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FCB Wheat

137 calories 12.4 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Wheat Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 40 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 48.05 gallons
Post Boil Size: 44.25 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.039 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.042 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Source: Davis Adams
Hop Utilization: 96%
Calories: 137 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 12.4 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Tuesday April 8th 2025
1.042
1.008
4.6%
15.9
3.9
n/a
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
30 lb Rahr - Standard 2-Row30 lb Standard 2-Row 36.8 1.8 50%
25 lb Rahr - White Wheat25 lb White Wheat 39.1 3.2 41.7%
2.50 lb Weyermann - Munich Type II (Dark)2.5 lb Munich Type II (Dark) 37 10 4.2%
2.50 lb Briess - Carapils Malt2.5 lb Carapils Malt 34.5 1.5 4.2%
60 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
2 oz Galena2 oz Galena Hops Pellet 13 Boil 60 min 13.09 25%
2 oz Yakima Valley Hops - Hallertau (Mittelfruh)2 oz Hallertau (Mittelfruh) Hops Pellet 3.6 Boil 30 min 2.79 25%
4 oz Artisan - Saaz (Czech)4 oz Saaz (Czech) Hops Pellet 3.5 Boil 0 min 50%
8 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Amount:
100 Grams
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
81%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 555 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
23.5 gal Infusion 163 °F 152 °F 60 min
36.05 gal Sparge -- -- --
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 41.8 gal (167.2 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 29.8 gal (119.2 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 27.3 gal (109.2 qt). Suggest reducing strike water volume to 7.2 gal (28.8 qt) and adding 15.3 gal (61.2 qt) sparge/top-off. 22.5 90  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 22.5 90  
Mash volume with grains 27.3 109.2  
Grain absorption losses -7.5 -30  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 27.05 g | 108.2 qt) 33.3 133.2  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 41.8 g | 167.2 qt) 48.05 192.2  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.3 -1.2  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 40 g | 160 qt) 44.25 177  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 44.25 g | 177 qt) 40 160  
Total: 55.8 223.2
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"FCB Wheat" American Wheat Beer recipe by Davis Adams. All Grain, ABV 4.58%, IBU 15.87, SRM 3.91, Fermentables: ( Standard 2-Row, White Wheat, Munich Type II (Dark), Carapils Malt) Hops: (Galena, Hallertau (Mittelfruh), Saaz (Czech))
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