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Hefeweizen

167 calories 15.3 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Weissbier
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.25 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.045 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.051 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 65% (brew house)
Source: John Luhmann
Calories: 167 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 15.3 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Tuesday December 22nd 2020
1.051
1.010
5.3%
14.0
6.8
5.7
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
7 lb American - White Wheat7 lb White Wheat 40 2.8 63.6%
3 lb US - Pale 2-Row3 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 27.3%
1 lb Gambrinus - Honey Malt1 lb Honey Malt 37 25 9.1%
11 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.75 oz BSG - German Hallertau Mittelfrüh0.75 oz German Hallertau Mittelfrüh Hops Pellet 4.4 Boil at 212 °F 60 min 11.98 75%
0.25 oz BSG - German Hallertau Mittelfrüh0.25 oz German Hallertau Mittelfrüh Hops Pellet 4.4 Boil at 212 °F 15 min 1.98 25%
1 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 tsp Yeast Nutrient Other Boil 15 min.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale-WB06
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
78%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
59 - 75 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
72 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 197 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: co2       CO2 Level: 4.04 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Reverse Osmosis
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
3.6 gal Mash at 149 until conversion is complete Strike 156 °F 149 °F 60 min
2 gal Add 1 gallon of sparge water, lift basket and vorlauf 2 gallons Vorlauf -- -- --
4 gal Sparge until 6.25 gallons of wort is collected Sparge 168 °F 168 °F 20 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.3 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 149 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.3 qt/lb 3.58 14.3  
Mash volume with grains 4.46 17.8  
Grain absorption losses -1.38 -5.5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 5.09 g | 20.4 qt) 4.3 17.2  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.04 g | 28.2 qt) 6.25 25  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.04 -0.2  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 7.88 31.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Use extra rice hulls to prevent a stuck mash and sparge.

1 pack of WB-06 Wheat Beer Yeast

Cells Available:
69 billion cells
Pitch Rate As-Is:
0.26M cells / mL / °P
Target Pitch Rate Cells:
197 billion cells
Difference:
-128 billion cells

Starter Size (1 L)
Gravity (1.036)
Growth Model and Aeration

DME Required: 3.4 oz, 95.9 g
Growth Rate: 1.4
Intial Cells Per Extract (B/g): 0.72
Ending Cell Count: 203 billion cells
Resulting Pitch Rate: 0.77M cells / mL / °P
Starter meets desired pitching rate!

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