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El Hefe

162 calories 17.3 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Wheat Beer
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7 gallons
Post Boil Size: 6 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.042 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.049 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Calories: 162 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 17.3 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday July 31st 2020
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n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
6.60 lb Canadian - Pale Wheat6.6 lb Pale Wheat 36 2 66.7%
1.10 lb Canadian - Pale 2-Row1.1 lb Pale 2-Row 36 1.75 11.1%
2.20 lb German - Bohemian Pilsner2.2 lb German - Bohemian Pilsner 38 1.9 22.2%
9.90 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.50 oz Yakima Valley Hops - Simcoe0.5 oz Simcoe Hops Pellet 13.6 Boil 60 min 25.21 100%
0.50 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
3 g Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
2 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1 g Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
9.66 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
White Labs - American Hefeweizen Ale Yeast WLP320
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
72.5%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
65 - 69 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 89 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: co2       CO2 Level: 4.04 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Light colored and malty
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
60 5 10 95 55 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
15 qt Strike 162 °F 152 °F 60 min
Mash Out Sparge 152 °F 168 °F --
12 qt Sparge 170 °F 170 °F --
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 3.71 14.9  
Mash volume with grains 4.5 18  
Grain absorption losses -1.24 -5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 5.54 g | 22.2 qt) 4.78 19.1  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.77 g | 31.1 qt) 7 28  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.02 -0.1  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 5.5 g | 22 qt) 6 24  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 6 g | 24 qt) 5.5 22  
Total: 8.49 34
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"El Hefe" American Wheat Beer recipe by rich.miller114@gmail.com. All Grain, ABV 4.77%, IBU 25.21, SRM 3.53, Fermentables: (Pale Wheat, Pale 2-Row, German - Bohemian Pilsner) Hops: (Simcoe) Other: (Calcium Chloride (anhydrous), Gypsum, Salt, Lactic acid)
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