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Birthday Blueberry Wheat Ale

173 calories 15.7 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: Extract
Style: Specialty Fruit Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6 gallons
Post Boil Size: 4.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.046 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.061 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 35% (steeping grains only)
Calories: 173 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 15.7 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Tuesday August 20th 2019
1.053
1.010
5.6%
29.8
4.7
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
5 lb Liquid Malt Extract - Light5 lb Liquid Malt Extract - Light 35 4 43.5%
2.50 lb Liquid Malt Extract - Wheat2.5 lb Liquid Malt Extract - Wheat 35 3 21.7%
3 lb Blueberry3 lb Blueberry - (late boil kettle addition) 4.95 0 26.1%
10.50 lbs / $ 0.00
Steeping Grains
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
1 lb American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt)1 lb Carapils (Dextrine Malt) 33 1.8 8.7%
$ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Cluster1 oz Cluster Hops Pellet 6.5 Boil 60 min 23.35 50%
0.50 oz Huell Melon0.5 oz Huell Melon Hops Pellet 7.2 Boil 15 min 6.42 25%
0.50 oz Huell Melon0.5 oz Huell Melon Hops Leaf/Whole 7.2 Boil 0 min 25%
2 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
81%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
54 - 77 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 95 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: co2       CO2 Level: 0 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Heat water added to kettle (equipment estimates 5.22 g | 20.9 qt) 5.49 22  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 5.22 g | 20.9 qt) 5.57 22.3  
Grain absorption losses (steeping) -0.13 -0.5  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.64 2.5  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 5.73 g | 22.9 qt) 6 24  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (late additions) 0.34 1.4  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.08 -0.3  
Post boil volume 4.5 18  
Top off amount 1 4  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
WARNING: Kettle losses > 2% detected which throw off OG calculation for extract/partial mash recipes in batch target 'fermentor' mode. Solution: Reduce kettle losses, misc losses and hops absorption in equipment profile, OR set batch target to 'kettle' and do a full wort boil. See batch target FAQ.    
Total: 6.49 26
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Steep Grains for 30 minutes at 160F (150-170)
Add Blueberries (crushed) at 5 minutes remaining in boil.
last hop addition at KO.
Yeast starter- Proper Starter and mag stirrer for 24 hours.

Keg, added 2 oz natural blueberry extract flavoring at kegging.

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  • Last Updated: 2019-09-20 13:27 UTC