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Lemon Wit

151 calories 10.2 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Witbier
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 28 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 31.59 gallons
Post Boil Size: 28.8 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.043 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.047 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 73% (brew house)
Calories: 151 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 10.2 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Tuesday July 7th 2026
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
30 lb American - Pilsner30 lb Pilsner 37 1.8 60%
20 lb Flaked Wheat20 lb Flaked Wheat 34 2 40%
50 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
8 oz Lemondrop8 oz Lemondrop Hops Pellet 6 Hop Stand 30 min 6.42 88.9%
1 oz Artisan - Hallertau Blanc1 oz Hallertau Blanc Hops Pellet 10.5 Boil 60 min 7.62 11.1%
9 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
8 each Lemon Zest Spice Boil 5 min.
12.50 g Grains of paradise Spice Boil 5 min.
 
Yeast
Omega Yeast Labs - Jovaru Lithuanian Farmhouse OYL-033
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
90%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
70 - 95 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 433 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.2 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Marblehead
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
16.86 gal Strike 160 °F 152 °F 60 min
20.99 gal Sparge 168 °F 168 °F 15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.33 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 29.84 gal (119.35 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 17.84 gal (71.35 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 20.63 gal (82.5 qt). Suggest reducing strike water volume to 8 gal (32 qt) and adding 8.63 gal (34.5 qt) sparge/top-off. 16.63 66.5  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.33 qt/lb 16.63 66.5  
Mash volume with grains 20.63 82.5  
Grain absorption losses -6.25 -25  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 19.71 g | 78.9 qt) 21.47 85.9  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 29.84 g | 119.4 qt) 31.59 126.4  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.04 -0.2  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 28.3 g | 113.2 qt) 28.8 115.2  
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.3 -1.2  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 28.5 g | 114 qt) 28 112  
Total: 38.09 152.4
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Use meyer lemons?! Smaller? Use 10?
Probably used 36limes (6lb) for SportsBeer

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  • Last Updated: 2026-07-07 16:08 UTC