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Watermelon Beer

146 calories 14.1 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Fruit Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 20 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 21.54 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 10.3 °P (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 11.1 °P (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Hop Utilization: 96%
Calories: 146 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 14.1 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Thursday July 13th 2023
11.1 °P
2.5 °P
4.6%
15.3
8.5
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
30 lb Canadian - Pale 2-Row30 lb Pale 2-Row 36 1.75 78.9%
5 lb Origin Malt - C405 lb C40 34.5 40 13.2%
3 lb Watermelon3 lb Watermelon 4.05 0 7.9%
38 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz CTZ1 oz CTZ Hops Pellet 15.5 Boil 60 min 15.29 100%
1 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
White Labs - California Ale Yeast WLP001
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
76.5%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
68 - 73 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 293 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 0 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
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
10.94 gal Strike 163 °F 152 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.25 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 85 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 21.54 gal (86.15 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 9.54 gal (38.15 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 13.74 gal (54.95 qt). Suggest reducing strike water volume to 9.2 gal (36.8 qt) and adding 1.74 gal (6.95 qt) sparge/top-off. 10.94 43.8  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.25 qt/lb 10.94 43.8  
Mash volume with grains 13.74 55  
Grain absorption losses -4.38 -17.5  
Remaining sparge water volume 14.88 59.5  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.35 1.4  
Pre boil volume 21.54 86.2  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.04 -0.2  
Post boil Volume 20 80  
Going into fermentor 20 80  
Total: 25.82 103.3
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Watermelon Beer" Fruit Beer recipe by COOPaleworks. All Grain, ABV 4.57%, IBU 15.29, SRM 8.49, Fermentables: (Pale 2-Row, C40, Watermelon) Hops: (CTZ)
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  • Last Updated: 2023-07-13 18:06 UTC