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Summer Watermelon Habanero Wheat

Method: All Grain
Style: Fruit Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.04 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.75 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.046 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.056 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 183 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 16.1 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Thursday April 18th 2024

Original Gravity:

1.056

Final Gravity:

1.010

ABV (standard):

6.1%

IBU (tinseth):

20.8

SRM (morey):

4.5

Mash pH

5.4

Cost $

n/a

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	PPG	°L	Bill %
5 lb	Weyermann - Bohemian Pilsner Malt5 lb Bohemian Pilsner Malt	36.8	2.43	40.4%
5 lb	Weyermann - Pale Wheat5 lb Pale Wheat	36	2	40.4%
1 lb	BSG - Flaked White Wheat1 lb Flaked White Wheat	36	1.6	8.1%
12 oz	Weyermann - Acidulated12 oz Acidulated	27	3.4	6.1%
6 oz	Flaked Oats6 oz Flaked Oats	33	2.2	3%
4 oz	German - CaraFoam4 oz CaraFoam	37	1.8	2%
12.37 lbs / $ 0.00

Hops

Amount	Variety	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
1 oz	East Kent Goldings1 oz East Kent Goldings Hops	Pellet	5.8	Boil	60 min	20.79	25%
1 oz	Yakima Chief Hops - Nugget1 oz Nugget Hops	Pellet	14.5	Dry Hop (High Krausen) at 65 °F	4 days		25%
2 oz	Motueka2 oz Motueka Hops	Pellet	7	Dry Hop (High Krausen) at 65 °F	4 days		50%
4 oz / $ 0.00

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Amount	Variety	IBU	Bill %
1 oz	East Kent Goldings (Pellet)	20.79	25%
1 oz	Yakima Chief Hops - Nugget (Pellet)		25%
2 oz	Motueka (Pellet)		50%
4 oz / $ 0.00

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
4.3 gal	Infusion	--	152 °F	60 min
	Vorlauf	--	--	20 min
4 gal	Sparge	--	--	--
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Type	Use	Time
1 g	Calcium Chloride (anhydrous)	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
5 g	Chalk	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
3 g	Epsom Salt	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
2 g	Gypsum	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
2 g	Salt	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
1 g	Slaked Lime	Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
0.50 tsp	BSG - Fermax Yeast Nutrient	Other	Boil	15 min.
1 tbsp	Crushed Coriander	Flavor	Boil	5 min.
1 each	habanero chili, dehulled, seeded and quartered	Flavor	Boil	5 min.
1 each	Lime Zest	Flavor	Boil	5 min.
1 each	habanero chili, hulled, de-seeded, pureed and covered with vodka	Flavor	Secondary	4 days
96 oz	pure watermelon juice	Flavor	Secondary	4 days
5 ml	watermelon flavoring	Flavor	Bottling	0 min.

Yeast

Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (avg):	81%	Flocculation:	Medium
Optimum Temp:	54 - 77 °F	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	65 °F	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 101 B cells required

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Priming

Method: dextrose Amount: 5.6 oz Temp: 68 °F CO₂ Level: 2.6 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Balanced Profile

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
80	5	25	75	80	100
I use my Boston tap water from the Quabbin treated to remove chlorine and chloramines. I use citric acid to adjust pH down on this recipe to complement the watermelon/lime
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Notes

Some people are bonkers about chili heat--I am not. I will sometimes put 1/6 pepper strips, soaked in vodka, into 6 bottles to make a 6 pack for the more obsessive hotheads. My goal was to have a "warm" back of the mouth heat that sneaks up on you, not a heat that smacks you over the head.

Day 4: Rack and dry hop:
Bag and tie off hops and habanero/lime zest, add to carboy with watermelon juice.
Purge carboy of air with CO2.
Rack from Primary and set at 65 for about 10 days.
Rack to bottling bucket. Taste sample and Prime with 5.5 oz. dextrose. Bottle and carb.

I also taste after racking on bottling day and correct for flavor with the watermelon flavoring and chili extract. The watermelon flavor really blooms, thus I add it initially during the secondary so that it has time to bloom prior to sampling/finishing.

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Cost for

Gallons

Cost by

Final Yield

	Cost $	Cost %
Fermentables	$
Steeping Grains (Extract Only)	$
Hops	$
Yeast	$
Other	$
Cost Per Barrel	$ 0.00
Cost Per Pint	$ 0.00
Total Cost	$ 0.00

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