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Watermelon Wheat

177 calories 15.8 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Wheat Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.042 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 78% (brew house)
Calories: 177 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 15.8 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Monday May 16th 2016
1.054
1.010
5.8%
30.8
4.0
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
4.50 lb American - Pale 2-Row4.5 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 50%
4.50 lb American - White Wheat4.5 lb White Wheat 40 2.8 50%
9 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.50 oz Columbus0.5 oz Columbus Hops Pellet 15 Boil 60 min 30.75 50%
0.50 oz Magnum0.5 oz Magnum Hops Pellet 15 Aroma 0 min 50%
1 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
4 qt Watermelon Flavor Secondary 7 days
 
Yeast
White Labs - American Hefeweizen Ale Yeast WLP320
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
80%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
65 - 69 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
65 °F
Pitch Rate:
-
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
5.25 qt Strike H2O Temp: 163.6 Infusion -- 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 3.38 13.5  
Mash volume with grains 4.1 16.4  
Grain absorption losses -1.13 -4.5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.54 g | 18.2 qt) 4.5 18  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.54 g | 26.2 qt) 6.5 26  
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: 7.88 31.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Watermelon Wheat" American Wheat Beer recipe by Brewer #56841. All Grain, ABV 5.77%, IBU 30.75, SRM 3.95, Fermentables: (Pale 2-Row, White Wheat) Hops: (Columbus, Magnum) Other: (Watermelon)
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  • Last Updated: 2017-06-23 20:13 UTC