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Watermelon Wheat

163 calories 14.4 g 12 oz
Beer Stats
Method: BIAB
Style: Specialty Fruit Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.039 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 68% (brew house)
Calories: 163 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 14.4 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Thursday July 14th 2016
1.050
1.009
5.4%
28.4
4.1
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
5.25 lb American - Pale 2-Row5.25 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 50%
5.25 lb American - White Wheat5.25 lb White Wheat 40 2.8 50%
10.50 lbs / 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.25 oz Columbus0.25 oz Columbus Hops Pellet 15 Boil 60 min 14.27 33.3%
0.50 oz Columbus0.5 oz Columbus Hops Pellet 15 Boil 15 min 14.16 66.7%
0.75 oz / 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
3 qt Watermelon Flavor Secondary 7 days
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
81%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
68 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 193 B cells required
0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
Fly Sparge -- 152 °F 60 min
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume (equipment estimates 8.59 g | 34.4 qt) 8.56 34.3  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 9.43 g | 37.7 qt) 9.4 37.6  
Grain absorption losses -1.31 -5.3  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.03 g | 28.1 qt) 7 28  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.03 -0.1  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Volume into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 8.56 34.3
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Sanitize the watermelon, scoop out all of inside, blend to a puree and collect 3 qts of juice to add to secondary after 7 days

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