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Weizenbock

280 calories 29.5 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Weizenbock
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 10 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 13.4 gallons
Post Boil Size: 11 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.069 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.084 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Ballast Point
Calories: 280 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 29.5 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Tuesday July 15th 2025
1.084
1.022
8.2%
18.0
19.7
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
9.60 lb German - Pilsner9.6 lb Pilsner 38 1.6 30.8%
16 lb American - White Wheat16 lb White Wheat 40 2.8 51.3%
3.20 lb Briess - Dark Munich Malt 30L3.2 lb Dark Munich Malt 30L 36 30 10.3%
1 lb Special B1 lb Special B 34 115 3.2%
1 lb Proximity - Caravienne 201 lb Caravienne 20 34.5 20 3.2%
0.40 lb American - Chocolate0.4 lb Chocolate 29 350 1.3%
31.20 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
3 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh3 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 3.75 Boil 60 min 18.03 100%
3 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
White Labs - Hefeweizen Ale Yeast WLP300
Amount:
2 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
74%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
68 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
68 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 268 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
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 12.36 gal (49.45 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 0.36 gal (1.45 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 16.15 gal (64.58 qt). Suggest reducing strike water volume to 9.5 gal (38.02 qt) and adding 4.15 gal (16.58 qt) sparge/top-off. 13.65 54.6  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.75 qt/lb 13.65 54.6  
Mash volume with grains 16.15 64.6  
Grain absorption losses -3.9 -15.6  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 2.86 g | 11.5 qt) 3.9 15.6  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 12.36 g | 49.5 qt) 13.4 53.6  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.11 -0.5  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 10 g | 40 qt) 11 44  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 11 g | 44 qt) 10 40  
Total: 17.55 70.2
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Weizenbock" Weizenbock beer recipe by Ballast Point. All Grain, ABV 8.16%, IBU 18.03, SRM 19.73, Fermentables: (Pilsner, White Wheat, Dark Munich Malt 30L, Special B, Caravienne 20, Chocolate) Hops: (Hallertau Mittelfruh)
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  • Last Updated: 2025-07-15 20:50 UTC