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Bob's Summer Ale

171 calories 17 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Wheat Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 11 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 13 gallons
Post Boil Size: 12 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.048 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.052 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Source: Bob Wahler
Hop Utilization: 98%
Calories: 171 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 17 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Monday June 3rd 2019
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
10 lb Briess - Wheat Malt, White10 lb Wheat Malt, White 39.1 2.5 50%
10 lb Rahr - Standard 2-Row10 lb Standard 2-Row 36.8 1.8 50%
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Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
2 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh2 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 4.2 Boil 60 min 14.51 50%
2 oz Yakima Chief Hops - Saaz CZ2 oz Saaz CZ Hops Pellet 3.2 Boil 5 min 2.2 50%
4 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
5 g Grains of Paradise Spice Boil 5 min.
3 oz Lemon Zest Flavor Boil 5 min.
1.20 tsp Fermax Nutrient Other Boil 15 min.
1 each Whirlfloc Fining Boil 15 min.
 
Yeast
Wyeast - American Wheat 1010
Amount:
2 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
76%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
58 - 74 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 187 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.45 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Erie County, NY, USA
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
2 gal Fly Sparge -- 152 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 12.65 gal (50.6 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 0.65 gal (2.6 qt) sparge/top-off.    
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 7.5 30  
Mash volume with grains 9.1 36.4  
Grain absorption losses -2.5 -10  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 7.9 g | 31.6 qt) 8.25 33  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 12.65 g | 50.6 qt) 13 52  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.15 -0.6  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 11 g | 44 qt) 12 48  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 12 g | 48 qt) 11 44  
Total: 15.75 63
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Bob's Summer Ale" American Wheat Beer recipe by Bob Wahler. All Grain, ABV 5.25%, IBU 16.71, SRM 3.8, Fermentables: (Wheat Malt, White, Standard 2-Row) Hops: (Hallertau Mittelfruh, Saaz CZ) Other: (Grains of Paradise, Lemon Zest, Fermax Nutrient, Whirlfloc)
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