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True Wheel

Method: All Grain
Style: German Pilsner (Pils)
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 32 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 35.3 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 10.9 °P (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 12.0 °P (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Hop Utilization: 96%
Calories: 159 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 16.5 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Wednesday October 15th 2025

Amount	Fermentable	PPG	°L	Bill %
55 lb	Weyermann - Barke Pilsner Malt55 lb Barke Pilsner Malt	37.03	1.75	99.1%
0.50 lb	American - White Wheat0.5 lb White Wheat	40	2.8	0.9%
55.50 lbs / $ 0.00

Amount

Fermentable

Cost

PPG

°L

Bill %

55 lb

Weyermann - Barke Pilsner Malt

37.03

1.75

99.1%

0.50 lb

American - White Wheat

2.8

0.9%

55.50 lbs / $ 0.00

Amount	Variety	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
13 oz	Saaz13 oz Saaz Hops	Pellet	3.5	Boil	90 min	29.37	46.4%
10 oz	Saaz10 oz Saaz Hops	Pellet	3.5	Boil	10 min	7.66	35.7%
5 oz	Saaz5 oz Saaz Hops	Pellet	3.5	Boil	0 min		17.9%
28 oz / $ 0.00

Amount

Variety

Cost

Type

Use

Time

IBU

Bill %

13 oz

Saaz

Pellet

3.5

Boil

90 min

29.37

46.4%

10 oz

Saaz

Pellet

3.5

Boil

10 min

7.66

35.7%

5 oz

Saaz

Pellet

3.5

Boil

0 min

17.9%

28 oz / $ 0.00

Amount	Variety	Cost	IBU	Bill %
28 oz	Saaz (Pellet) 27.999999935952 oz Saaz (Pellet) Hops		37.03	100%
28 oz / $ 0.00

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Water	Gallons	Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal \| 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 35.3 gal (141.2 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 23.3 gal (93.2 qt) sparge/top-off.
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 21.78 gal (87.14 qt). Suggest reducing strike water volume to 7.56 gal (30.24 qt) and adding 9.78 gal (39.14 qt) sparge/top-off.	17.34	69.4
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.25 qt/lb	17.34	69.4
Mash volume with grains	21.78	87.1
Grain absorption losses	-6.94	-27.8
Remaining sparge water volume	25.14	100.6
Mash Lauter Tun losses	-0.25	-1
Pre boil volume	35.3	141.2
Boil off losses	-2.25	-9
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma)	-1.05	-4.2
Post boil Volume	32	128
Going into fermentor	32	128
Total:	42.49	170
Equipment Profile Used:	System Default

Water

Gallons

Quarts

WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 35.3 gal (141.2 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 23.3 gal (93.2 qt) sparge/top-off.

WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 21.78 gal (87.14 qt). Suggest reducing strike water volume to 7.56 gal (30.24 qt) and adding 9.78 gal (39.14 qt) sparge/top-off.

17.34

69.4

Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.25 qt/lb

17.34

69.4

Mash volume with grains

21.78

87.1

Grain absorption losses

-6.94

-27.8

Remaining sparge water volume

25.14

100.6

Mash Lauter Tun losses

-0.25

-1

Pre boil volume

35.3

141.2

Boil off losses

-2.25

-9

Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma)

-1.05

-4.2

Post boil Volume

128

Going into fermentor

128

Total:

42.49

170

Equipment Profile Used:

System Default