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American Dark Wheat

171 calories 17 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: BIAB
Style: Weizen/Weissbier
Boil Time: 75 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.25 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.046 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.052 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: /homebrew/recipe/view/3381/american-dark-wheat
Calories: 171 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 17 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Wednesday September 26th 2018
1.052
1.012
5.3%
23.3
23.1
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
3.30 lb American - Red Wheat3.3 lb Red Wheat 38 2.5 32.2%
4 lb US - Pale 2-Row4 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 39.1%
13 oz German - Melanoidin13 oz Melanoidin 37 25 7.9%
16 oz Flaked Wheat16 oz Flaked Wheat 34 2 9.8%
18 oz Bairds - Pale Chocolate18 oz Pale Chocolate 33 207 11%
163.80 oz / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
20 g Perle20 g Perle Hops Pellet 6.4 Boil 60 min 17.77 45.5%
10 g Fuggles10 g Fuggles Hops Pellet 4.9 Boil 15 min 3.37 22.7%
7 g Fuggles7 g Fuggles Hops Pellet 4.9 Boil 5 min 0.95 15.9%
7 g Perle7 g Perle Hops Pellet 6.4 Boil 5 min 1.24 15.9%
44 g / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
Wyeast - Bavarian Wheat 3056
Amount:
1.25 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
75%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
64 - 74 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
70 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 183 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.25 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
6.2 gal Mash Infusion -- 156 °F 60 min
Mash Temperature -- 150 °F 60 min
2 qt Sparge -- 170 °F 5 min
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume (equipment estimates 8.46 g | 33.9 qt) 7.78 31.1  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 9.28 g | 37.1 qt) 8.6 34.4  
Grain absorption losses -1.28 -5.1  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.93 g | 27.7 qt) 6.25 25  
Boil off losses -1.88 -7.5  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.06 -0.2  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 5 g | 20 qt) 5.5 22  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Volume into fermentor (equipment estimates 5.5 g | 22 qt) 5 20  
Total: 7.78 31.1
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"American Dark Wheat" Weizen/Weissbier beer recipe by /homebrew/recipe/view/3381/american-dark-wheat. BIAB, ABV 5.31%, IBU 23.33, SRM 23.06, Fermentables: (Red Wheat, Pale 2-Row, Melanoidin, Flaked Wheat, Pale Chocolate) Hops: (Perle, Fuggles)
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