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Watermelon Hefeweizen

Method: All Grain
Style: Fruit Beer
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (ending kettle volume)
Pre Boil Size: 8.4 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.031 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (ending kettle)
Source: Kevin McRoberts
Calories: 155 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 16.3 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Tuesday July 7th 2015

Original Gravity:

1.047

Final Gravity:

1.012

ABV (standard):

4.7%

IBU (tinseth):

18.5

SRM (morey):

3.5

Mash pH

n/a

Cost $

n/a

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	PPG	°L	Bill %
6 lb	American - Pale 2-Row6 lb Pale 2-Row	37	1.8	60%
4 lb	German - Wheat Malt4 lb Wheat Malt	37	2	40%
10 lbs / $ 0.00

Hops

Amount	Variety	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
0.25 oz	Columbus0.25 oz Columbus Hops	Pellet	15	Boil	60 min	15.39	50%
0.25 oz	Magnum0.25 oz Magnum Hops	Pellet	15	Boil	5 min	3.07	50%
0.50 oz / $ 0.00

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Amount	Variety	IBU	Bill %
0.25 oz	Columbus (Pellet)	15.39	50%
0.25 oz	Magnum (Pellet)	3.07	50%
0.50 oz / $ 0.00

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Description	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
4 gal		Temperature	--	152 °F	90 min
	Mashout	Temperature	--	168 °F	5 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Cost	Type	Use	Time
0.46 each	Whirlfloc		Fining	Boil	10 min.
1.83 qt	Watermelon Juice		Flavor	Secondary	--

Yeast

White Labs - Hefeweizen Ale Yeast WLP300

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (avg):	74%	Flocculation:	Low
Optimum Temp:	68 - 72 °F	Starter:	Yes
Fermentation Temp:	62 °F	Pitch Rate:	0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 182 B cells required

$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator

Priming

Method: Forced Carbonation CO₂ Level: 3 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Hefe

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
60	10	17	75	75	0
Mash: 2g CaS04, 4.5g CaCl2, 2g MgSO4 Boil: 1.4g CaS04, 3.2g CaCl2, 1.4g MgSO4 May need up to 7ml Lactic to hit correct mash pH.
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator

Notes

A Watermelon German Hefeweizen.

Boil for 90 mins
Ferment at 62.

Add fresh watermelon juice after a week or so directly into fermenter (after most of fermentation has completed).

The internets has differing opinions on how much watermelon juice to add. 1qt to 2qts per 5g. A thread on homebrewtalk indicates that 2qts per 5g is the best result.

Brewing for the 2015 Genentech Homebrew HoHo.

Mash: 8.75g
Sparge: 6.15g

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Recipe costs can be adjusted by changing the batch size. They won't be saved but will give you an idea of costs if your final yield was different.

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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