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Watermellon wheat

172 calories 17.8 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: BIAB
Style: Fruit Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.038 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 60% (brew house)
Calories: 172 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 17.8 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Thursday December 12th 2013
1.052
1.013
5.2%
13.6
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
1 lb American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt)1 lb Carapils (Dextrine Malt) 33 1.8 7.7%
5 lb Belgian - Wheat5 lb Wheat 38 1.8 38.5%
6 lb American - Pale 2-Row6 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 46.2%
1 lb American - Pale 6-Row1 lb Pale 6-Row 35 1.8 7.7%
13 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.50 oz Hallertau Hersbrucker 0.5 oz Hallertau Hersbrucker Hops Pellet 4 Boil 60 min 7.67 25%
1 oz Hallertau Hersbrucker 1 oz Hallertau Hersbrucker Hops Pellet 4 Boil 0 min 50%
0.50 oz Hallertau Hersbrucker 0.5 oz Hallertau Hersbrucker Hops Pellet 4 Boil 30 min 5.89 25%
2 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
5 lb Watermellon Flavor Boil 5 min.
 
Yeast
Wyeast - Kölsch 2565
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
56 - 70 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
70 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 94 B cells required
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
8 gal -- -- 153 °F 90 min
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume (equipment estimates 8.95 g | 35.8 qt) 9.38 37.5  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 9.99 g | 40 qt) 10.42 41.7  
Grain absorption losses -1.63 -6.5  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.08 g | 28.3 qt) 7.5 30  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.08 -0.3  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Volume into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 9.38 37.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

I diced 3 large watermelons and froze in freezer bags. When primary fermentation was complete I thawed them out and poured them into the bottom of a secondary fermentor. Then I racked the beer into the secondary on top of the watermelon.

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