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Witbier

168 calories 16.9 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Witbier
Boil Time: 75 min
Batch Size: 6 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.98 gallons
Post Boil Size: 6.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.042 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.051 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 65% (brew house)
Hop Utilization: 98%
Calories: 168 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 16.9 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday July 3rd 2026
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
6.50 lb Briess - Brewers Malt 2-Row6.5 lb Brewers Malt 2-Row $ 0.75 / lb
$ 4.88 		37 1.8 51.5%
5 lb Briess - White Wheat Malt5 lb White Wheat Malt 39.1 2.5 39.6%
1 lb Flaked Oats1 lb Flaked Oats 33 2.2 7.9%
2 oz German - Acidulated Malt2 oz Acidulated Malt 27 3.4 1%
12.62 lbs / $ 4.88
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Tettnanger1 oz Tettnanger Hops $ 2.00 / oz
$ 2.00 		Pellet 4.5 Boil 60 min 15.05 50%
1 oz Artisan - Saaz (Czech)1 oz Saaz (Czech) Hops Pellet 3 Boil 5 min 2 50%
2 oz / $ 2.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
4 g Calcium Chloride (anhydrous) Water Agt Mash 0 min.
4 oz Rice hulls Water Agt Mash 0 min.
1 each Whirlfloc Tablet / 163 Each Water Agt Boil 15 min.
1 tsp Yeast Nutrient Other Boil 10 min.
2 oz Bitter Orange Peel Flavor Whirlpool 10 min.
1 oz Coriander Seed Spice Whirlpool 10 min.
2 oz Orange Zest Spice Whirlpool 10 min.
 
Yeast
Lallemand - LALBREW® WIT BELGIAN WIT-STYLE ALE YEAST
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
75%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
63 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
65 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 100 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 4.04 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Light colored and malty
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
60 5 10 95 55 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
4 gal Strike 148 °F 152 °F 60 min
4 gal Fly Sparge -- -- --
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 80 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 4.73 18.9  
Mash volume with grains 5.74 23  
Grain absorption losses -1.58 -6.3  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 5.04 g | 20.2 qt) 5.07 20.3  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.95 g | 31.8 qt) 7.98 31.9  
Boil off losses -1.88 -7.5  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.08 -0.3  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 6 g | 24 qt) 6.5 26  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 6.5 g | 26 qt) 6 24  
Total: 9.81 39.2
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Witbier" Witbier beer recipe by So Cal Beer Guy. All Grain, ABV 5.13%, IBU 17.05, SRM 4.17, Fermentables: (Brewers Malt 2-Row, White Wheat Malt, Flaked Oats, Acidulated Malt) Hops: (Tettnanger, Saaz (Czech)) Other: (Calcium Chloride (anhydrous), Rice hulls, Whirlfloc Tablet / 163 Each, Yeast Nutrient, Bitter Orange Peel, Coriander Seed, Orange Zest)
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  • Last Updated: 2026-07-21 17:56 UTC