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Watermelon wheat beer

178 calories 18.1 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Fruit Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.040 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 178 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 18.1 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Tuesday July 18th 2017
1.054
1.013
5.4%
16.4
4.3
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
5.50 lb American - Pale 2-Row5.5 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 50%
5.50 lb American - White Wheat5.5 lb White Wheat 40 2.8 50%
11 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.25 oz Columbus0.25 oz Columbus Hops Pellet 15 Boil 30 min 10.94 33.3%
0.25 oz Columbus0.25 oz Columbus Hops Pellet 15 Boil 8 min 4.29 33.3%
0.25 oz Magnum0.25 oz Magnum Hops Pellet 15 Boil 2 min 1.2 33.3%
0.75 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
3 qt Watermelon puree Flavor Secondary --
 
Yeast
Wyeast - American Ale 1056
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
Med-Low
Optimum Temp:
60 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
64 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 208 B cells required
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Priming
Method: Forced carbonation       Amount: 10 psi       CO2 Level: 2.5 Volumes
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
13.75 qt Infusion -- 152 °F 60 min
16.5 qt Fly Sparge -- 170 °F 60 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 3.44 13.8  
Mash volume with grains 4.32 17.3  
Grain absorption losses -1.38 -5.5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 5.22 g | 20.9 qt) 5.69 22.8  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.03 g | 28.1 qt) 7.5 30  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.03 -0.1  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 9.13 36.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

To do the watermelon, I scooped out all of the pulp with an ice cream scoop and added to blender to puree. I then boiled the puree for 5 min, cooled, and added to a 6 gallon secondary. Fermentation kicked in again, and I kept the temp at roughly 68-70. After 7-8 days, it was ready for the keg.

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