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Worker Bee Wheat

169 calories 14 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Wheat Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 11 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 12 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.048 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 69% (brew house)
Source: Talley/Anderson
Calories: 169 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 14 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday September 2nd 2016
1.052
1.008
5.8%
18.8
4.5
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
9 lb American - Wheat9 lb Wheat 38 1.8 42.9%
8 lb American - Pale 2-Row8 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 38.1%
2 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 10L2 lb Caramel / Crystal 10L 35 10 9.5%
2 lb Honey2 lb Honey 42 2 9.5%
21 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
2 oz Tettnanger2 oz Tettnanger Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 60 min 15.87 66.7%
1 oz Tettnanger1 oz Tettnanger Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 10 min 2.88 33.3%
3 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 tsp Irish Moss Fining Boil 5 min.
1 tsp Yeast Nutrient Other Boil 5 min.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
81%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
70 °F
Pitch Rate:
-
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
4 gal Infusion -- 122 °F 35 min
2.5 gal Infusion -- 145 °F 15 min
2.5 qt Infusion -- 158 °F 15 min
7 gal Sparge -- 170 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.33 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 12.61 gal (50.45 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 0.61 gal (2.45 qt) sparge/top-off.    
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.33 qt/lb 6.32 25.3  
Mash volume with grains 7.84 31.4  
Grain absorption losses -2.38 -9.5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 8.76 g | 35.1 qt) 8.15 32.6  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.16 0.6  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 12.61 g | 50.5 qt) 12 48  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.11 -0.5  
Post boil Volume 11 44  
Going into fermentor 11 44  
Total: 14.47 57.9
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

second batch - brewed as is, no 1st and 2nd runnings. Yeast updated - US-05.

His and Her's Nuptial Wheat - First runnings @ 6.5gal and Second runnings @ 6.5gal Original yeast Wyeast Wheat 1010.

1lb Honey added per 5-6gal at the very end of the boil.

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