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Weedy Wheat

142 calories 14.9 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Wheat Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.034 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: NRBC
Calories: 142 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 14.9 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday March 18th 2017
1.043
1.011
4.1%
16.3
3.5
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
4 lb American - Red Wheat4 lb Red Wheat 38 2.5 44.4%
2 lb American - Pale 2-Row2 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 22.2%
2 lb German - Pilsner2 lb Pilsner 38 1.6 22.2%
1 lb Flaked Wheat1 lb Flaked Wheat 34 2 11.1%
9 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Comet1 oz Comet Hops Pellet 8.2 Boil 15 min 16.29 25%
1 oz Comet1 oz Comet Hops Pellet 8.2 Aroma 0 min 25%
2 oz Comet2 oz Comet Hops Pellet 8.2 Dry Hop 3 days 50%
4 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
White Labs - American Hefeweizen Ale Yeast WLP320
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
72.5%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
65 - 69 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
65 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 167 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
4 gal Infusion -- 152 °F 120 min
3.9 gal HLT ~4.5gal Sparge -- 170 °F 20 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.4 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.4 qt/lb 3.15 12.6  
Mash volume with grains 3.87 15.5  
Grain absorption losses -1.13 -4.5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 5.3 g | 21.2 qt) 5.23 20.9  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.08 g | 28.3 qt) 7 28  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.08 -0.3  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 8.38 33.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Ferment at 64 ambient first day, 65 for the rest.

Recipe notes:

  • Original IBUs were 21, since BF assumes Comet is 11IBU, but actual is 8.2.
  • Flaked wheat is red wheat.
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  • Last Updated: 2017-04-09 21:06 UTC