17 40.7  
Grain absorption losses -2.46 -9.8  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 6.54 g | 26.2 qt) 7.11 28.4  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 12.43 g | 49.7 qt) 13 52  
Boil off losses -1.88 -7.5  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.06 -0.2  
Post boil Volume 10.5 42  
Going into fermentor 10.5 42  
Total: 15.71 62.8
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Wit Bier" Witbier beer recipe by Kirk Fischer. All Grain, ABV 5.06%, IBU 10.99, SRM 4.11, Fermentables: (Pilsner, Flaked Wheat, Flaked Oats, Melanoidin) Hops: (Saaz)
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