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Aiken Winter Wheat

180 calories 16 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Wheat Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.043 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.055 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 73% (brew house)
Source: RevFrank
Calories: 180 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 16 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Thursday October 6th 2022
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1.010
5.9%
24.7
4.1
5.5
0.97
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
6 lb American - Red Wheat6 lb Red Wheat 38 2.5 50%
5 lb Briess - Brewers Malt 2-Row5 lb Brewers Malt 2-Row 37 1.8 41.7%
1 lb Rice Hulls1 lb Rice Hulls 0 0 8.3%
12 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.75 oz Yakima Valley Hops - Centennial0.75 oz Centennial Hops $ 0.97 / oz
$ 0.73 		Pellet 8.4 Boil 60 min 23.17 75%
0.25 oz Yakima Valley Hops - Centennial0.25 oz Centennial Hops $ 0.97 / oz
$ 0.24 		Pellet 8.4 Boil 5 min 1.54 25%
1 oz / $ 0.97
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 tsp Epsom Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1 tsp Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
0.45 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Sparge 1 hr.
1 tsp Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
81%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 99 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
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
4.5 gal Strike 163 °F 152 °F 60 min
5 gal Sparge 172 °F 168 °F 10 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 68 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 4.5 18  
Mash volume with grains 5.46 21.8  
Grain absorption losses -1.5 -6  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.29 g | 17.2 qt) 4.25 17  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.04 g | 28.2 qt) 7 28  
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: 8.75 35
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

First brew using wheat that I malted a few weeks ago. I went with 6 pounds wheat instead of 5, thinking my malt might not have the intended sugar levels. We will see shortly. It did just fine!

For water treatment, look at separate water report

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