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American Hefe

Method: BIAB
Style: American Wheat Beer
Boil Time: 45 min
Batch Size: 5.25 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.82 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5.88 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.047 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.054 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Hop Utilization: 97%
Calories: 179 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 18.9 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Saturday June 28th 2025

Original Gravity:

1.054

Final Gravity:

1.014

ABV (standard):

5.3%

IBU (tinseth):

12.1

SRM (morey):

5.1

Mash pH

5.4

Cost $

16.34

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	Cost	PPG	°L	Bill %
5.50 lb	Rahr - Standard 2-Row5.5 lb Standard 2-Row	$ 1.15 / lb $ 6.33	36.8	1.8	51.2%
4.50 lb	Briess - Wheat Malt, White4.5 lb Wheat Malt, White	$ 1.14 / lb $ 5.13	39.1	2.5	41.9%
8 oz	Avangard - Light Munich8 oz Light Munich	$ 2.19 / lb $ 1.10	37	8	4.7%
4 oz	Weyermann - Melanoidin4 oz Melanoidin	$ 3.29 / lb $ 0.82	34.5	27	2.3%
10.75 lbs / $ 13.37

Hops

Amount	Variety	Cost	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
0.20 oz	Yakima Valley Hops - Cascade0.2 oz Cascade Hops	$ 0.81 / oz $ 0.16	Pellet	7.3	Boil	45 min	4.85	10.3%
1 oz	Yakima Valley Hops - Hüll Melon1 oz Hüll Melon Hops	$ 0.94 / oz $ 0.94	Pellet	8.4	Hop Stand at 180 °F	10 min	4.07	51.3%
0.75 oz	Yakima Valley Hops - Amarillo0.75 oz Amarillo Hops	$ 1.32 / oz $ 0.99	Pellet	8.8	Hop Stand at 180 °F	10 min	3.2	38.5%
1.95 oz / $ 2.09

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Amount	Variety	Cost	IBU	Bill %
0.20 oz	Yakima Valley Hops - Cascade (Pellet)	$ 0.81 / oz $ 0.16	4.85	10.3%
1 oz	Yakima Valley Hops - Hüll Melon (Pellet)	$ 0.94 / oz $ 0.94	4.07	51.3%
0.75 oz	Yakima Valley Hops - Amarillo (Pellet)	$ 1.32 / oz $ 0.99	3.2	38.5%
1.95 oz / $ 2.09

Mash Guidelines

Amount	Description	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
7.67 gal		Strike	158 °F	152 °F	45 min

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Cost	Type	Use	Time
2 g	Baking Soda		Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
3 g	Calcium Chloride (anhydrous)		Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
1 g	Epsom Salt		Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
3.50 g	Gypsum		Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
35.23 ml	Phosphoric acid		Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
1 g	Salt		Water Agt	Mash	1 hr.
4 g	Ascorbic Acid	$ 1.98 / oz $ 0.28	Water Agt	Mash	0 min.
1 each	Whirlfloc / 8 Each	$ 0.38 / each $ 0.38	Fining	Boil	1 min.
0.50 tsp	Wyeast - Beer Nutrient	$ 2.66 / oz $ 0.22	Other	Boil	10 min.
$ 0.88

Yeast

White Labs - American Hefeweizen Ale Yeast WLP320

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (avg):	72.5%	Flocculation:	Low
Optimum Temp:	65 - 69 °F	Starter:	Yes
Fermentation Temp:	68 °F	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 93 B cells required

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Priming

Method: co2 Amount: 30.42 psi Temp: 70 °F CO₂ Level: 2.6 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Balanced Profile

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
80	5	25	75	80	100
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Last Updated: 2025-06-28 16:30 UTC

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Cost for

Gallons

Cost by

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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