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172 calories 15.8 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Weissbier
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 415 liters (ending kettle volume)
Pre Boil Size: 450 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 12.0 °P (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 82% (ending kettle)
Calories: 172 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 15.8 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Tuesday November 19th 2024
13.0 °P
2.6 °P
5.5%
14.0
5.5
5.7
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
95 lb American - Pilsner95 lb Pilsner 37 1.8 50.4%
73 lb American - Red Wheat73 lb Red Wheat 38 2.5 38.8%
20 lb Briess - Bonlander Munich Malt 10L20 lb Bonlander Munich Malt 10L 36 10 10.6%
5 oz American - Midnight Wheat Malt5 oz Midnight Wheat Malt - (late mash tun addition) 33 550 0.2%
188.31 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
12 oz Saaz12 oz Saaz Hops Pellet 8.6 Boil 30 min 13.96 100%
12 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
40 g Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) Water Agt Boil 80 min.
100 g Lactic acid Water Agt Boil 10 min.
40 g Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
- Apex Hefeweizen
Amount:
110 Grams
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
78%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
-18 - -18 °C
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 1885 B cells required
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Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 0.7 bar       Temp: 1.1 °C       CO2 Level: 2.6 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Forest City Brewery Ward Labs Report 2023
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
50 5 8 50 30 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
200 L Strike 69 °C 45 °C 15 min
122 L Infusion 100 °C 65 °C 30 min
200 L Sparge 76 °C 76 °C 15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 2.09 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 18.3 °C
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (45.4 L) exceeded. Volume required: 425.25 L. Suggest reducing initial water volume to 45.4 L and adding 379.85 L sparge/top-off.  
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 234.9 L 178.5
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 2.1 L/kg 178.5
Mash volume with grains 234.9
Grain absorption losses -85.4
Remaining sparge water volume 357.8
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 425.3 L) 450
Boil off losses -8.6
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -1.7
Post boil volume (equipment estimates 439.7 L) 415
Estimated amount in fermentor 415
Total: 536.3  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

-Do not acidify mash. Wait till 10 min before end of boil
-38g Lactic Acid to acidify sparge water
-33g/bbl yeast pitch

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