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American Wheat

143 calories 12.7 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Light Lager
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 10.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 13 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.036 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Calories: 143 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 12.7 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday November 11th 2016
1.044
1.008
4.8%
16.4
3.5
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
8 lb American - White Wheat8 lb White Wheat 40 2.8 50%
8 lb American - Pale 2-Row8 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 50%
16 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Willamette1 oz Willamette Hops Pellet 4.5 Boil 60 min 9.28 50%
1 oz Cascade1 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 7 Boil 15 min 7.16 50%
2 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
81%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
80 5 25 75 80 100
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
Sparge -- 152 °F 60 min
-- -- 170 °F 1 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.75 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 12.08 gal (48.3 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 0.07 gal (0.3 qt) sparge/top-off.    
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.75 qt/lb 7 28  
Mash volume with grains 8.28 33.1  
Grain absorption losses -2 -8  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 7.33 g | 29.3 qt) 8.25 33  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 12.08 g | 48.3 qt) 13 52  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.08 -0.3  
Post boil Volume 10.5 42  
Going into fermentor 10.5 42  
Total: 15.25 61
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"American Wheat" American Light Lager beer recipe by mjonkman. All Grain, ABV 4.75%, IBU 16.43, SRM 3.53, Fermentables: (White Wheat, Pale 2-Row) Hops: (Willamette, Cascade)
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  • Last Updated: 2016-11-12 03:56 UTC