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American Wheat

174 calories 17.2 g 12 oz
Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Wheat Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 6 gallons (ending kettle volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.045 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 71% (ending kettle)
Source: Self
Calories: 174 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 17.2 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday May 12th 2018
1.053
1.012
5.3%
25.1
3.7
5.7
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
8 lb American - Pale 2-Row8 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 66.7%
3 lb German - Wheat Malt3 lb Wheat Malt 37 2 25%
1 lb American - Red Wheat1 lb Red Wheat 38 2.5 8.3%
12 lbs / 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.70 oz Belma0.7 oz Belma Hops Pellet 9 Boil 45 min 19.14 41.2%
1 oz Belma1 oz Belma Hops Pellet 9 Boil 5 min 5.94 58.8%
1.70 oz / 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
3 g Calcium Chloride Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
3 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
2 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Target Water Profile
Granville Village
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
44 8 18 12 6 130
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
6.5 gal Infusion -- 152 °F 60 min
3.5 gal Sparge -- 165 °F 15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.8 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.8 qt/lb 5.4 21.6  
Mash volume with grains 6.36 25.4  
Grain absorption losses -1.5 -6  
Remaining sparge water volume 3.35 13.4  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.56 g | 30.3 qt) 7 28  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.06 -0.3  
Post boil volume (equipment estimates 5.44 g | 21.7 qt) 6 24  
Estimated amount in fermentor 6 24  
Total: 8.75 35
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"American Wheat" American Wheat Beer recipe by Self. All Grain, ABV 5.27%, IBU 25.07, SRM 3.74, Fermentables: (Pale 2-Row, Wheat Malt, Red Wheat) Hops: (Belma) Other: (Calcium Chloride, Lactic acid, Gypsum)
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  • Last Updated: 2019-01-12 01:06 UTC