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Bitchin' Belgian Wit

7275 calories 622.6 g 20 qt
Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Witbier
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 10 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 12.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.034 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 80% (brew house)
Source: HEAD FIRST BREWING
Calories: 7275 calories (Per 20qt)
Carbs: 622.6 g (Per 20qt)
Created: Sunday October 15th 2017
1.042
1.007
4.5%
24.8
3.2
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
9 lb American - Pale 2-Row9 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 64.1%
4.80 lb American - White Wheat4.8 lb White Wheat 40 2.8 34.2%
0.25 lb Whole Wheat Flour0.25 lb Whole Wheat Flour - (late boil kettle addition) 1 1 1.8%
14.05 lbs / 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.75 oz Magnum0.75 oz Magnum Hops Pellet 12.5 Boil 60 min 20.65 33.3%
1.50 oz Cascade1.5 oz Cascade Hops Leaf/Whole 7 Boil 5 min 4.19 66.7%
2.25 oz / 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 tsp Yeast nutrient Other Boil --
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safbrew - General/Belgian Yeast S-33
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
80%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
68 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.5 (M cells / ml / ° P) 198 B cells required
0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: keg       Amount: 2      
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
80 5 25 75 75 100
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
5.7 gal Infusion -- 149 °F 90 min
5 gal Sparge -- 170 °F 10 min
5 gal Sparge -- 170 °F 10 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 12.33 gal (49.34 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 0.33 gal (1.34 qt) sparge/top-off.    
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb 5.27 21.1  
Mash volume with grains 6.39 25.6  
Grain absorption losses -1.76 -7  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 9.07 g | 36.3 qt) 9.24 37  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 12.33 g | 49.3 qt) 12.5 50  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.08 -0.3  
Post boil Volume 10 40  
Going into fermentor 10 40  
Total: 14.51 58
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Bitchin' Belgian Wit" Witbier beer recipe by HEAD FIRST BREWING. All Grain, ABV 4.54%, IBU 24.84, SRM 3.16, Fermentables: (Pale 2-Row, White Wheat, Whole Wheat Flour) Hops: (Magnum, Cascade) Other: (Yeast nutrient)
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  • Last Updated: 2017-11-02 01:43 UTC
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