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Polar Vortex Heffeweizen

185 calories 20.5 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Weizen/Weissbier
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.5 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.8 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 12.3 °P (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 13.8 °P (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 185 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 20.5 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday May 25th 2019
13.8 °P
4.0 °P
5.3%
9.2
10.7
5.5
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
7 lb American - Red Wheat7 lb Red Wheat 38 2.5 54.9%
3 lb American - Pilsner3 lb Pilsner 37 1.8 23.5%
1 lb American - CaraCrystal Wheat Malt1 lb CaraCrystal Wheat Malt 34 55 7.8%
1 lb Rice Hulls1 lb Rice Hulls 0 0 7.8%
0.75 lb Honey Malt0.75 lb Honey Malt 37 25 5.9%
12.75 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
0.75 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh0.75 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 3.55 Boil 60 min 9.21 100%
0.75 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 tsp Wyeast - Beer Nutrient Other Boil 10 min.
3 tsp Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 1 hr.
 
Yeast
Wyeast - Bavarian Wheat 3638
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
73%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
64 - 75 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 100 B cells required
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Priming
Method: sucrose       Amount: 3.2 oz       Temp: 65 °F       CO2 Level: 2 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
4 gal Infusion 169 °F 155 °F 60 min
3.7 gal Sparge 169 °F 152 °F 15 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.4 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp: 65 °F
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.4 qt/lb 4.46 17.9  
Mash volume with grains 5.48 21.9  
Grain absorption losses -1.59 -6.4  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.41 g | 17.6 qt) 3.88 15.5  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.03 g | 28.1 qt) 6.5 26  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.03 -0.1  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 5.5 g | 22 qt) 5.8 23.2  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 5.8 g | 23.2 qt) 5.5 22  
Total: 8.34 33.4
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

A variant of this beer won a blue ribbon at the Wisconsin State Fair. The judges thought it a bit too hoppy however so I reduced hops. Added some honey malt too.

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