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Hoppy American Wheat

150 calories 13.8 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: Extract
Style: American Wheat Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 3 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.084 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 35% (steeping grains only)
Source: BigH_29
Calories: 150 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 13.8 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday November 19th 2016
1.046
1.009
4.9%
22.2
3.4
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
6 lb Dry Malt Extract - Wheat6 lb Dry Malt Extract - Wheat 42 3 100%
6 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.50 oz Cascade0.5 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 7.3 Boil 60 min 9.29 14.3%
1 oz Hallertau Hersbrucker1 oz Hallertau Hersbrucker Hops Pellet 4.6 Boil 30 min 9 28.6%
1 oz Hallertau Hersbrucker1 oz Hallertau Hersbrucker Hops Pellet 4.6 Boil 5 min 2.33 28.6%
1 oz Cascade1 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 7.3 Boil 2 min 1.57 28.6%
3.50 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 each Whirlfloc Fining Boil 5 min.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
81%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
70 °F
Pitch Rate:
-
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Boil water added to kettle (equipment estimates 6.66 g | 26.7 qt) 2.53 10.1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.47 1.9  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.13 g | 28.5 qt) 3 12  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.13 -0.5  
Post boil volume 5.5 22  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
WARNING: Kettle losses > 2% detected which throw off OG calculation for extract/partial mash recipes in batch target 'fermentor' mode. Solution: Reduce kettle losses, misc losses and hops absorption in equipment profile, OR set batch target to 'kettle' and do a full wort boil. See batch target FAQ.    
Total: 2.53 10.1
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

This simple recipe is a modification of the American Wheat kit from MoreBeer (KIT125). My changes:

  • 6 lbs of DME instead of 5
  • All 6 lbs are Bavarian wheat DME (which is already a mix of wheat and barley malt)
  • 2 oz of Hallertau additions. I used German Tradition from morebeer

    This beer is hoppy for a wheat, but still much tamer than PA's or IPAs. Very subtle hop finish that balances the initial blast of flavor from the wheat.

    I go ahead and cold crash this beer to clear it up, since cloudiness from US-05 isn't going to add any desirable flavors.
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