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Blueberry Wheat

135 calories 13.8 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Fruit Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 144 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 151 gallons
Post Boil Size: 144 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.039 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.041 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 90% (brew house)
Source: Stubborn German Brewing Company
Calories: 135 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 13.8 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Sunday January 25th 2015
1.041
1.010
4.1%
16.3
3.8
5.7
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
85.07 lb American - Pale Ale85.07 lb Pale Ale 37 3.5 47.5%
85.07 lb German - Wheat Malt85.07 lb Wheat Malt 37 2 47.5%
9.02 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 10L9.02 lb Caramel / Crystal 10L 35 10 5%
179.16 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
9.36 oz Challenger9.36 oz Challenger Hops Pellet 12 Boil 60 min 16.3 100%
9.36 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
54.58 g Chalk Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
54.58 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
109.09 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
43.66 g Table Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
White Labs - German Ale/ Kölsch Yeast WLP029
Amount:
1.09 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
65 - 69 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
60 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 1953 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 0 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
RO Water
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
80 5 25 75 80 100
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
Infusion -- 152 °F --
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 145.85 gal (583.4 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 133.85 gal (535.4 qt) sparge/top-off.    
WARNING: Mash tun capacity exceeded. Volume required: 81.52 gal (326.07 qt) 67.19 268.7  
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 67.19 268.7  
Mash volume with grains 81.52 326.1  
Grain absorption losses -22.4 -89.6  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 101.31 g | 405.2 qt) 106.46 425.8  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 145.85 g | 583.4 qt) 151 604  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.35 -1.4  
Post boil Volume 144 576  
Going into fermentor 144 576  
Total: 173.65 694.6
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Add 3,620 grams by weight of blueberry extract

To make Mango habanero wheat, remove the blueberry extract and add 4.4 lbs of Amoretti mango artisan and about 500 ml (per 105 gallons or .6 ml per 500 ml beer) Habanero tincture

800 ml LD Carlson/Brewer's Best
160 ml Beck's

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