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Citra Cherry Wheat

154 calories 14 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Wheat or Rye Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 6 gallons (ending kettle volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.040 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (ending kettle)
Calories: 154 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 14 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Sunday April 5th 2015
1.047
1.009
4.9%
19.0
5.1
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
5 lb American - Pale 2-Row5 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 48.8%
4 lb American - White Wheat4 lb White Wheat 40 2.8 39%
0.75 lb American - Aromatic Malt0.75 lb Aromatic Malt 35 20 7.3%
0.50 lb Honey0.5 lb Honey 42 2 4.9%
10.25 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.50 oz Citra0.5 oz Citra Hops Pellet 11 Boil 60 min 19.04 40%
0.75 oz Citra0.75 oz Citra Hops Pellet 11 Dry Hop 14 days 60%
1.25 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
32 oz Tart Montmorency Cherry Concentrate Flavor Secondary 7 min.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safbrew - Wheat Beer Yeast WB-06
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
86%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
62 °F
Pitch Rate:
-
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
5 gal Sparge -- 158 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 3.66 14.6  
Mash volume with grains 4.44 17.7  
Grain absorption losses -1.22 -4.9  
Remaining sparge water volume 4.77 19.1  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.04 0.2  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.52 g | 30.1 qt) 7 28  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.02 -0.1  
Post boil volume (equipment estimates 5.48 g | 21.9 qt) 6 24  
Estimated amount in fermentor 6 24  
Total: 8.43 33.7
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

This is a slightly modified version of one of my older recipes that I have decided to share. Not a lot of "Really good" Cherry Wheat beers out there but this one is the best one I have found thus far. Citra Hops really makes the difference here especially in the dry hop, for this recipe I went light but for those true hop heads out there you can go more but remember you also have the equivalent of 2 gallons of tart cherry juice in this batch.

Keep in primary for at least 7 (recommend 10 or more) days, then add you cherry juice concentrate and dry hops to the bottom of your secondary before transferring. Remember that dry hopping plus the added cherry concentrate may slow the fermentation process down so be ready for that and don't rush it. It should take about 3 weeks to complete but any time your working with fruit juice in beer it is a good idea to check it with a refractometer or hydrometer to make sure fermentation is complete.

Bottle/keg and carbonate to your liking and enjoy...

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