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Blue Bag

191 calories 17.9 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: 7 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.045 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.058 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: CJ White
Calories: 191 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 17.9 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Monday April 6th 2020
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
6 lb American - Pale 2-Row6 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 30%
4 lb American - White Wheat4 lb White Wheat 40 2.8 20%
10 lb Blueberry10 lb Blueberry 4.95 0 50%
20 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Barth-Haas - Hallertauer Mittelfrüher1 oz Hallertauer Mittelfrüher Hops Pellet 4.25 Boil 60 min 15.32 50%
1 oz Willamette1 oz Willamette Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 30 min 12.47 50%
2 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
0.25 tsp Yeast Nutrient Other Primary 0 min.
0.50 each Camden Tablet Water Agt Mash 0 min.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale-WB06
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
78%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
59 - 75 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 104 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.45 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
3.2 gal Strike 168 °F 152 °F 60 min
3.3 gal Sparge 175 °F 175 °F 60 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 3.75 15  
Mash volume with grains 4.55 18.2  
Grain absorption losses -1.25 -5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 3.68 g | 14.7 qt) 3.6 14.4  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 1.15 4.6  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.08 g | 28.3 qt) 7 28  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.08 -0.3  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 7.35 29.4
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes
  1. Treat 6 gallons of water with half a camden tablet.
  2. Add Grain Bill to Mash Tun
  3. Strike mash with 3.2 gallons of 168 deg water. Mash 60 minutes, stirring occasionally.
  4. Vorlauf.
  5. Add 3.3 gallons 175 deg water to sparge.
  6. Bring mash to Boil, add 1oz of Hallertauer hops, and boil for 30 minutes before adding remaining hops and boiling another 30 minutes.
  7. Transfer to fermenter and chill below 72 deg.
  8. Aerate and add yeast nutrient, stir.
  9. Pitch Yeast.
  10. After a week's fermentation, smash frozen blueberries and let them come to room temperature before adding to the fermentation for another week.
  11. Cold Crash the fermentation and keg it. Set the c02 to 12psi to promote carbonation for the next week or so.
  12. Turn the psi down to about 5. Enjoy a pint.
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