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Watermelon Wheat

170 calories 15.5 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Fruit Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.038 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.052 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 170 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 15.5 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday May 31st 2025
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
5.50 lb Malteurop - 2 Row5.5 lb 2 Row 34.3 2.15 50%
5.50 lb American - White Wheat5.5 lb White Wheat 40 2.8 50%
11 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.25 oz CTZ0.25 oz CTZ Hops Pellet 14 Boil 60 min 13.45 33.3%
0.50 oz CTZ0.5 oz CTZ Hops Pellet 14 Boil 15 min 13.35 66.7%
0.75 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 kg Watermelon Flavor Secondary 7 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:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 94 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 0 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
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 4.13 16.5  
Mash volume with grains 5.01 20  
Grain absorption losses -1.38 -5.5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.53 g | 18.1 qt) 5 20  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.03 g | 28.1 qt) 7.5 30  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.03 -0.1  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 9.13 36.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Watermelon Wheat" Fruit Beer recipe by jmg229. All Grain, ABV 5.53%, IBU 26.81, SRM 4.47, Fermentables: (2 Row, White Wheat) Hops: (CTZ) Other: (Watermelon)
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  • Last Updated: 2025-06-02 11:12 UTC