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Summer Wheat

172 calories 17.8 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Wheat or Rye Beer
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.035 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: MP
Calories: 172 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 17.8 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Monday April 6th 2015
1.052
1.013
5.1%
24.0
3.8
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
6 lb German - Wheat Malt6 lb Wheat Malt 37 2 54.5%
4 lb American - Pale 2-Row4 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 36.4%
1 lb Rice Hulls1 lb Rice Hulls 0 0 9.1%
11 lbs / 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.75 oz Styrian Goldings0.75 oz Styrian Goldings Hops Pellet 5.5 Boil 60 min 18.02 42.9%
0.50 oz Styrian Goldings0.5 oz Styrian Goldings Hops Pellet 5.5 Boil 15 min 5.96 28.6%
0.50 oz Styrian Goldings0.5 oz Styrian Goldings Hops Pellet 5.5 Boil 0 min 28.6%
1.75 oz / 0.00
 
Yeast
White Labs - Hefeweizen Ale Yeast WLP300
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
74%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
68 - 72 °F
Starter:
No
0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
3 gal Sparge -- 152 °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 4.13 16.5  
Mash volume with grains 5.01 20  
Grain absorption losses -1.38 -5.5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.82 g | 19.3 qt) 5 20  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.32 g | 29.3 qt) 7.5 30  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.07 -0.3  
Post boil Volume 5 20  
Going into fermentor 5 20  
Total: 9.13 36.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Brewed 5/2/15 low mash temp (141 deg) by accident. About 80 min mash.
OG: 1.060
FG 1.010
ABV: 6.5%

Sweet, light body easy drinking. Good wheat character. Might be good with some orange dry hop.
A little bitter and boozy, maybe less 2 row.

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