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Orange wit 2.5

139 calories 15.5 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Witbier
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 31 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 32.56 gallons
Post Boil Size: 31 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.040 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.042 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 65% (brew house)
Source: JR
Calories: 139 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 15.5 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday April 12th 2024
1.042
1.012
3.9%
17.2
3.5
5.3
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
24 oz Orange24 oz Orange - (late boil kettle addition) 4.1 0 2.4%
6 lb Quaker - Rolled Oats6 lb Rolled Oats 4 1 9.6%
25 lb Two Track - US - Two Track - White Wheat25 lb US - Two Track - White Wheat 36.5 2.1 40%
30 lb Two Track - US - Two Track - Pale30 lb US - Two Track - Pale 34.5 1.6 48%
62.50 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
90 g Perle90 g Perle Hops Pellet 6.4 Boil 60 min 13.67 50%
90 g Perle90 g Perle Hops Pellet 8.2 Boil 5 min 3.49 50%
180 g / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
35 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 0 min.
10 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 0 min.
 
Yeast
Lallemand - LALBREW® WIT BELGIAN WIT-STYLE ALE YEAST
Amount:
70 Grams
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
70%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
63 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 430 B cells required
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Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 14.1 psi       Temp: 34 °F       CO2 Level: 3 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
80 5 25 75 80 100
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
27.2 gal Strike 163 °F 152 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.6 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 32.74 gal (130.95 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 11.83 gal (47.31 qt) and adding 20.74 gal (82.95 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 26.4 gal (105.6 qt). Suggest reducing strike water volume to 7.6 gal (30.4 qt) and adding 14.4 gal (57.6 qt) sparge/top-off. 22 88  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.6 qt/lb 22 88  
Mash volume with grains 26.4 105.6  
Grain absorption losses -6.88 -27.5  
Remaining sparge water volume 16.99 68  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.69 2.8  
Pre boil volume 32.56 130.2  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (late additions) 0.17 0.7  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.24 -1  
Post boil Volume 31 124  
Going into fermentor 31 124  
Total: 38.99 156
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Orange wit 2.5" Witbier beer recipe by JR. All Grain, ABV 3.92%, IBU 17.17, SRM 3.48, Fermentables: (Orange, Rolled Oats, US - Two Track - White Wheat, US - Two Track - Pale) Hops: (Perle) Other: (Lactic acid, Calcium Chloride (dihydrate))
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