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American Wheat

Name: American Wheat
Prep time: 60 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 120 min
Yield: 5.5 gallons
Cuisine: Homebrewing
Ingredients: 4 lb 2 Row Pale malt; 6 lb White Wheat; 0.5 oz Cascade Hops; 1 oz Cascade Hops

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Method: All Grain
Style: American Wheat Beer
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.06 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.75 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.041 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.050 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Calories: 164 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 16 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Saturday June 14th 2025

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Original Gravity:

1.050

Final Gravity:

1.011

ABV (standard):

5.1%

IBU (tinseth):

18.4

SRM (morey):

4.9

Mash pH

n/a

Cost $

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	PPG	°L	Bill %
4 lb	Great Lakes Malting - 2 Row Pale malt4 lb 2 Row Pale malt	38	3.5	40%
6 lb	American - White Wheat6 lb White Wheat	40	2.8	60%
10 lbs / $ 0.00

Hops

Amount	Variety	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
0.50 oz	Cascade0.5 oz Cascade Hops	Pellet	7	Boil	60 min	13.16	33.3%
1 oz	Cascade1 oz Cascade Hops	Pellet	7	Boil	5 min	5.25	66.7%
1.50 oz / $ 0.00

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Mash Guidelines

Amount	Description	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
3.75 gal		Strike	163 °F	150 °F	60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb Starting Grain Temp: 70 °F

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Type	Use	Time
1 oz	Whirlfloc	Water Agt	Boil	10 min.
1 oz	Sweet Orange Peel	Flavor	Boil	10 min.
1 oz	honey	Flavor	Primary	0 min.

Yeast

White Labs - California Ale Yeast WLP001

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (avg):	76.5%	Flocculation:	Medium
Optimum Temp:	68 - 73 °F	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	-	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 90 B cells required

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Priming

CO₂ Level: 4.04 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Balanced Profile

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
0	0	0	0	0	0
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Last Updated: 2025-06-15 19:29 UTC

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Final Yield

	Cost $	Cost %
Fermentables	$
Steeping Grains (Extract Only)	$
Hops	$
Yeast	$
Other	$
Cost Per Barrel	$ 0.00
Cost Per Pint	$ 0.00
Total Cost	$ 0.00

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