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Cherry Wheat Ale

172 calories 18.5 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Wheat or Rye Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.037 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 172 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 18.5 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Sunday July 5th 2015
1.052
1.014
5.1%
26.2
3.6
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
4 lb American - Wheat4 lb Wheat 38 1.8 36.4%
6 lb American - Pale 2-Row6 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 54.5%
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 %
1 oz Cascade1 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Boil 40 min 26.15 50%
1 oz Cascade1 oz Cascade Hops Leaf/Whole 7 Dry Hop 0 days 50%
2 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
3 lb cherries, pitted/frozen Flavor Secondary --
 
Yeast
Wyeast - German Ale 1007
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
55 - 68 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
70 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 85 B cells required
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
16 qt Infusion -- 155 °F 80 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 4.04 g | 16.2 qt) 4.5 18  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.54 g | 26.2 qt) 7 28  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.04 -0.2  
Post boil Volume 5 20  
Going into fermentor 5 20  
Total: 8.63 34.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Picked the cherries, pitted & froze them(to reduce infection & break down cell walls of fruit.

Will add to 3 # to 3 gallons of beer in secondary; will keep 2 gallons as wheat beer

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  • Last Updated: 2015-07-05 10:15 UTC