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American Wheat

168 calories 17 carbs
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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: 5.8 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.042 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 65% (brew house)
Hop Utilization: 97%
Calories: 168 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 17 g (Per 12oz)
Created Friday January 31st 2020
1.051
1.012
5.06%
22.15
5.28
5.4
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable PPG °L Bill %
5.5 lb American - Pale 2-Row5.5 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 45.8%
1.5 lb American - Bonlander Munich1.5 lb Bonlander Munich 36 10 12.5%
1 lb American - Pilsner1 lb Pilsner 37 1.8 8.3%
4 lb Flaked Wheat4 lb Flaked Wheat 34 2 33.3%
12 lb Total      
 
Hops
Amount Variety Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.4 oz Nugget0.4 oz Nugget Hops Pellet 14 First Wort   22.15 28.6%
1 oz Bravo1 oz Bravo Hops Pellet 15.5 Dry Hop 4 days 71.4%
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Temp Time
3.9 gal Strike 154 °F 60 min
5.12 gal Sparge 168 °F 15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.3 qt/lb
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Type Use Time
4 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
4 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
3.85 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
2.53 g Lactic acid Water Agt Sparge 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Wyeast - American Wheat 1010
Amount:
1 Each
Attenuation (avg):
76%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
58 - 74 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 92 B cells required
Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.45 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Milwaukee, WI Home
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
92.7 12 0 71 91.8 26.8
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Total mash water needed 8.77 35.1  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.3 qt/lb 3.9 15.6  
Remaining sparge water volume 4.87 19.5  
Grain absorption losses -1.5 -6  
Mash Lauter Tun dead space -0.25 -1  
Amount going into kettle 7.02 28.1  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses -0.02 -0.1  
Amount going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 8.77 35.1
Method: All Grain, Style: American Wheat Beer, ABV 5.06%, IBU 22.15, SRM 5.28, Fermentables: (Pale 2-Row, Bonlander Munich, Pilsner, Flaked Wheat) Hops: (Nugget, Bravo) Other: (Calcium Chloride (dihydrate), Gypsum, Lactic acid)
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