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Eat your wheaties ale

180 calories 20.4 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Weissbier
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 7.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 9.67 gallons
Post Boil Size: 7.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.033 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.054 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 60% (brew house)
Calories: 180 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 20.4 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Tuesday June 2nd 2026
1.054
1.016
4.9%
11.6
6.2
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
6.50 lb American - Red Wheat6.5 lb Red Wheat 38 2.5 40.6%
6.50 lb Briess - Brewers Malt 2-Row6.5 lb Brewers Malt 2-Row 37 1.8 40.6%
1 lb Honey Malt1 lb Honey Malt 37 25 6.3%
2 lb Muntons - Extra Light Dry Malt Extract (DME)2 lb Extra Light Dry Malt Extract (DME) - (late boil kettle addition) 44 3.2 12.5%
16 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Saaz1 oz Saaz Hops Pellet 2.1 Boil 90 min 6.66 50%
1 oz Citra1 oz Citra Hops Pellet 13.4 Boil 3 min 4.94 50%
2 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
0.50 lb Rice hulls Water Agt Mash 0 min.
 
Yeast
Lallemand - LALBREW® WIT BELGIAN WIT-STYLE ALE YEAST
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
70%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
63 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 132 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
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
Strike -- -- --
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.75 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 55 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.75 qt/lb 6.13 24.5  
Mash volume with grains 7.25 29  
Grain absorption losses -1.75 -7  
Remaining sparge water volume 5.55 22.2  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume 9.67 38.7  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (late additions) 0.15 0.6  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.08 -0.3  
Post boil Volume 7.5 30  
Going into fermentor 7.5 30  
Total: 11.67 46.7
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

165 mashed in to target 154 got 159
recirculated with cover on 10 mins to drop to 154
holding temp for

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  • Last Updated: 2026-06-07 00:51 UTC