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Lovey's Hefeweizen

149 calories 11.5 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Weissbier
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 2.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 4 gallons
Post Boil Size: 3.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.041 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.046 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 77% (brew house)
Source: Wolfbrew
Hop Utilization: 96%
Calories: 149 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 11.5 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday August 23rd 2019
1.046
1.006
5.3%
9.3
3.6
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
3 lb German - Bohemian Pilsner3 lb German - Bohemian Pilsner 38 1.9 53.3%
2 lb Briess - American - Wheat Malt, Red2 lb American - Wheat Malt, Red 37.3 2.3 35.6%
8 oz German - Vienna8 oz German - Vienna 37 4 8.9%
2 oz German - Acidulated Malt2 oz German - Acidulated Malt 27 3.4 2.2%
5.62 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.25 oz Hallertau Hersbrucker0.25 oz Hallertau Hersbrucker Hops Pellet 4 Boil 60 min 5.39 33.3%
0.25 oz Huell Melon0.25 oz Huell Melon Hops Pellet 7.2 Boil 10 min 3.52 33.3%
0.25 oz Huell Melon0.25 oz Huell Melon Hops Pellet 7.2 Aroma 1 min 0.42 33.3%
0.75 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safbrew - Wheat Beer Yeast WB-06
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
86%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
65 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 38 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: Honey       Amount: 5.7 oz       Temp: 68 °F       CO2 Level: 4.04 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
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 mash in Infusion -- 153 °F 60 min
1.25 gal mash out Sparge -- 172 °F 10 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 2.11 8.4  
Mash volume with grains 2.56 10.2  
Grain absorption losses -0.7 -2.8  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 2.87 g | 11.5 qt) 2.84 11.4  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 4.03 g | 16.1 qt) 4 16  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.03 -0.1  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 2.5 g | 10 qt) 3.5 14  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 3.5 g | 14 qt) 2.5 10  
Total: 4.95 19.8
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Wife likes it fizzy

Warning best to keg if bottling store in container due to bottle bombs

2 weeks primary
2 weeks keg conditioning or force carbonation

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  • Last Updated: 2019-08-23 05:31 UTC