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Red State Wheat State

178 calories 18.1 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Wheat or Rye Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 15 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 16.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.049 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Chris
Calories: 178 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 18.1 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Tuesday June 10th 2014
1.054
1.013
5.3%
35.5
6.1
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
25 lb American - Pale 2-Row25 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 80.6%
3.50 lb American - Red Wheat3.5 lb Red Wheat 38 2.5 11.3%
2.50 lb German - Melanoidin2.5 lb Melanoidin 37 25 8.1%
31 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
2.50 oz Mount Hood2.5 oz Mount Hood Hops Pellet 4.8 Boil 60 min 15.37 35.7%
2.50 oz Amarillo2.5 oz Amarillo Hops Pellet 8.6 Boil 15 min 13.66 35.7%
2 oz Simcoe2 oz Simcoe Hops Pellet 12.7 Boil 5 min 6.48 28.6%
7 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
Wyeast - American Ale 1056
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
Med-Low
Optimum Temp:
60 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
68 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 265 B cells required
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
46 qt Brought up from 142 at dough in. 15 minutes Sparge -- 153 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 16.76 gal (67.05 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 4.76 gal (19.05 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 14.11 gal (56.42 qt). Suggest reducing strike water volume to 9.52 gal (38.08 qt) and adding 2.11 gal (8.42 qt) sparge/top-off. 11.63 46.5  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 11.63 46.5  
Mash volume with grains 14.11 56.4  
Grain absorption losses -3.88 -15.5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 9.26 g | 37.1 qt) 9 36  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 16.76 g | 67.1 qt) 16.5 66  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.26 -1.1  
Post boil Volume 15 60  
Going into fermentor 15 60  
Total: 20.63 82.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Very drinkable and easy recipe. Light in body, with a little bit of citrus coming through via the hops and wheat combination. Has ended up being pretty clear for a wheat beer, but still has the body that you are used to.

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