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American Wheat Ale Recipe #1

163 calories 13.7 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Wheat Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.2 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.044 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.050 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 78% (brew house)
Source: Evan McDougall
Calories: 163 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 13.7 g (Per 12oz)
URL: http://bbbrewoff.com/bluebonnetbrewoff/?page_id=3016
Created: Sunday March 24th 2019
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
4 lb American - Pale 2-Row4 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 42.1%
3 lb American - White Wheat3 lb White Wheat 40 2.8 31.6%
2 lb Flaked Oats2 lb Flaked Oats 33 2.2 21.1%
0.50 lb American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt)0.5 lb Carapils (Dextrine Malt) 33 1.8 5.3%
9.50 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Saaz1 oz Saaz Hops Pellet 3 Boil 60 min 10.93 25%
1 oz Saaz1 oz Saaz Hops Pellet 3 Boil 20 min 6.62 25%
2 oz Saaz2 oz Saaz Hops Pellet 3 Boil 10 min 7.93 50%
4 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
0.50 tbsp Irish Moss Fining Boil 15 min.
0.50 tsp Yeast Nutrient Other Boil 15 min.
0.10 tsp CaCl2 Water Agt Mash 0 min.
1 tbsp Five Star Chemicals - 5.2 pH Stabilizer Water Agt Mash 0 min.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
81%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
63 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 90 B cells required
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Priming
Amount: N/A       CO2 Level: 3.0 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 23 11 0
Water from Marshall, TX water supply (23 ppm Cl, 11 ppm SO4, other ions unspecified), using mechanical and carbon filtration. pH controlled to 5.2.
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
Protein Temperature -- 122 °F 20 min
Sac rest Temperature -- 150 °F 60 min
Mash-out Temperature -- 168 °F 10 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.6 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.6 qt/lb 3.8 15.2  
Mash volume with grains 4.56 18.2  
Grain absorption losses -1.19 -4.8  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.79 g | 19.2 qt) 3.84 15.4  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.15 g | 28.6 qt) 6.2 24.8  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.15 -0.6  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 7.64 30.6
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Fermentation: Pitch at 68F, drop to 55F. Hold for 3 days, then add 2F per day until 71F is reached. Then cold crash at 35F for 3 days, and add to keg. Continue clarification in keg at 35F for one month then serve.


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