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Idle Vice Wheat

227 calories 20.4 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Weizenbock
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 15 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 18 gallons
Post Boil Size: 6.8 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.058 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.153 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 78% (brew house)
Source: John B Marsh
Calories: 227 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 20.4 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Monday June 29th 2020
1.069
1.013
7.4%
36.0
4.7
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
24 lb Briess - White Wheat Malt24 lb White Wheat Malt 39.1 2.5 68.6%
8 lb American - Pilsner8 lb Pilsner 37 1.8 22.9%
3 lb American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt)3 lb Carapils (Dextrine Malt) 33 1.8 8.6%
35 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1.50 oz Motueka1.5 oz Motueka Hops Pellet 7 Boil 90 min 13.27 11.1%
2 oz Cascade2 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Boil 0 min 14.8%
4 oz Simcoe4 oz Simcoe Hops Pellet 12.7 Whirlpool 5 min 12.68 29.6%
3 oz Mosaic3 oz Mosaic Hops Pellet 12.5 Whirlpool 0.5 min 9.36 22.2%
3 oz Mandarina Bavaria3 oz Mandarina Bavaria Hops Pellet 8.5 Boil 0.5 min 0.66 22.2%
13.50 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1.07 oz Whirlfloc Water Agt Boil 15 min.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Amount:
2.14 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
81%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 334 B cells required
Omega Yeast Labs - Brettanomyces Claussenii OYL-201
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
48%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
68 - 85 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 334 B cells required
- Marsh Farmhouse Slurry
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
75%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
65 - 78 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 334 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 4.04 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
19.3 gal Steeping 135 °F 153 °F 15 min
19.3 gal Infusion 153 °F 153 °F 90 min
2.1 gal Fly Sparge 180 °F 180 °F 5 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 2.25 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 22.49 gal (89.95 qt). Suggest reducing strike water volume to 9.2 gal (36.8 qt) and adding 10.49 gal (41.95 qt) sparge/top-off. 19.69 78.8  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 2.25 qt/lb 19.69 78.8  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 14.03 g | 56.1 qt) 22.49 90  
Grain absorption losses -4.38 -17.5  
Remaining sparge water volume 2.94 11.8  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 9.29 g | 37.2 qt) 18 72  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.24 -1  
Post boil Volume 6.8 27.2  
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.26 -1.1  
Top off amount 8.46 33.9  
Going into fermentor 15 60  
Total: 22.63 90.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Idle Vice Wheat" Weizenbock beer recipe by John B Marsh. All Grain, ABV 7.42%, IBU 35.97, SRM 4.7, Fermentables: (White Wheat Malt, Pilsner, Carapils (Dextrine Malt)) Hops: (Motueka, Cascade, Simcoe, Mosaic, Mandarina Bavaria) Other: (Whirlfloc)
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