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American Wheat Ver 2.0

184 calories 17.6 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Wheat Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 11 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 13.5 gallons
Post Boil Size: 12 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.050 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.056 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 78% (brew house)
Source: Bill
Calories: 184 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 17.6 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday August 2nd 2019
1.056
1.012
5.8%
28.9
4.4
5.9
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
10 lb Weyermann - Pilsner10 lb Pilsner $ 0.00 / lb
$ 0.00 		36 1.5 47.6%
10 lb American - White Wheat10 lb American - White Wheat 40 2.8 47.6%
1 lb Munich - Light 10L1 lb Munich - Light 10L $ 0.00 / lb
$ 0.00 		33 10 4.8%
21 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1.50 oz Yakima Chief Hops - Cascade1.5 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 6.3 Boil 60 min 16.33 50%
1.50 oz Yakima Chief Hops - Cascade1.5 oz Cascade Hops Pellet 6.3 Boil 30 min 12.55 50%
3 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
White Labs - California Ale Yeast WLP001
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
76.5%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
68 - 73 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
72 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 201 B cells required
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Priming
CO2 Level: 2.65 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Lincoln Nebraska
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
Fly Sparge -- 152 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.33 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
WARNING: Boil kettle capacity (12 gal | 48 qt) exceeded. Volume required: 12.61 gal (50.45 qt). Suggest reducing initial water volume to 12 gal (48 qt) and adding 0.61 gal (2.45 qt) sparge/top-off.    
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.33 qt/lb 6.98 27.9  
Mash volume with grains 8.66 34.7  
Grain absorption losses -2.63 -10.5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 8.51 g | 34 qt) 9.39 37.6  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 12.61 g | 50.5 qt) 13.5 54  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.11 -0.5  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 11 g | 44 qt) 12 48  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 12 g | 48 qt) 11 44  
Total: 16.38 65.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Most of the time I'll use WLP001 liquid but the most recent brew (July2023) I was lazy and just used one packet of Safale US05 per carboy and it fermented great.

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