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Belgian - Hibiscus Witbier

165 calories 17.5 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Witbier
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.041 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 165 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 17.5 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Tuesday March 27th 2018
1.050
1.013
4.8%
51.7
3.5
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
5 lb American - Pale 2-Row5 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 50%
4 lb American - Wheat4 lb Wheat 38 1.8 40%
0.50 lb Torrified Wheat0.5 lb Torrified Wheat 36 2 5%
0.50 lb Rice Hulls0.5 lb Rice Hulls 0 0 5%
10 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.75 oz Yakima Valley Hops - Pekko0.75 oz Pekko Hops Pellet 16.8 Boil 60 min 51.73 100%
0.75 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 oz Corriander Flavor Boil 5 min.
1 oz Orange Peel Flavor Boil 5 min.
2.50 oz Hibiscus Flavor Boil 0 min.
3 oz Hibiscus Flavor Kegging 10 days
 
Yeast
Wyeast - Forbidden Fruit 3463
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
74%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
63 - 76 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
68 °F
Pitch Rate:
-
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Target Water Profile
Jay ave
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
30 16 4 2 4 135
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.3 qt/lb 3.25 13  
Mash volume with grains 4.05 16.2  
Grain absorption losses -1.25 -5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.78 g | 19.1 qt) 4.25 17  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.53 g | 26.1 qt) 6 24  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.03 -0.1  
Post boil Volume 5 20  
Going into fermentor 5 20  
Total: 7.5 30
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

4/1
Mashed in at 149°F with 3.25 gallons
Oil gravity of 1.041 spars with 4 gallons
Pulled out hop mesh at 45 min in, added hibiscus at flame out
Final gravity 1.051
4/3
Major sulphur, unusual for this yeast. I think this yeast is ‘tired’

4/11, fg 1.012 and still sulphur like and not very red. Tasting surprisingly good.
Will leave for now, may rack and/or add mor hibiscus later

4/15, sulphur mostly gone added 3cup/3oz of hibiscus tea to keg and racked to keg.

4/22, nicely tasting of tart and classic Belgian flavor. Love it. Now waiting to carb fully

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