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Witbier

171 calories 17 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Witbier
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 186 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 200 gallons
Post Boil Size: 186 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.048 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.052 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 85% (brew house)
Source: Sean Parker
Calories: 171 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 17 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Tuesday November 2nd 2021
1.052
1.012
5.3%
15.7
3.4
2.7
279.99
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
165 lb Weyermann - Pilsner165 lb Pilsner 36 1.5 53.2%
110 lb American - White Wheat110 lb American - White Wheat $ 2.50 / lb
$ 275.00 		40 2.8 35.5%
30 lb Rolled Oats30 lb Rolled Oats 33 2.2 9.7%
5 lb Rice Hulls5 lb Rice Hulls 0 0 1.6%
310 lbs / $ 275.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 lb Mandarina Bavaria1 lb Mandarina Bavaria Hops Pellet 7.9 Boil 60 min 13.13 50%
1 lb Mandarina Bavaria1 lb Mandarina Bavaria Hops Pellet 7.9 Whirlpool 0 min 2.54 50%
2 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
186 oz Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) Water Agt Boil 90 min.
186 oz Gypsum Water Agt Boil 90 min.
6 each Nutromix Water Agt Boil 10 min.
1 lb Bitter Orange Peel Flavor Boil 10 min.
1 lb Camomile Flavor Boil 10 min.
8 oz Ground coriander seed Flavor Boil 10 min.
8 gal Starfruit juice Flavor Secondary 0 min.
 
Yeast
Lallemand - LALBREW® WIT BELGIAN WIT-STYLE ALE YEAST
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
$ 4.99 / each
$ 4.99
Attenuation (custom):
75%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
63 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
68 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.0 (M cells / ml / ° P) 9056 B cells required
$ 4.99 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 27.65 psi       Temp: 68 °F       CO2 Level: 2.5 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
114.37 gal Infusion 163 °F 149 °F 60 min
100 gal Sparge 149 °F 168 °F 30 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 70 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 188.85 gal (755.4 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 176.85 gal (707.4 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 141.05 gal (564.2 qt) 116.25 465  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 116.25 465  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 140.45 g | 561.8 qt) 141.05 564.2  
Grain absorption losses -38.75 -155  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 111.6 g | 446.4 qt) 122.75 491  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 188.85 g | 755.4 qt) 200 800  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.6 -2.4  
Post boil Volume 186 744  
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.6 -2.4  
Top off amount 0.6 2.4  
Going into fermentor 186 744  
Total: 239 956
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Brewed at Mahalo Aleworks, Maui, HI

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