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Elderberry Honey Wheat - Extract

195 calories 15.2 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: Extract
Style: American Wheat Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 3 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.109 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 35% (steeping grains only)
Source: Benjamin Asbeck
Calories: 195 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 15.2 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Tuesday August 28th 2018
1.060
1.008
6.7%
10.5
6.9
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
6.60 lb Liquid Malt Extract - Wheat6.6 lb Liquid Malt Extract - Wheat 35 3 68.8%
2 lb Dry Malt Extract - Wheat2 lb Dry Malt Extract - Wheat 42 3 20.8%
8.60 lbs / $ 0.00
Steeping Grains
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
1 lb Canadian - Honey Malt1 lb Honey Malt 37 25 10.4%
$ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Domestic Hallertau1 oz Domestic Hallertau Hops Pellet 3.9 Boil 60 min 7.91 50%
1 oz Saaz1 oz Saaz Hops Pellet 3.5 Boil 10 min 2.57 50%
2 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safbrew - Wheat Beer Yeast WB-06
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
86%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 107 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: Corn Sugar       Amount: 4oz      
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Heat water added to kettle (equipment estimates 6.48 g | 25.9 qt) 2.41 9.6  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 6.48 g | 25.9 qt) 2.49 10  
Grain absorption losses (steeping) -0.13 -0.5  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.72 2.9  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.08 g | 28.3 qt) 3 12  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.08 -0.3  
Post boil volume 5.5 22  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
WARNING: Kettle losses > 2% detected which throw off OG calculation for extract/partial mash recipes in batch target 'fermentor' mode. Solution: Reduce kettle losses, misc losses and hops absorption in equipment profile, OR set batch target to 'kettle' and do a full wort boil. See batch target FAQ.    
Total: 2.41 9.6
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

I made this a few weeks ago and am about to bottle. It tastes great so far, but will definitely benefit from carbonation. It ended up being a darker brown color and you can taste the elderberry flavor, but it's not overpowering.

The OG ended up being 1.070, and the FG 1.012 -- likely from the sugars in the dried elderberries. (I used a package of dried elderberries from Brewer's Best).

I'd recommend using a bag, basket, or strainer of some sort to hold the elderberries, then pull them out before transferring out of the brew pot. Elderberries kept getting caught in the siphon during my transfer.

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