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Simple watermelon wheat

179 calories 15.2 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: Extract
Style: Fruit Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 3 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.091 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 35% (steeping grains only)
Calories: 179 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 15.2 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Wednesday August 16th 2017
1.055
1.009
6.0%
6.3
3.5
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
3 lb Dry Malt Extract - Pilsen3 lb Dry Malt Extract - Pilsen 42 2 42.9%
3 lb Liquid Malt Extract - Wheat3 lb Liquid Malt Extract - Wheat 35 3 42.9%
1 lb Honey1 lb Honey 42 2 14.3%
7 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.50 oz Mount Hood0.5 oz Mount Hood Hops Pellet 4.8 Boil 60 min 6.31 100%
0.50 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1.50 qt Watermelon Juice Flavor Secondary 7 days
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
81%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
70 °F
Pitch Rate:
-
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Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Boil water added to kettle (equipment estimates 5.95 g | 23.8 qt) 2.43 9.7  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.57 2.3  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.52 g | 26.1 qt) 3 12  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.02 -0.1  
Post boil volume 5 20  
Going into fermentor 5 20  
Total: 2.43 9.7
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Dice up watermelon and use blender or juicer to get 6 cups of strained juice. Rack on top of juice in secondary, depending how strong you want the watermelon to come through you could go down to 4 cups of juice.

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  • Last Updated: 2017-08-16 17:13 UTC