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My Watermelon Broke Wheat

184 calories 16.9 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Wheat Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 10.8 gallons (ending kettle volume)
Pre Boil Size: 12.3 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.049 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 74% (ending kettle)
Calories: 184 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 16.9 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Monday April 2nd 2018
1.056
1.011
5.9%
27.3
4.2
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
11.25 lb US - Pale 2-Row11.25 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 52.9%
10 lb American - White Wheat10 lb White Wheat 40 2.8 47.1%
21.25 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.75 oz El Dorado0.75 oz El Dorado Hops Pellet 13.4 Boil 60 min 17.83 27.3%
2 oz El Dorado2 oz El Dorado Hops Pellet 13.4 Boil 5 min 9.48 72.7%
2.75 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
5 qt Watermelon Flavor Secondary 10 days
4 ml Lorann Watermelon Flavor Kegging 0 min.
 
Yeast
White Labs - American Hefeweizen Ale Yeast WLP320
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
78%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
65 - 69 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
68 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.0 (M cells / ml / ° P) 564 B cells required
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Priming
Method: co2       CO2 Level: 2.45 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Light colored and malty
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
60 5 10 95 55 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
Infusion -- 150 °F --
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 12.4 gal (49.61 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 0.4 gal (1.61 qt) sparge/top-off.    
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 7.97 31.9  
Mash volume with grains 9.67 38.7  
Grain absorption losses -2.66 -10.6  
Remaining sparge water volume 7.24 29  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 12.4 g | 49.6 qt) 12.3 49.2  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.1 -0.4  
Post boil volume (equipment estimates 10.7 g | 42.8 qt) 10.8 43.2  
Estimated amount in fermentor 10.8 43.2  
Total: 15.21 60.8
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Added 1.25 gallon of watermelon juice per 9 gallon beer after 14 days in primary. Watermelon juice SG is about 1.030. Equivalent OG would be around 1.056. Actual efficiency was 78%, and O.G. was 1.060 before watermelon juice addition.

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