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The Half Wit

174 calories 21.6 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Witbier
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 10.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 12 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.046 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 72.5% (brew house)
Calories: 174 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 21.6 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Tuesday November 15th 2016
1.052
1.018
4.5%
16.2
3.6
5.4
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
9 lb American - Pale 2-Row9 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 40%
9 lb American - Wheat9 lb Wheat 38 1.8 40%
1.25 lb Flaked Oats1.25 lb Flaked Oats 33 2.2 5.6%
1.25 lb Flaked Wheat1.25 lb Flaked Wheat 34 2 5.6%
2 lb Rice Hulls2 lb Rice Hulls 0 0 8.9%
22.50 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
2 oz Fuggles2 oz Fuggles Hops Pellet 4.3 Boil 60 min 16.16 100%
2 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1.50 oz Bitter Orange peel Spice Boil 10 min.
1.50 oz Coriander Spice Boil 10 min.
1.50 oz sweet orange peal Spice Boil 10 min.
10 g Calcium Chloride Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
9 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
3 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safbrew - Specialty Ale Yeast T-58
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
70%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
65 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.0 (M cells / ml / ° P) 511 B cells required
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Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
80 5 25 75 80 100
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
8 gal Infusion -- 158 °F 60 min
8 gal Sparge -- 170 °F 15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 12.08 gal (48.3 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 0.07 gal (0.3 qt) sparge/top-off.    
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 8.44 33.8  
Mash volume with grains 10.24 41  
Grain absorption losses -2.81 -11.3  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 6.7 g | 26.8 qt) 6.63 26.5  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 12.08 g | 48.3 qt) 12 48  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.08 -0.3  
Post boil Volume 10.5 42  
Going into fermentor 10.5 42  
Total: 15.06 60.3
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"The Half Wit" Witbier beer recipe by DJ7373. All Grain, ABV 4.49%, IBU 16.16, SRM 3.58, Fermentables: (Pale 2-Row, Wheat, Flaked Oats, Flaked Wheat, Rice Hulls) Hops: (Fuggles) Other: (Bitter Orange peel, Coriander , sweet orange peal, Calcium Chloride, Gypsum, Lactic acid)
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