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Estes Hef

165 calories 17.5 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: No Profile Selected
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 5.5 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.045 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.050 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 60% (brew house)
Hop Utilization: 85%
Calories: 165 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 17.5 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday May 24th 2025
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
5.50 lb Root Shoot Malting - Pilsner5.5 lb Pilsner 37 2 50%
5.50 lb Root Shoot Malting - White Wheat5.5 lb White Wheat 38 2.4 50%
11 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Saaz1 oz Saaz Hops Pellet 2.5 Boil at 205 °F 60 min 8.45 33.3%
2 oz Saaz2 oz Saaz Hops Pellet 2.5 Boil at 205 °F 15 min 8.38 66.7%
3 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
White Labs - American Hefeweizen Ale Yeast WLP320
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
72.5%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
65 - 69 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
67 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 82 B cells required
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Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 15.52 psi       Temp: 40 °F       CO2 Level: 2.8 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Fort Collins 2012
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
17 2 3 3 13 50
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
5.5 gal Temperature 160 °F 152 °F 60 min
1.38 gal Sparge 175 °F 175 °F --
Starting Mash Thickness: 2 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 68 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 2 qt/lb 5.5 22  
Mash volume with grains 6.38 25.5  
Grain absorption losses -1.38 -5.5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 2.74 g | 11 qt) 1.63 6.5  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.61 g | 26.5 qt) 5.5 22  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.11 -0.5  
Post boil Volume 5 20  
Going into fermentor 5 20  
Total: 7.13 28.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Estes Hef" No Profile Selected beer recipe by J.Bird. All Grain, ABV 4.83%, IBU 16.83, SRM 4.4, Fermentables: (Pilsner, White Wheat) Hops: (Saaz)
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  • Last Updated: 2025-05-24 17:38 UTC