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American Wheat Ale - Crowd edition - 130L

143 calories 13 g 330 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Wheat Beer
Boil Time: 30 min
Batch Size: 130 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 138 liters
Post Boil Size: 135 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.046 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.047 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (brew house)
Source: Modern Times
Hop Utilization: 95%
Calories: 143 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 13 g (Per 330ml)
URL: https://github.com/jpbarrette/beer-brewing/tree/master/macgyvers-island
Created: Tuesday March 17th 2026
1.047
1.009
5.0%
22.0
4.9
5.7
105.80
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
9 kg Thomas Fawcett - Maris Otter Low Colour Malt9 kg Maris Otter Low Colour Malt 1.00 € / kg
9.00 € 		36.8 1.8 34.3%
14 kg Weyermann - Pale Wheat14 kg Pale Wheat 1.00 € / kg
14.00 € 		36 2 53.3%
2.25 kg Weyermann - CaraRed2.25 kg CaraRed 2.40 € / kg
5.40 € 		35 19.3 8.6%
1 kg Rice Hulls1 kg Rice Hulls 1.00 € / kg
1.00 € 		0 0 3.8%
26.25 kg / 29.40 €
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
300 g Citra300 g Citra Hops 35.00 € / kg
10.50 € 		Pellet 11 Hop Stand at 80 °C 30 min 7.62 18.8%
300 g Nelson Sauvin300 g Nelson Sauvin Hops 35.00 € / kg
10.50 € 		Pellet 12.5 Hop Stand 30 min 14.42 18.8%
600 g Citra (11 AA)600 g Citra (11 AA) Hops 35.00 € / kg
21.00 € 		Pellet 11 Dry Hop (High Krausen) at 80 °C 3 days 37.5%
400 g Nelson Sauvin400 g Nelson Sauvin Hops 35.00 € / kg
14.00 € 		Pellet 12.5 Dry Hop (High Krausen) 3 days 25%
1,600 g / 56.00 €
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
30 g Ascorbic Acid Water Agt Mash 0 min.
10.50 g Canning Salt Water Agt Mash 0 min.
11.90 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 0 min.
24.50 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 0 min.
30 g Ascorbic Acid Water Agt Sparge 0 min.
16.20 g Gypsum Water Agt Sparge 0 min.
15.80 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Sparge 0 min.
14.30 g Canning Salt Water Agt Sparge 0 min.
 
Yeast
Lallemand - LALBREW® BRY-97 WEST COAST ALE YEAST
Amount:
6 Each
Cost:
3.40 € / each
20.40 €
Attenuation (custom):
80%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
15 - 22 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
18 °C
Pitch Rate:
0.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 759 B cells required
20.40 € Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.7 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
122 22 26 150 101 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
70 L Strike 69 °C 67 °C 60 min
95 L Sparge 76 °C 76 °C 15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 2.7 L/kg
Starting Grain Temp: 12 °C
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (45.4 L) exceeded. Volume required: 135.85 L. Suggest reducing initial water volume to 45.4 L and adding 90.45 L sparge/top-off.  
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 88.2 L. Suggest reducing strike water volume to 28.08 L and adding 42.8 L sparge/top-off. 70.9
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 2.7 L/kg 70.9
Mash volume with grains 88.2
Grain absorption losses -26.3
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 92.1 L) 94.3
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 135.9 L) 138
Boil off losses -2.9
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 133 L) 135
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -3
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size  
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 132 L) 130
Total: 165.2  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes
  • Used "dip hopping" for the "hop stand" hop. Didn't control temperature, might had less than 10 liters.
  • Bad crush (was too coarse)
  • Mash was almost too much for the kettle. Wasn't comfortable
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  • Last Updated: 2026-04-19 18:36 UTC
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