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Watermelon Hefe

156 calories 12.6 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Weissbier
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 10.5 gallons (ending kettle volume)
Pre Boil Size: 12.25 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.041 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 72% (ending kettle)
Source: Ash
Calories: 156 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 12.6 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Thursday June 12th 2025
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
10.50 lb Briess - White Wheat Malt10.5 lb White Wheat Malt 39.1 2.5 56.8%
7 lb Avangard - Pilsner7 lb Pilsner 37.3 1.7 37.8%
1 lb American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt)1 lb Carapils (Dextrine Malt) 33 1.8 5.4%
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Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
40 g Hopsteiner - Tettnanger40 g Tettnanger Hops Pellet 4 Boil 60 min 11.03 80%
10 g BSG - Sabro10 g Sabro Hops Pellet 14 Boil 10 min 3.5 20%
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Yeast
Fermentis - Safbrew - Wheat Beer Yeast WB-06
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
86%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
74 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 166 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 4.04 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
8.59 gal Strike 160 °F 154 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.75 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 75 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 12.07 gal (48.26 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 0.07 gal (0.26 qt) sparge/top-off.    
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.75 qt/lb 8.09 32.4  
Mash volume with grains 9.57 38.3  
Grain absorption losses -2.31 -9.3  
Remaining sparge water volume 6.72 26.9  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 12.07 g | 48.3 qt) 12.25 49  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.07 -0.3  
Post boil volume (equipment estimates 10.68 g | 42.7 qt) 10.5 42  
Estimated amount in fermentor 10.5 42  
Total: 14.81 59.3
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Watermelon Hefe" Weissbier beer recipe by Ash. All Grain, ABV 5.42%, IBU 14.53, SRM 3.73, Fermentables: (White Wheat Malt, Pilsner, Carapils (Dextrine Malt)) Hops: (Tettnanger, Sabro)
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  • Last Updated: 2025-08-04 18:09 UTC