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LemonDrop Wheat

164 calories 16 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Wheat Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.039 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Source: Steve
Calories: 164 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 16 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday May 20th 2017
1.050
1.011
5.1%
15.6
4.7
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
5 lb American - Pale 2-Row5 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 56.3%
3 lb American - White Wheat3 lb White Wheat 40 2.8 33.8%
8 oz German - Carapils8 oz Carapils 35 1.3 5.6%
6 oz Belgian - Biscuit6 oz Biscuit 35 23 4.2%
8.87 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.50 oz LemonDrop0.5 oz LemonDrop Hops Pellet 6.2 Boil 60 min 13.04 25%
0.50 oz LemonDrop0.5 oz LemonDrop Hops Pellet 6.2 Boil 5 min 2.6 25%
1 oz LemonDrop1 oz LemonDrop Hops Pellet 6.2 Dry Hop 6 days 50%
2 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 tbsp Irish Moss Fining Boil 10 min.
6 each citrus zest Spice Boil 5 min.
4 oz clover honey Flavor Boil 5 min.
 
Yeast
White Labs - California Ale Yeast WLP001
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
76.5%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
68 - 73 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
70 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 82 B cells required
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
Mash Infusion -- 152 °F 60 min
Batch Sparge -- 170 °F 10 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 3.33 13.3  
Mash volume with grains 4.04 16.2  
Grain absorption losses -1.11 -4.4  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.57 g | 18.3 qt) 4.53 18.1  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.54 g | 26.2 qt) 6.5 26  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.04 -0.2  
Post boil Volume 5 20  
Going into fermentor 5 20  
Total: 7.86 31.4
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

add zest of 3 lemons and 3 limes to aroma hop addition along with 4 oz. clover honey.

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