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Wheat whiskey

313 calories 30.9 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Light Lager
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 10 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 11.5 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.082 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.171 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 313 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 30.9 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Tuesday March 4th 2025
1.094
1.022
9.4%
0.0
6.5
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
5.45 lb Briess - Brewers Yellow Corn Flakes5.45 lb Brewers Yellow Corn Flakes 34.5 0.8 15%
7.27 lb Gladfield - Rye Malt7.27 lb Rye Malt 35 3 20%
23.64 lb American - Red Wheat23.64 lb Red Wheat 38 2.5 65%
36.36 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
5 tbsp alpha amylase Water Agt Primary 0 min.
5 tbsp beta amylase Water Agt Secondary 0 min.
 
Yeast
fleischmann - fleischmann
Amount:
2 Tbsp
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
75%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
65 - 78 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
74 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 297 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-
0 0 0 0 0 0
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
13.63 gal Strike 160 °F 152 °F 60 min
1.5 gal Sparge 100 °F 100 °F --
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 160 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 16.54 gal (66.18 qt). Suggest reducing strike water volume to 9.09 gal (36.36 qt) and adding 4.54 gal (18.18 qt) sparge/top-off. 13.64 54.5  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 13.64 54.5  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 12.04 g | 48.2 qt) 16.54 66.2  
Grain absorption losses -4.55 -18.2  
Remaining sparge water volume 2.66 10.6  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7 g | 28 qt) 11.5 46  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Top off amount 4.5 18  
Going into fermentor 10 40  
Total: 16.3 65.2
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Wheat whiskey" American Light Lager beer recipe by Gousto. All Grain, ABV 9.4%, IBU 0, SRM 6.49, Fermentables: (Brewers Yellow Corn Flakes, Rye Malt, Red Wheat) Other: (alpha amylase, beta amylase)
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