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American Wheat Ale

162 calories 17.3 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Wheat or Rye Beer
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)
Efficiency: 65% (brew house)
Source: Thomas Hezel
Calories: 162 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 17.3 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday July 5th 2013
1.049
1.013
4.6%
28.5
6.9
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
5 lb American - Pale Ale5 lb Pale Ale 37 3.5 41.7%
5 lb American - Wheat5 lb Wheat 38 1.8 41.7%
1 lb Rice Hulls1 lb Rice Hulls 0 0 8.3%
1 lb Canadian - Honey Malt1 lb Honey Malt 37 25 8.3%
12 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Cascade1 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 7.3 Boil 45 min 26.33 50%
1 oz Calypso1 oz Calypso Hops Pellet 12.8 Boil 1 min 2.17 50%
2 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
White Labs - American Hefeweizen Ale Yeast WLP320
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
72.5%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
65 - 69 °F
Starter:
No
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
12 Infusion -- 154 °F 90 min
26 Fly Sparge -- 168 °F 60 min
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.75 qt/lb 5.25 21  
Mash volume with grains 6.21 24.8  
Grain absorption losses -1.5 -6  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 3.58 g | 14.3 qt) 4 16  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.08 g | 28.3 qt) 7.5 30  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.08 -0.3  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 9.25 37
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"American Wheat Ale" American Wheat or Rye Beer recipe by Thomas Hezel. All Grain, ABV 4.63%, IBU 28.5, SRM 6.92, Fermentables: (Pale Ale, Wheat, Rice Hulls, Honey Malt) Hops: (Cascade, Calypso)
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  • Snapshot Created: 2013-07-05 19:32 UTC