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2025 BAA Honey Orange Wheat

171 calories 17 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Wheat Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 10.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 12.01 gallons
Post Boil Size: 10.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.045 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.052 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 72% (brew house)
Source: Corey Rowley
Calories: 171 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 17 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Thursday July 15th 2021
1.052
1.012
5.3%
18.3
6.7
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
10 lb Great Western - White Wheat10 lb White Wheat 37 3.5 49%
4 lb Munich - Light 10L4 lb Munich - Light 10L 33 10 19.6%
4 lb Briess - Pale Ale Malt 2-Row4 lb Pale Ale Malt 2-Row 36.8 3.5 19.6%
6.50 oz American - Caramel / Crystal 10L6.5 oz Caramel / Crystal 10L 35 10 2%
2 lb US - Honey2 lb Honey 34 0 9.8%
20.41 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Hopsteiner - Cascade1 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 7.3 Boil 60 min 13.77 50%
1 oz Hopsteiner - Cascade1 oz Cascade Hops Leaf/Whole 7.3 Boil 10 min 4.54 50%
2 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
3 oz Sweet Orange Peel Flavor Boil 10 min.
1 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 0 min.
1 tsp Gypsum Water Agt Mash 0 min.
 
Yeast
- GR36 Yeast
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
75%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
65 - 78 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 179 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.65 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
6.62 gal Infusion 159 °F 150 °F 60 min
10.5 gal Batch Sparge 185 °F 170 °F 10 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.25 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 80 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 12.08 gal (48.3 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 0.07 gal (0.3 qt) sparge/top-off.    
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.25 qt/lb 5.75 23  
Mash volume with grains 7.22 28.9  
Grain absorption losses -2.3 -9.2  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 8.7 g | 34.8 qt) 8.64 34.5  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.17 0.7  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 12.08 g | 48.3 qt) 12.01 48  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.08 -0.3  
Post boil Volume 10.5 42  
Going into fermentor 10.5 42  
Total: 14.39 57.6
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

4th batch with 3oz of orange peel was the best orange aroma. Color looked good as well.
Possibly change up hop variety. Idaho 7 kind of messing with flavor profile.

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