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Pretty Please Cherry Wheat

163 calories 14.4 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Weizen/Weissbier
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.3 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.3 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.042 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.050 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 60% (brew house)
Source: 920 Brewing
Calories: 163 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 14.4 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday May 24th 2025
1.050
1.009
5.4%
18.5
20.1
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
7.25 lb Briess - US - Briess - Pale 2-Row - Toasted7.25 lb US - Briess - Pale 2-Row - Toasted 33 30 58%
5 lb Briess - US - Briess - Red Wheat5 lb US - Briess - Red Wheat 38 2.5 40%
4 oz US - American - Caramel/Crystal Malt - 20L4 oz US - American - Caramel/Crystal Malt - 20L 34.5 20 2%
12.50 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.75 oz Willamette0.75 oz Willamette Hops Pellet 5.7 Boil 60 min 16.52 75%
0.25 oz Willamette0.25 oz Willamette Hops Pellet 5.7 Boil 10 min 2 25%
1 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
5 lb Door County Cherries Flavor Secondary 5 days
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
81%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
19.4 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 87 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 100 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
6.2 gal Saccharification Infusion 166 °F 152.06 °F 60 min
Temperature 152 °F 170 °F 10 min
1 gal Mash Out Sparge -- 175 °F 10 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.25 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.25 qt/lb 3.91 15.6  
Mash volume with grains 4.91 19.6  
Grain absorption losses -1.56 -6.3  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.74 g | 19 qt) 4.21 16.8  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.84 g | 27.4 qt) 6.3 25.2  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.04 -0.2  
Post boil Volume 5.3 21.2  
Going into fermentor 5.3 21.2  
Total: 8.11 32.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

This profile is for the no-sparge method. If you are using a sparge method, you will need to increase efficiency and volumes accordingly. For 240V operation increase boiloff rate to 1 gal/hr at 100% power, or run at 60% power for similar boil off rate at 120V operation.

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