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American Wheat

147 calories 12.9 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Wheat Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 186 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 200 gallons
Post Boil Size: 186 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.042 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.045 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Source: Sean Parker
Calories: 147 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 12.9 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday December 25th 2021
1.045
1.008
4.8%
23.9
3.9
5.5
367.49
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
145 lb Simpsons - Finest Pale Ale Golden Promise145 lb Finest Pale Ale Golden Promise 37 2.4 49.2%
145 lb American - White Wheat145 lb American - White Wheat $ 2.50 / lb
$ 362.50 		40 2.8 49.2%
5 lb Rice Hulls5 lb Rice Hulls 0 0 1.7%
295 lbs / $ 362.50
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 lb Yakima Chief Hops - Amarillo1 lb Amarillo Hops Pellet 8.1 Boil 60 min 14.25 33.3%
1 lb Amarillo 1 lb Amarillo Hops Pellet 8.1 Boil 15 min 7.07 33.3%
1 lb Amarillo 1 lb Amarillo Hops Pellet 8.1 Whirlpool 0 min 2.61 33.3%
3 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
186 g Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) Water Agt Boil 0 min.
186 g Gypsum Water Agt Boil 0 min.
12 oz Lactic acid Water Agt Sparge 0 min.
6 each Nutromix Water Agt Mash 0 min.
 
Yeast
Lallemand - LALBREW® VOSS KVEIK ALE YEAST
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
$ 4.99 / each
$ 4.99
Attenuation (avg):
80%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
77 - 104 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
100 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 5912 B cells required
$ 4.99 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 29.22 psi       Temp: 68 °F       CO2 Level: 2.6 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
110.62 gal Infusion 163 °F 152 °F 60 min
100 gal Sparge 152 °F 168 °F 30 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 68 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 188.7 gal (754.8 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 176.7 gal (706.8 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 134.23 gal (536.9 qt) 110.63 442.5  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 110.63 442.5  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 133.63 g | 534.5 qt) 134.23 536.9  
Grain absorption losses -36.88 -147.5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 115.2 g | 460.8 qt) 126.5 506  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 188.7 g | 754.8 qt) 200 800  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -1.2 -4.8  
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: 237.13 948.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Brewed at Mahalo Aleworks, Maui, HI

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