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Watermelon Wheat

163 calories 18.8 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Fruit Beer
Boil Time: 75 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.5 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.9 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.038 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.049 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 72% (brew house)
Calories: 163 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 18.8 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday May 30th 2020
1.049
1.015
4.5%
15.9
3.8
5.7
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
5 lb American - Pale 2-Row5 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 32.8%
4 lb American - White Wheat4 lb White Wheat 40 2.8 26.2%
8 oz German - CaraFoam8 oz CaraFoam 37 1.8 3.3%
4 oz Flaked Barley4 oz Flaked Barley 32 2.2 1.6%
88 oz Watermelon88 oz Watermelon - (late fermenter addition) 4.05 0 36.1%
244 oz / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
10 g Loral10 g Loral Hops Pellet 10.8 Boil 60 min 14.63 27%
27 g Cashmere27 g Cashmere Hops Pellet 7.9 Boil 1 min 1.25 73%
37 g / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1.10 g Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
2.60 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
0.25 tsp BrewTan B Water Agt Mash --
3.30 tsp BrewTan B Water Agt Boil 15 min.
0.50 each Whirlfloc Water Agt Boil 5 min.
1.60 g Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) Water Agt Sparge 1 hr.
 
Yeast
White Labs - Dusseldorf Alt Yeast WLP036
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
68.5%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
65 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 89 B cells required
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Priming
Method: co2       CO2 Level: 2.65 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Yellow Balanced [Under 6 SRM]
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
50 7 5 60 75 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
3.66 gal Strike 163 °F 152 °F 60 min
5.24 gal Sparge 168 °F 168 °F 15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 3.66 14.6  
Mash volume with grains 4.44 17.7  
Grain absorption losses -1.22 -4.9  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 5.24 g | 20.9 qt) 5.31 21.3  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.42 g | 29.7 qt) 7.5 30  
Boil off losses -1.88 -7.5  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.05 -0.2  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 5.5 g | 22 qt) 5.9 23.6  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 5.9 g | 23.6 qt) 5.5 22  
Total: 8.97 35.9
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Watermelon Wheat" Fruit Beer recipe by bricio. All Grain, ABV 4.46%, IBU 15.87, SRM 3.82, Fermentables: (Pale 2-Row, White Wheat, CaraFoam, Flaked Barley, Watermelon) Hops: (Loral, Cashmere) Other: (Calcium Chloride (anhydrous), Gypsum, BrewTan B, Whirlfloc)
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