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Simple Wheat Ale

142 calories 10.5 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Weissbier
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.25 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.031 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.044 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Crazy Crane
Hop Utilization: 96%
Calories: 142 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 10.5 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Wednesday May 21st 2025
1.044
1.005
5.2%
20.1
3.5
5.1
13.85
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
3.50 lb Briess - Brewers Malt 2-Row3.5 lb Brewers Malt 2-Row 37 1.8 38.9%
3.50 lb Avangard - Wheat3.5 lb Wheat $ 0.50 / lb
$ 1.74 		38.2 2 38.9%
1 lb Flaked Wheat1 lb Flaked Wheat $ 2.49 / lb
$ 2.49 		34 2 11.1%
8 oz Weyermann - Carafoam8 oz Carafoam $ 0.50 / oz
$ 3.98 		34.5 2.2 5.6%
8 oz DE - Acidulated Malt8 oz Acidulated Malt $ 2.49 / lb
$ 1.25 		27 3.4 5.6%
9 lbs / $ 9.46
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh1 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 3.75 Boil 60 min 15.44 33.3%
1 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh1 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 3.75 Boil 5 min 3.08 33.3%
1 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh1 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 3.75 Whirlpool at 170 °F 20 min 1.55 33.3%
3 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
5 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 0 min.
5 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 0 min.
1 each Whirlfloc $ 0.40 / each
$ 0.40 		Fining Boil 15 min.
2.20 g Yeast Nutrient Other Boil 15 min.
$ 0.40
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safbrew - Wheat Beer Yeast WB-06
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
$ 3.99 / each
$ 3.99
Attenuation (avg):
86%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 76 B cells required
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Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 19.62 psi       Temp: 35 °F       CO2 Level: 3.5 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Dortmund (historic)
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
250 20 10 100 300 340
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
45 gal Infusion 125 °F 125 °F 15 min
Temperature 125 °F 147 °F 60 min
Temperature 147 °F 165 °F 5 min
2 gal Sparge 170 °F 170 °F --
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 3.19 12.8  
Mash volume with grains 3.87 15.5  
Grain absorption losses -1.06 -4.3  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.94 g | 19.8 qt) 5.58 22.3  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.05 0.2  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.86 g | 27.5 qt) 7.5 30  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.08 -0.3  
Post boil Volume 5.29 21.2  
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.04 -0.2  
Going into fermentor 5.25 21  
Total: 8.77 35.1
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Mill grains twice, once at 0.08 inches and again at 0.05 inches.

Start mash at 125F for 15 minutes then raise temperature to 147F for 60 minutes. Raise temperature to 165F and mash out. Sparge with 2 gallons of 170F water.

Boil for 60 minutes following hops schedule. Chill to 170F and add whirlpool hops, steep for 20 minutes and chill.

Ferment at 60F for 7 days or until fermentation slows then raise temperature to 65F for 2 days or until fermentation completes then rack into secondary.

Keg and carbonate to 3.5 volumes.

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