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Zappa Wheat

157 calories 14.1 g 22 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: BIAB
Style: American Wheat Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.5 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.041 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.048 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (brew house)
Source: BKS
Hop Utilization: 88%
Calories: 157 calories (Per 22oz)
Carbs: 14.1 g (Per 22oz)
Created: Thursday October 21st 2021
1.048
1.009
5.2%
23.7
4.2
5.7
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
4 lb US - Pale 2-Row4 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 45.7%
4 lb American - White Wheat4 lb White Wheat 40 2.8 45.7%
0.50 lb Flaked Oats0.5 lb Flaked Oats 33 2.2 5.7%
4 oz Aromatic Malt4 oz Aromatic Malt 35 20 2.9%
8.75 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Zappa1 oz Zappa Hops Pellet 7 Boil 35 min 19.12 25%
1 oz Zappa1 oz Zappa Hops Pellet 7 Boil 5 min 4.6 25%
2 oz Zappa2 oz Zappa Hops Pellet 7 Dry Hop 1 days 50%
4 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
White Labs - San Diego Super Yeast WLP090
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
80%
Flocculation:
Med-High
Optimum Temp:
65 - 68 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
64 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 87 B cells required
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Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 26.87 psi       Temp: 68 °F       CO2 Level: 2.45 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Light colored and hoppy
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
75 5 10 50 150 0
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
5 gal Sacc Infusion -- 142 °F 30 min
Sacc Temperature 142 °F 152 °F 15 min
Mash out Temperature 152 °F 170 °F 10 min
2 gal Sparge Batch Sparge 170 °F 170 °F 10 min
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume (equipment estimates 8.42 g | 33.7 qt) 7.84 31.4  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 9.12 g | 36.5 qt) 8.54 34.2  
Grain absorption losses -1.09 -4.4  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.08 g | 28.3 qt) 6.5 26  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.08 -0.3  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Volume into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 7.84 31.4
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Dry hopping

Dry hopped at 6 C for 24 hours

Tasting notes

Cold hopping works out very well, adds a wonderful nose to the beer. Very easy drinker.

Criticisms

Some people expected a wheat beer to be sweeter, so maybe bump up the malty notes or decrease first sacc rest time.

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