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Wit is What It Is

161 calories 15.8 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Witbier
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.036 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.049 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 161 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 15.8 g (Per 12oz)
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Created: Tuesday June 28th 2016
1.049
1.011
4.9%
18.6
3.5
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
5 lb Belgian - Wheat5 lb Wheat 38 1.8 48.8%
4.50 lb Belgian - Pilsner4.5 lb Pilsner 37 1.6 43.9%
0.50 lb Flaked Wheat0.5 lb Flaked Wheat 34 2 4.9%
0.25 lb Munich0.25 lb Munich 37 6 2.4%
10.25 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1.80 oz Tettnanger1.8 oz Tettnanger Hops Pellet 2.4 Boil 60 min 16.97 69.2%
0.80 oz Saaz0.8 oz Saaz Hops Pellet 2.6 Boil 5 min 1.63 30.8%
2.60 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
0.75 oz Coriander Seed Spice Boil 5 min.
0.75 oz Orange Peel Spice Boil 5 min.
 
Yeast
White Labs - Belgian Wit Ale Yeast WLP400
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
76%
Flocculation:
Low-Med
Optimum Temp:
67 - 74 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
68 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 89 B cells required
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Priming
Amount: 8.2       CO2 Level: 3.75 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
109 12 16 53 82 171
4 Gypsum
8 Chalk
2 Epsom
3 CaCl
4 baking soda
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
3.85 gal Infusion -- 122 °F 15 min
4.1 qt boiling Infusion -- 139 °F 10 min
4.7 qt boiling Infusion -- 152 °F 45 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 3.84 15.4  
Mash volume with grains 4.66 18.7  
Grain absorption losses -1.28 -5.1  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.79 g | 19.1 qt) 5.19 20.8  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.1 g | 28.4 qt) 7.5 30  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.1 -0.4  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 9.03 36.1
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Honeybell peel dry roasted 250 2 hours

Active within 6 hrs.
Day 6 starts to really crank up...blowout through 6.5 carboy. Fit with blowoff hose. Continues to blowoff for 2 days. Lowered temp to 62.

Step raised to 72 at day 14-16.

Reduced to 62, racked over at SG 1.009 on day 20.

Bottled FG 1.008 at day 27

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