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Forest Whitabier

175 calories 17.9 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Witbier
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.25 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.046 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.053 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 67% (brew house)
Calories: 175 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 17.9 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Friday April 24th 2020
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
5 lb Weyermann - Barke Pilsner Malt5 lb Barke Pilsner Malt 37.03 1.75 44.6%
4.50 lb Flaked Wheat4.5 lb Flaked Wheat 34 2 40.2%
1.10 lb Flaked Oats1.1 lb Flaked Oats 33 2.2 9.8%
0.25 lb Munich Light0.25 lb Munich Light 34 10 2.2%
0.35 lb German - Acidulated Malt0.35 lb Acidulated Malt 27 3.4 3.1%
11.20 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh1 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 4.1 Boil 60 min 16.11 100%
1 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1.50 oz Fresh Orange Zest Flavor Boil 5 min.
0.40 oz Crushed Coriander Seed Spice Boil 5 min.
0.03 oz Chamomile Flowers Herb Boil 5 min.
4 g Calcium Chloride (dihydrate) Water Agt Mash 0 min.
4 g Gypsum Water Agt Mash 0 min.
2 g Table Salt Water Agt Mash 0 min.
 
Yeast
White Labs - Belgian Wit Ale Yeast WLP400
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
76%
Flocculation:
Low-Med
Optimum Temp:
67 - 74 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
68 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 87 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Priming
CO2 Level: 2.2 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Light colored and malty
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
60 5 10 95 70 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
4 gal 15min @ 122F, 60min @ 154F, mashout @168F Infusion -- 154 °F 75 min
3.5 gal Fly Sparge -- 170 °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 3.92 15.7  
Mash volume with grains 4.82 19.3  
Grain absorption losses -1.4 -5.6  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 5.02 g | 20.1 qt) 3.98 15.9  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.29 g | 29.2 qt) 6.25 25  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.04 -0.2  
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 5 g | 20 qt) 5.5 22  
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size    
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 5.5 g | 22 qt) 5 20  
Total: 7.9 31.6
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Set efficiency a few points lower than normal because of flaked adjuncts. Just a guess.

Nearing end of primary fermentation, raise to 71F.

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