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Wheat for Me!

Method: All Grain
Style: American Wheat Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 3 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 4.5 gallons
Post Boil Size: 3.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.036 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.047 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 65% (brew house)
Calories: 153 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 13.2 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Wednesday March 26th 2025

Original Gravity:

1.047

Final Gravity:

1.008

ABV (standard):

5.0%

IBU (tinseth):

24.7

SRM (morey):

4.8

Mash pH

5.4

Cost $

23.37

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	Cost	PPG	°L	Bill %
2.50 lb	German - Bohemian Pilsner2.5 lb Bohemian Pilsner	$ 1.99 / lb $ 4.98	38	1.9	38.5%
2.50 lb	American - Red Wheat2.5 lb Red Wheat	$ 1.80 / lb $ 4.50	38	2.5	38.5%
0.50 lb	Munich - Light 10L0.5 lb Munich - Light 10L	$ 1.80 / lb $ 0.90	33	10	7.7%
0.25 lb	Rahr - Unmalted Wheat0.25 lb Unmalted Wheat	$ 2.00 / lb $ 0.50	34.5	2.5	3.8%
0.75 lb	Rice Hulls0.75 lb Rice Hulls	$ 2.00 / lb $ 1.50	0	0	11.5%
6.50 lbs / $ 12.38

Hops

Amount	Variety	Cost	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
0.50 oz	Hallertau Mittelfruh0.5 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops	$ 2.50 / oz $ 1.25	Pellet	3.75	Boil	60 min	13.44	25%
1 oz	Lemondrop1 oz Lemondrop Hops	$ 3.00 / oz $ 3.00	Pellet	6	Boil	5 min	8.57	50%
0.50 oz	Hallertau Mittelfruh0.5 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops	$ 2.50 / oz $ 1.25	Pellet	3.75	Boil	5 min	2.68	25%
2 oz / $ 5.50

Show Summary View

Amount	Variety	Cost	IBU	Bill %
1 oz	Hallertau Mittelfruh (Pellet)	$ 2.50 / oz $ 2.50	16.12	50%
1 oz	Lemondrop (Pellet)	$ 3.00 / oz $ 3.00	8.57	50%
2 oz / $ 5.50

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Description	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
5.35 gal		Strike	159 °F	152 °F	60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Cost	Type	Use	Time
4 g	Citric acid		Water Agt	Mash	0 min.

Yeast

Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:	$ 5.49 / each $ 5.49
Attenuation (avg):	81%	Flocculation:	Medium
Optimum Temp:	54 - 77 °F	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	68 °F	Pitch Rate:	0.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 66 B cells required

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Priming

CO₂ Level: 2.65 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Apartment Well

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
20	8	31	49	4	46
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Last Updated: 2025-04-01 19:45 UTC

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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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