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Apple Ephemere Clone

149 calories 15.9 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: Partial Mash
Style: Witbier
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.012 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.045 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 149 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 15.9 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday July 3rd 2020
1.045
1.012
4.3%
23.0
3.7
n/a
63.69
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
1.25 lb German - Pilsner1.25 lb Pilsner $ 5.95 / kg
$ 3.37 		38 1.6 9.8%
1 lb Briess - Wheat Malt, White1 lb Wheat Malt, White $ 4.00 / kg
$ 1.81 		39.1 2.5 7.8%
0.50 lb Flaked Wheat0.5 lb Flaked Wheat $ 6.50 / kg
$ 1.47 		34 2 3.9%
5 lb Apple5 lb Apple - (late fermenter addition) $ 4.39 / kg
$ 9.96 		5.6 0 39.2%
5 lb Liquid Malt Extract - Wheat5 lb Liquid Malt Extract - Wheat - (late boil kettle addition) $ 12.60 / kg
$ 28.58 		35 3 39.2%
12.75 lbs / $ 45.19
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Crystal1 oz Crystal Hops $ 4.00 / oz
$ 4.00 		Pellet 4.3 Boil 60 min 20.89 66.7%
0.50 oz Crystal0.5 oz Crystal Hops $ 4.00 / oz
$ 2.00 		Pellet 4.3 Boil 5 min 2.08 33.3%
1.50 oz / $ 6.00
 
Yeast
Wyeast - Belgian Witbier 3944
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
$ 12.50 / each
$ 12.50
Attenuation (avg):
74%
Flocculation:
Med-Low
Optimum Temp:
62 - 75 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
73 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 82 B cells required
$ 12.50 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: dextrose       Amount: 5 oz       Temp: 68 °F       CO2 Level: 2.4 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
0.85 gal Mini mash Infusion 169 °F 155 °F 45 min
0.4 gal Batch Sparge 169 °F 155 °F --
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Heat water added to kettle (equipment estimates 6.98 g | 27.9 qt) 6.34 25.4  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 6.98 g | 27.9 qt) 6.56 26.3  
Grain absorption losses (steeping) -0.34 -1.4  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.63 g | 26.5 qt) 6 24  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (late additions) 0.42 1.7  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.06 -0.2  
Post boil volume 5.5 22  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
WARNING: Kettle losses > 2% detected which throw off OG calculation for extract/partial mash recipes in batch target 'fermentor' mode. Solution: Reduce kettle losses, misc losses and hops absorption in equipment profile, OR set batch target to 'kettle' and do a full wort boil. See batch target FAQ.    
Total: 6.34 25.4
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

[Tweaked version of https://www.homebrewtalk.com/threads/apple-ephemere-clone-attempt.89206/post-1090083 (with ingredient available to the nearest home brew store)
Instead of addind water after boil for target batch size, i'm boiling with more water for an hour instead of adding water at the end (i use tap water that need sterializing anyway...)]

At 15 min of boil, add 0.5 oz of crushed Coriander and 0.5 oz of Bitter Orange Peel

Add crushed apples on peak of first fermentation.

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From the Forum :
The mini-mash steeping time is 45 minutes at about 155 F. Drain bag and sparge. Bring wort to boiling and add malt extract. Bring back to boil and add 1 oz Strissel Spalt hops. (Note: Boil is only 30 minutes.) At 15 minutes add Coriander and bitter orange peel. At 5 minutes remaining add 0.5 oz Strissel Spalt hops. Cool down, add water for 5.5 gal, pitch yeast, and seal it up.

I added the apples on Day 3 of primary fermentation. I peeled, cored, and diced the apples before putting them in a sturdy zip lock bag and partially freezing them. The partial freezing makes the next step easier. Crush the apple chunks, let them thaw completely, and add to the wort.

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