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PUB 146 - Witbier

209 calories 21.8 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Witbier
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 284 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 310 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.058 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.063 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (brew house)
Source: Mat deGeus
Hop Utilization: 98%
Calories: 209 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 21.8 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday March 28th 2026
1.063
1.016
6.2%
16.9
6.9
5.8
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
165 lb Canada Malting - MUNICH MALT165 lb MUNICH MALT 37.3 10.5 27.3%
110 lb Unmalted Wheat110 lb Unmalted Wheat 36 2 18.2%
110 lb Canada Malting - WHITE WHEAT MALT110 lb WHITE WHEAT MALT 38.1 3.5 18.2%
220 lb Canada Malting - SUPERIOR PILSEN MALT220 lb SUPERIOR PILSEN MALT 37.2 1.5 36.4%
605 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
24 oz Magnum24 oz Magnum Hops Pellet 15 Boil 30 min 16.88 42.9%
32 oz Mandarina Bavaria32 oz Mandarina Bavaria Hops Pellet 8.5 Dry Hop (High Krausen) 0 days 57.1%
56 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
50 g Sea salt Spice Mash 0 min.
50 g CaCl2 Water Agt Mash 0 min.
 
Yeast
- Granvin
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
86 - 104 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 5810 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.2 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Light colored and malty
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
60 5 10 95 55 0
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Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 286.4 gal (1145.6 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 274.4 gal (1097.6 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 275.28 gal (1101.1 qt) 226.88 907.5  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 226.88 907.5  
Mash volume with grains 275.28 1101.1  
Grain absorption losses -75.63 -302.5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 135.4 g | 541.6 qt) 159 636  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 286.4 g | 1145.6 qt) 310 1240  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.9 -3.6  
Post boil Volume 284 1136  
Going into fermentor 284 1136  
Total: 385.88 1543.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"PUB 146 - Witbier" Witbier beer recipe by Mat deGeus. All Grain, ABV 6.24%, IBU 16.88, SRM 6.94, Fermentables: (MUNICH MALT, Unmalted Wheat, WHITE WHEAT MALT, SUPERIOR PILSEN MALT) Hops: (Magnum, Mandarina Bavaria) Other: (Sea salt, CaCl2)
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  • Last Updated: 2026-05-19 20:42 UTC