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Rocky Mountain Clover Honey Wheat Beer

158 calories 16.4 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Weizen/Weissbier
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.035 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Source: A Carlson
Calories: 158 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 16.4 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Thursday November 30th 2017
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
4.50 lb American - Red Wheat4.5 lb Red Wheat 38 2.5 45%
3.50 lb American - Pale 2-Row3.5 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 35%
1 lb Flaked Wheat1 lb Flaked Wheat 34 2 10%
0.50 lb Rice Hulls0.5 lb Rice Hulls 0 0 5%
0.50 lb American - Munich - Light 10L0.5 lb Munich - Light 10L 33 10 5%
10 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.50 oz Northern Brewer0.5 oz Northern Brewer Hops Pellet 8 Boil 60 min 15.8 33.3%
0.50 oz Mount Hood0.5 oz Mount Hood Hops Pellet 4.8 Boil 40 min 8.32 33.3%
0.50 oz Cascade0.5 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Boil 5 min 2.76 33.3%
1.50 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
2 oz hibiscus flowers, dried Flavor Secondary 4 days
 
Yeast
White Labs - Hefeweizen Ale Yeast WLP300
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
74%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
68 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
70 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 87 B cells required
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
4 gal Infusion -- 153 °F 60 min
3.5 qt Sparge -- 168 °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 3.75 15  
Mash volume with grains 4.55 18.2  
Grain absorption losses -1.25 -5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.81 g | 19.2 qt) 5.25 21  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.06 g | 28.2 qt) 7.5 30  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.06 -0.2  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 9 36
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

This is a fairly simple wheat beer that is attenuated with notes of strawberry from dried hibiscus flowers, not actual strawberries, based on teas that use hibiscus to achieve a subtle strawberry flavor.
Color should be golden, with a slight red hue or tinge.

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