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WitBier for the Elders

175 calories 18.7 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Witbier
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 75 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 91.6 gallons
Post Boil Size: 85 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.050 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.053 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 65% (brew house)
Hop Utilization: 95%
Calories: 175 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 18.7 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Tuesday July 2nd 2024
1.053
1.014
5.2%
14.8
6.6
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
50 lb US - 2-Row Pale Malt50 lb 2-Row Pale Malt 35.1 1.99 27.5%
100 lb US - White Wheat Malt100 lb White Wheat Malt 37.2 4.69 54.9%
25 lb US - Gel-Oats25 lb Gel-Oats 27.9 3.17 13.7%
7 lb Rice Hulls7 lb Rice Hulls 0 0 3.8%
182 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
12 oz Alpha Aroma12 oz Alpha Aroma Hops Leaf/Whole 5 Boil 60 min 13.17 75%
4 oz Alpha Aroma4 oz Alpha Aroma Hops Leaf/Whole 5 Boil 10 min 1.59 25%
16 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
0.34 g Zinc Water Agt Boil 10 min.
17 g Whirlfloc Fining Boil 10 min.
17 oz Coriander Seed (crushed) Spice Boil 5 min.
102 oz Elderflower (Raw) Herb Boil 0 min.
 
Yeast
Imperial Yeast - B44 Whiteout
Amount:
1 Liters
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
72%
Flocculation:
Medium-low
Optimum Temp:
62 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 1302 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.2 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
59.15 gal Strike 165 °F 152 °F 60 min
55.45 gal Sparge 168 °F 168 °F 15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.3 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 77.1 gal (308.4 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 65.1 gal (260.4 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 73.71 gal (294.84 qt) 59.15 236.6  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.3 qt/lb 59.15 236.6  
Mash volume with grains 73.71 294.8  
Grain absorption losses -22.75 -91  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 40.95 g | 163.8 qt) 55.45 221.8  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 77.1 g | 308.4 qt) 91.6 366.4  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.6 -2.4  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 75 g | 300 qt) 85 340  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 85 g | 340 qt) 75 300  
Total: 114.6 458.4
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Our Trippel with Elderflowers from Dec 2021 used 0.6oz/gal in secondary (i.e. vodka soak that resulted in 43oz/72gal)
So since we're using fresh Elderflowers from the mountain, we've opted to go for double. (similar to how wet hopped IPAs work), the raw product is going to be much heavier and therefore less potent. So we're going to aim for 102oz/85gal. We may not be able to find that much Elderflower. So we'll do our best and get as much as we can.
It will be added in the boil at flameout. We'll add the flowers and then let them soak in the wort for at lease 10mins. If we can we will also soak the flowers in vodka to help with the breakdown and extraction.

Potential Rates:
0.6oz/gal= 51oz/85gal
0.8oz/gal= 68oz/85gal
1.0oz/gal= 85oz/85gal
1.2oz/gal= 102oz/85gal

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