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Firefly Wheat CUST.

175 calories 18.7 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American Wheat Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.25 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.8 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.043 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.053 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 65% (brew house)
Source: La Grande Brewing
Calories: 175 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 18.7 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Sunday March 22nd 2020
1.053
1.014
5.2%
33.5
5.0
5.8
28.41
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
6 lb US - Pale 2-Row6 lb Pale 2-Row $ 1.40 / lb
$ 8.40 		37 1.8 54.5%
4.50 lb American - Wheat4.5 lb Wheat $ 1.50 / lb
$ 6.75 		38 1.8 40.9%
0.50 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 20L0.5 lb Caramel / Crystal 20L $ 2.00 / lb
$ 1.00 		35 20 4.5%
11 lbs / $ 16.15
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1.50 oz Mount Hood1.5 oz Mount Hood Hops $ 2.50 / oz
$ 3.75 		Pellet 5.5 Boil 60 min 33.49 100%
1.50 oz / $ 3.75
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 tbsp Five Star Chemicals - 5.2 pH Stabilizer $ 0.55 / tbsp
$ 0.55 		Water Agt Mash --
1 tsp yeast nutrient $ 0.05 / tsp
$ 0.05 		Fining Boil 15 min.
1 tsp Whirlfloc $ 0.16 / each
$ 0.16 		Water Agt Boil 10 min.
$ 0.76
 
Yeast
Wyeast - Bavarian Wheat 3638
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
$ 7.75 / each
$ 7.75
Attenuation (avg):
73%
Flocculation:
Low
Optimum Temp:
64 - 75 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 87 B cells required
$ 7.75 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
Method: co2       Amount: 35.48 psi       Temp: 68 °F       CO2 Level: 3 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Detroit City Water
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
27 8 5 9 26 74
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
15.4 qt Infusion 165 °F 152 °F 60 min
5 gal Sparge 175 °F -- --
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.4 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.4 qt/lb 3.85 15.4  
Mash volume with grains 4.73 18.9  
Grain absorption losses -1.38 -5.5  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.33 g | 17.3 qt) 5.03 20.1  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.56 g | 26.2 qt) 7.25 29  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.06 -0.2  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 5 g | 20 qt) 5.8 23.2  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 5.8 g | 23.2 qt) 5 20  
Total: 8.88 35.5
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
"Firefly Wheat CUST." American Wheat Beer recipe by La Grande Brewing. All Grain, ABV 5.21%, IBU 33.49, SRM 4.97, Fermentables: (Pale 2-Row, Wheat, Caramel / Crystal 20L) Hops: (Mount Hood) Other: (Five Star Chemicals - 5.2 pH Stabilizer, yeast nutrient, Whirlfloc)
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