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Watermelon Wheat

171 calories 17 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: 7.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.038 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 171 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 17 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday June 30th 2017
1.052
1.012
5.3%
21.0
3.7
n/a
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
6 lb American - Pale 2-Row6 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 52.2%
5 lb German - Wheat Malt5 lb Wheat Malt 37 2 43.5%
8 oz Rice Hulls8 oz Rice Hulls 0 0 4.3%
11.50 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Liberty1 oz Liberty Hops Pellet 4 Boil 60 min 15.4 50%
1 oz Liberty1 oz Liberty Hops Pellet 4 Boil 10 min 5.58 50%
2 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
3 g Baking Soda Water Agt Mash 0 min.
5 g Calcium Chloride Water Agt Mash 0 min.
5 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 0 min.
4 ml 88% Lactic Acid Water Agt Mash 0 min.
1 each Whirfloc Fining Boil 10 min.
0.50 tsp Yeast Nutrient Other Boil 10 min.
96 oz Watermelon Juice Flavor Secondary 4 days
 
Yeast
Wyeast - American Wheat 1010
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
76%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
58 - 74 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
68 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 201 B cells required
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Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
80 5 25 75 80 100
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
3.59 gal Mash Infusion -- 152 °F 60 min
5.48 gal Batch sparge Sparge -- 170 °F 20 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.25 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.25 qt/lb 3.59 14.4  
Mash volume with grains 4.51 18.1  
Grain absorption losses -1.44 -5.8  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 5.17 g | 20.7 qt) 5.59 22.4  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.08 g | 28.3 qt) 7.5 30  
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: 9.19 36.8
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Watermelon Wheat" American Wheat Beer recipe by RockyMtnGT. All Grain, ABV 5.26%, IBU 20.98, SRM 3.72, Fermentables: (Pale 2-Row, Wheat Malt, Rice Hulls) Hops: (Liberty) Other: (Baking Soda, Calcium Chloride, Gypsum, 88% Lactic Acid, Whirfloc, Yeast Nutrient, Watermelon Juice)
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  • Last Updated: 2018-06-18 17:05 UTC