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American Wheat IMPERIAL

217 calories 16.3 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Wheat Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 155 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 175 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 14.5 °P (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (brew house)
Source: RR
Calories: 217 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 16.3 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday April 28th 2017
16.3 °P
2.1 °P
7.7%
60.7
4.3
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
275 lb German - Pilsner275 lb Pilsner 38 1.6 79.5%
55 lb Flaked Wheat55 lb Flaked Wheat 34 2 15.9%
8 lb German - Munich Light8 lb Munich Light 37 6 2.3%
8 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 15L8 lb Caramel / Crystal 15L 35 15 2.3%
346 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
21 oz Perle21 oz Perle Hops Pellet 8.2 Boil 60 min 19.48 28.4%
19 oz Sorachi Ace19 oz Sorachi Ace Hops Pellet 11.1 Boil 45 min 21.9 25.7%
12 oz Sorachi Ace12 oz Sorachi Ace Hops Pellet 11.1 Boil 15 min 7.48 16.2%
22 oz Sorachi Ace22 oz Sorachi Ace Hops Pellet 11.1 Whirlpool 0 min 11.8 29.7%
74 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
12.50 oz grapefruit extract Flavor Kegging --
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safbrew - Wheat Beer Yeast WB-06
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
86%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
68 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 3340 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
80 5 25 75 80 100
14 OUNCES CA 2 and 4 OUNCES POSHPORIC ACID IN MASH
177 HLT STRIKE WATER TEMP to achieve 149 to 153 in mash.
Than heat added water in HLT to 180 deg. F for sparge temp in Mash of 168 to 170 F
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
Infusion -- 151 °F 60 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: 159.28 gal (637.1 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 147.28 gal (589.1 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 157.43 gal (629.72 qt) 129.75 519  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 129.75 519  
Mash volume with grains 157.43 629.7  
Grain absorption losses -43.25 -173  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 73.03 g | 292.1 qt) 88.75 355  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 159.28 g | 637.1 qt) 175 700  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -1.95 -7.8  
Post boil Volume 155.83 623.3  
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.83 -3.3  
Going into fermentor 155 620  
Total: 218.5 874
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

250 Grams Fermentis dry yeast WB-06 Hefe mixed info cooled wort at 68 to 70 deg.

12.5 oz. of grape fruit extract added to each keg prior to kegging

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  • Last Updated: 2017-05-22 18:22 UTC