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Summer Ale

181 calories 18.2 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Wheat Beer
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 10 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 13.01 gallons
Post Boil Size: 11.14 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.047 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.055 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 181 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 18.2 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday February 22nd 2019
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
11 lb American - Pilsner11 lb Pilsner 37 1.8 52.4%
7 lb American - White Wheat7 lb White Wheat 40 2.8 33.3%
0.75 lb American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt)0.75 lb Carapils (Dextrine Malt) 33 1.8 3.6%
1.50 lb Flaked Wheat1.5 lb Flaked Wheat 34 2 7.1%
0.75 lb German - Acidulated Malt0.75 lb Acidulated Malt 27 3.4 3.6%
21 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1.75 oz Domestic Hallertau1.75 oz Domestic Hallertau Hops Pellet 3.9 Boil 60 min 13.33 50%
1.75 oz Domestic Hallertau1.75 oz Domestic Hallertau Hops Pellet 3.9 Boil 20 min 8.07 50%
3.50 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1.75 g Paradise seeds Spice Boil 15 min.
1.75 oz Lemon zest Spice Boil 15 min.
6 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 0 min.
4 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 0 min.
1 g Baking Soda Water Agt Mash 0 min.
2 oz Phosphoric acid Water Agt Sparge 1 hr.
1 oz Sweet Orange Peel Flavor Mash 15 min.
Priming
Method: co2       CO2 Level: 2.65 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
11.96 gal Strike 160 °F 152 °F 60 min
2.5 gal Fly Sparge -- -- --
Starting Mash Thickness: 2 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 12.38 gal (49.53 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 0.38 gal (1.53 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 12.18 gal (48.72 qt). Suggest reducing strike water volume to 10.32 gal (41.28 qt) and adding 0.18 gal (0.72 qt) sparge/top-off. 10.5 42  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 2 qt/lb 10.5 42  
Mash volume with grains 12.18 48.7  
Grain absorption losses -2.63 -10.5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.76 g | 19 qt) 5.39 21.5  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 12.38 g | 49.5 qt) 13.01 52  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.13 -0.5  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 10 g | 40 qt) 11.14 44.6  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 11.14 g | 44.6 qt) 10 40  
Total: 15.89 63.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Summer Ale" American Wheat Beer recipe by EricM. All Grain, ABV 5.49%, IBU 21.41, SRM 4.27, Fermentables: (Pilsner, White Wheat, Carapils (Dextrine Malt), Flaked Wheat, Acidulated Malt) Hops: (Domestic Hallertau) Other: (Paradise seeds, Lemon zest, Calcium Chloride (dihydrate), Gypsum, Baking Soda, Phosphoric acid, Sweet Orange Peel)
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