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Bumper Crop Wheat Beer

173 calories 14.9 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Wheat Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.5 gallons
Post Boil Size: 6 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.039 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.048 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Source: Hof
Calories: 173 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 14.9 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Thursday May 9th 2019
1.053
1.009
5.8%
20.9
4.6
5.2
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
4 lb American - Red Wheat4 lb Red Wheat 38 2.5 35.6%
6 lb American - Pale 2-Row6 lb Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 53.3%
0.25 lb Canadian - Honey Malt0.25 lb Honey Malt 37 25 2.2%
0.50 lb Honey0.5 lb Honey 42 2 4.4%
0.50 lb Rice Hulls0.5 lb Rice Hulls 0 0 4.4%
11.25 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Citra1 oz Citra Hops Pellet 11 Boil 15 min 20.9 25%
1 oz Citra1 oz Citra Hops Pellet 11 Boil 0 min 25%
2 oz Mandarina Bavaria2 oz Mandarina Bavaria Hops Pellet 8.5 Dry Hop at 68 °F 0 days 50%
4 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
5 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
11 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
7 g Epsom Salt Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
1 ml Lactic acid Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
81%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 95 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.45 Volumes
 
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
32 qt No Sparge mash Infusion -- 152 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 3.12 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3.12 qt/lb 8.39 33.5  
Mash volume with grains 9.25 37  
Grain absorption losses -1.34 -5.4  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 0.24 g | 1 qt) 0.67 2.7  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.04 0.2  
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 (equipment estimates 5.5 g | 22 qt) 6 24  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 6 g | 24 qt) 5.5 22  
Total: 9.05 36.2
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

This recipe was designed for a homebrew competition category that required 20% of the grain bill to be red wheat (tribute to the winter wheat grown here in KS).

First batch scored an average of 27.5 (2 judges) at a local competition. Biggest hits seemed to come from the beer being over-carbonated and a bit too much yeast character for an American Wheat (I probably DID ferment a little too warm).

All in all it was a pretty tasty beer, nice citrus/tangerine notes, some yeast character up front but finished clean. Probably not perfect for the style but definitely a drinkable beer with some clear direction for improvement.

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  • Last Updated: 2019-09-08 04:22 UTC