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(2026-05-30) Tropical Oberon

185 calories 16.2 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Wheat Beer
Boil Time: 75 min
Batch Size: 11 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 15 gallons
Post Boil Size: 12 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 11.3 °P (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 13.9 °P (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 185 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 16.2 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday April 10th 2026
13.9 °P
2.6 °P
6.1%
25.9
4.5
5.2
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
12 lb Briess - Brewers Malt 2-Row12 lb Brewers Malt 2-Row 37 1.8 51.1%
10 lb Briess - White Wheat Malt10 lb White Wheat Malt 39.1 2.5 42.6%
0.75 lb Avangard - Light Munich0.75 lb Light Munich 37 8 3.2%
0.75 lb Weyermann - Carafoam0.75 lb Carafoam 34.5 2.2 3.2%
23.50 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
2 oz Perle2 oz Perle Hops Pellet 5.1 Boil 60 min 18.39 28.6%
2 oz Hersbrucker2 oz Hersbrucker Hops Pellet 2.2 Boil 30 min 6.1 28.6%
3 oz Saaz (US)3 oz Saaz (US) Hops Pellet 5.9 Boil 1 min 1.38 42.9%
7 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1.50 tsp Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
0.50 tsp Epsom Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1.75 tsp Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
3 tsp Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Amount:
2 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
81%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
66 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 203 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.65 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
GFI Water Filter
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
52.3 3.5 0 48.5 73.2 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
17.8 gal Strike 158 °F 152 °F 75 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 3.03 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 68 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 13.14 gal (52.55 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 1.14 gal (4.55 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 19.68 gal (78.73 qt). Suggest reducing strike water volume to 10.12 gal (40.48 qt) and adding 7.68 gal (30.73 qt) sparge/top-off. 17.8 71.2  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3.03 qt/lb 17.8 71.2  
Mash volume with grains 19.68 78.7  
Grain absorption losses -2.94 -11.8  
Remaining sparge water volume 0.39 1.5  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 13.14 g | 52.6 qt) 15 60  
Boil off losses -1.88 -7.5  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.26 -1.1  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 11 g | 44 qt) 12 48  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 12 g | 48 qt) 11 44  
Total: 18.19 72.8
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

23.5 lbs grain x 0.12 = 2.82 gallons absorbed
2.82 gal + 15 gal preboil = 17.82 gal or 71.28 qts for mash
71.28 qts รท 23.5 = 3.03 qt/lb mash thickness
GBR Calculator predicts 19.5 gall for full volume mash

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