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Imperial Witbier

259 calories 25.5 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Belgian Golden Strong Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 12 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 14 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.066 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Calories: 259 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 25.5 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday May 6th 2017
1.078
1.018
7.8%
49.4
7.8
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
15 lb Canadian - Pale 2-Row15 lb Pale 2-Row 36 1.75 42.9%
13 lb Canadian - Pale Wheat13 lb Pale Wheat 36 2 37.1%
1 lb Belgian - Aromatic1 lb Aromatic 33 38 2.9%
0.50 lb German - Abbey Malt0.5 lb Abbey Malt 33 17 1.4%
0.50 lb German - Acidulated Malt0.5 lb Acidulated Malt 27 3.4 1.4%
4 lb Flaked Oats4 lb Flaked Oats 33 2.2 11.4%
1 lb Canadian - Honey Malt1 lb Honey Malt 37 25 2.9%
35 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
5 oz East Kent Goldings5 oz East Kent Goldings Hops Pellet 5 Boil 60 min 34.16 50%
5 oz Spalt5 oz Spalt Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 15 min 15.25 50%
10 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 oz Sweet Orange Peel Spice Boil 15 min.
1 oz Coriander Spice Boil 15 min.
1 oz Sweet Orange Peel Spice Boil 5 min.
1 oz Coriander Spice Boil 5 min.
 
Yeast
Wyeast - Belgian Wheat 3942
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
74%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
64 - 74 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
70 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 300 B cells required
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
Temperature -- 149 °F 90 min
Temperature -- 170 °F 12 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: 13.88 gal (55.5 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 1.88 gal (7.5 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 15.93 gal (63.7 qt). Suggest reducing strike water volume to 9.2 gal (36.8 qt) and adding 3.93 gal (15.7 qt) sparge/top-off. 13.13 52.5  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 13.13 52.5  
Mash volume with grains 15.93 63.7  
Grain absorption losses -4.38 -17.5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 5.38 g | 21.5 qt) 5.5 22  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 13.88 g | 55.5 qt) 14 56  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.38 -1.5  
Post boil Volume 12 48  
Going into fermentor 12 48  
Total: 18.63 74.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

X5 gallons with Wyeast Forbidden Fruit

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