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Witbier

171 calories 17 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Witbier
Boil Time: 75 min
Batch Size: 5.00003 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.99535 gallons
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Calories: 171 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 17 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday November 25th 2011
1.052
1.012
5.2%
14.2
3.5
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
0.50 lb Rice Hulls0.5 lb Rice Hulls 0 0 5%
5.50 lb Pilsner (2 Row) Ger5.5 lb Pilsner (2 Row) Ger 37 2 55%
3.50 lb Wheat, Flaked3.5 lb Wheat, Flaked 1.0E-7 2 35%
0.50 lb Oats, Flaked0.5 lb Oats, Flaked 37 1 5%
10 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Mt. Hood Leaf1.00002 oz Mt. Hood Leaf Hops Leaf/Whole 3.5 Boil 75 min 66.7%
0.50 oz Hersbrucker Pellet Hops0.500008 oz Hersbrucker Pellet Hops Hops Pellet 2.6 Boil 15 min 33.3%
1.50 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
0 lb Irish Moss Other Boil 15 min.
0 lb Orange Peel, Bitter Other Boil 5 min.
0 lb Coriander Seed Other Boil 5 min.
0 lb PH 5.2 Stabilizer Other Boil 75 min.
 
Yeast
- -
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
Med
Optimum Temp:
66 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
White Labs Belgian Wit Ale
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
0%
Flocculation:
Optimum Temp:
0 - 0 °F
Starter:
No
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
7.57087 gal Protein Rest Infusion -- 104 °F 30 min
2.83908 gal Protein Rest Infusion -- 122 °F 45 min
6.62451 gal Saccharification Infusion -- 150 °F 60 min
8.51723 gal Mash out Infusion -- 168 °F 10 min
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.75 qt/lb 4.38 17.5  
Mash volume with grains 5.18 20.7  
Grain absorption losses -1.25 -5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.06 g | 16.2 qt) 4.12 16.5  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.93 g | 27.7 qt) 7 28  
Boil off losses -1.88 -7.5  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.06 -0.2  
Post boil Volume 5 20  
Going into fermentor 5 20  
Total: 8.5 34
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

This is a delicious recipe. I love this Witbier. However, the process was time consuming, and the yield was low. I will definitely brew this beer again. Perhaps the next time I may use a different mash schedule and see if I can step up the yield.

I initially used the multiple steps. I would like to see if I can make a similar beer with a single infusion mash. I am not sure if the raw oats and flaked wheat would need a different treatment.

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