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American Wheat

150 calories 14.7 g 330 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Wheat Beer
Boil Time: 75 min
Batch Size: 50 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 57.9 liters
Post Boil Size: 50.75 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.043 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.049 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 78% (brew house)
Source: Drugos
Calories: 150 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 14.7 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Wednesday August 23rd 2023
1.049
1.011
5.0%
21.2
3.6
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
5 kg Maltear - Pilsener5 kg Pilsener 38 2 50%
4 kg Intermalta - Malta De Trigo (Wheat Malt)4 kg Malta De Trigo (Wheat Malt) 38.9 2 40%
1 kg BA Malt - Carapils1 kg Carapils 34 4 10%
10 kg / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
150 g Cascade150 g Cascade Hops Pellet 10 Hop Stand at 85 °C 50 min 15 49%
150 g Cascade150 g Cascade Hops Pellet 10 Dry Hop at 20 °C 3 days 49%
6 g Barth-Haas - Pahto6 g Pahto Hops Pellet 18.5 Boil 70 min 6.18 2%
306 g / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
11.50 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
4.50 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
8.01 ml Phosphoric acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
5.55 g Phosphoric acid Water Agt Sparge 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - English Ale Yeast S-04
Amount:
30 Grams
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
12 - 25 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
12 °C
Pitch Rate:
1.0 (M cells / ml / ° P) 608 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.65 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
100 12 32 60 120 140
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
29.7 L Strike 77 °C 65 °C 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 3 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 10 °C
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (45.4 L) exceeded. Volume required: 57.91 L. Suggest reducing initial water volume to 45.4 L and adding 12.51 L sparge/top-off.  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3 L/kg 30
Mash volume with grains 36.6
Grain absorption losses -10
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 38.8 L) 38.8
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume 57.9
Boil off losses -7.1
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0
Post boil Volume 50.8
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.8
Going into fermentor 50
Total: 68.8  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"American Wheat" American Wheat Beer recipe by Drugos. All Grain, ABV 5.02%, IBU 21.18, SRM 3.64, Fermentables: (Pilsener, Malta De Trigo (Wheat Malt), Carapils) Hops: (Cascade, Pahto) Other: (Gypsum, Calcium Chloride (dihydrate), Phosphoric acid)
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