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Something Blue (Blueberry Hefeweizen)

172 calories 17.8 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Weissbier
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 15 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 14 gallons
Post Boil Size: 15 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.055 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.052 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 67% (brew house)
Source: Reddit recipe
Calories: 172 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 17.8 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday March 30th 2019
1.052
1.013
5.0%
9.3
5.2
5.7
45.00
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
15 lb American - Red Wheat15 lb Red Wheat $ 2.00 / lb
$ 30.00 		38 2.5 40.5%
15 lb Briess - Pale Ale Malt 2-Row15 lb Pale Ale Malt 2-Row $ 1.00 / lb
$ 15.00 		36.8 3.5 40.5%
1 lb German - Carapils1 lb Carapils 35 1.3 2.7%
6 lb Blueberry6 lb Blueberry - (late fermenter addition) 4.95 0 16.2%
37 lbs / $ 45.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Artisan - German Select1 oz German Select Hops Pellet 5.6 First Wort 0 min 7.96 50%
1 oz Artisan - German Select1 oz German Select Hops Pellet 5.6 Boil 5 min 1.35 50%
2 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 g Slaked Lime Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1 tsp Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Mangrove Jack - Bavarian Wheat Yeast M20
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
73%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
59 - 86 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
63 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 256 B cells required
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Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 27.6 psi       Temp: 39 °F       CO2 Level: 4 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Light colored and malty
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
60 5 10 95 55 0
Derby, KS water
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
7 gal protein Infusion 162 °F 145 °F 30 min
39% Decoction -- 164 °F 45 min
7 gal Sparge -- 170 °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: 17.33 gal (69.3 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 5.33 gal (21.3 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 14.11 gal (56.42 qt). Suggest reducing strike water volume to 9.52 gal (38.08 qt) and adding 2.11 gal (8.42 qt) sparge/top-off. 11.63 46.5  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 11.63 46.5  
Mash volume with grains 14.11 56.4  
Grain absorption losses -3.88 -15.5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 9.83 g | 39.3 qt) 6.5 26  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 17.33 g | 69.3 qt) 14 56  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.08 -0.3  
Post boil Volume 15 60  
Going into fermentor 15 60  
Total: 18.13 72.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Pitch slack lime.
Strike water to beta rest (pitched 162F) at 145F
After 30 minutes, pulled 39% for decoction
After 30 minute alpha mash, check for conversion
Sparge with 170F water

Cooled to 68F and pitched, lowered to 66F the first day and brought back up to 68 the rest of the time

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